Dick Fowler vs. Ted Olson — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Olson
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Olson 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 7.18 and 1.734 for Ted Olson. 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 Olson

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.81
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.52
45.52
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.11
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
7.18
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.18
7.18
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.2
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
9.44
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
11.71
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.71
11.71
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.66
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.09
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
3.99
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.81
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
39.23
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
41.83
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.4
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.73
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
7.65
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.65
7.65
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.734
1.734
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5083
35.11
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
37.92
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.83
41.83

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Ted Olson

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Ted Olson

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
564.14
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
105.18
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
11.95
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.2
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.34
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.52
22.13
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.47
49.02
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
123.11
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
124.3
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.29
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
63.35
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.23
18.21
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.59
52.91
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.93
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.47
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.73
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Ted Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Olson
Career
Per 600 PA