Dick Fowler vs. Ed O'Neil — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed O'Neil
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed O'Neil 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 9.26 and 2.294 for Ed O'Neil. 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 O'Neil

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.53
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.06
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.06
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.55
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.06
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.52
45.52
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.92
76.92
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.52
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.06
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.11
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
9.26
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
9.44
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
14.69
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.69
14.69
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.66
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.99
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.96
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.64
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.51
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.72
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.93
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
39.23
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
48.18
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.25
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.73
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
12.57
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.57
12.57
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.294
2.294
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5083
35.11
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
41.29
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.379
0.379
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.18
48.18

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Ed O'Neil

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.13
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.84
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.78
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.09
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.63
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.85
84.85
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Ed O'Neil

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
270.12
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
12
167.44
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
564.14
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
40
558.14
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.52
22.13
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
13.29
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
124.3
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
8
111.63
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.29
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
63.35
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.23
18.21
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
5.76
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
69
82.47
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.73
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA