Dick Fowler vs. Al Lyons — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Lyons
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Lyons as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Fowler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.493 compared to 6.3 and 1.840 for Al Lyons. By the career numbers, Dick Fowler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Fowler and Al Lyons

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.51
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.52
45.52
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.11
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
6.3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
9.44
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
11.25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.66
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.81
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.99
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
5.31
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
4.14
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.72
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
39.23
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
42.93
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.71
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.73
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
6.57
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5083
35.11
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
37.26
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Al Lyons

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.44
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.864
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Al Lyons

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
580.65
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
62
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
564.14
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
58
561.29
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
105.18
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
164.52
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
90.84
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
125.81
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
11.95
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.03
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.2
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.34
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.71
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.52
22.13
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.85
75.93
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
123.11
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
222.58
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
124.3
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
203.23
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.735
0.735
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.659
0.659
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.29
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
48.39
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
38.25
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
67.74
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
63.35
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
106.45
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.23
18.21
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.58
83.04
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.2
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.03
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.47
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
154.84
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
3.88
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.73
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA