Dick Fowler vs. Jose Ortega — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jose Ortega
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Ortega 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 5.74 and 1.596 for Jose Ortega. 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 Jose Ortega

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.04
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.55
Jose Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.72
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.52
45.52
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.11
Jose Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.74
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Jose Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.2
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1367
9.44
Jose Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
7.47
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Jose Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.66
Jose Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.72
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jose Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.99
Jose Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.32
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
8.62
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Jose Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.62
8.62
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Jose Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Jose Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Jose Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.15
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
39.23
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
42.51
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.87
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.73
Jose Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.74
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.15
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5083
35.11
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
33.89
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Jose Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Jose Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23
Jose Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.51
42.51

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Jose Ortega

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.04
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.2
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.57
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.15
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Jose Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.72
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Jose Ortega

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