Dick Fowler vs. Ted Odenwald — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Odenwald
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Odenwald 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 4.34 and 1.607 for Ted Odenwald. 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 Ted Odenwald

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.46
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.48
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Ted Odenwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.52
45.52
Ted Odenwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.11
Ted Odenwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
4.34
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Ted Odenwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.2
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
9.44
Ted Odenwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
10.61
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.61
10.61
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.66
Ted Odenwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ted Odenwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ted Odenwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
3.99
Ted Odenwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.86
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ted Odenwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.89
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Ted Odenwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Ted Odenwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Ted Odenwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.48
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Ted Odenwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.48
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.48
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
39.23
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
40.02
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.48
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.73
Ted Odenwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.607
1.607
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5083
35.11
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
35.68
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Ted Odenwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23
Ted Odenwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.02
40.02

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Ted Odenwald

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Ted Odenwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Ted Odenwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Ted Odenwald

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
2200
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
564.14
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.52
22.13
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
124.3
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.29
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
63.35
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.23
18.21
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.93
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.47
Ted Odenwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.73
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Ted Odenwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Odenwald
Career
Per 600 PA