Dick Fowler vs. Ed Olwine — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Olwine
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Olwine 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 4.52 and 1.338 for Ed Olwine. 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 Ed Olwine

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
8.03
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.52
45.52
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.11
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.52
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.2
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1367
9.44
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
8.23
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.66
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
3.99
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.91
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
5.42
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.926
0.926
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.7
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5680
39.23
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
375
37.64
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.81
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.73
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
5.12
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.1
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.493
1.493
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5083
35.11
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
34.03
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.23
39.23
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.64
37.64

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Ed Olwine

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
8.03
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.2
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.41
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.163
0.163
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Ed Olwine

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
9600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
564.14
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
105.18
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
90.84
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.52
22.13
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
79.46
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
124.3
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.29
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
63.35
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.23
18.21
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
94.37
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.47
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.73
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Ed Olwine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Olwine
Career
Per 600 PA