Dick Fowler vs. Mike Strahler — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Strahler
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Strahler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Strahler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.450 compared to 4.11 and 1.493 for Dick Fowler. By the career numbers, Mike Strahler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Fowler and Mike Strahler

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.01
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.74
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.34
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.52
45.52
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.53
24.53
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
4.11
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.57
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1367
9.44
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
8.45
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.66
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.79
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.99
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.48
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.54
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.002
1.002
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.74
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5680
39.23
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
689
39.08
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.74
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
685
4.73
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.54
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.68
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.493
1.493
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.437
1.437
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5083
35.11
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
33.92
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.23
39.23
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Mike Strahler

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.99
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.73
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159.1
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.56
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.02
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.69
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.58
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.528
0.528
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.53
24.53
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Mike Strahler

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
1382.61
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
564.14
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
20
521.74
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
90.84
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.52
22.13
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
35.42
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
124.3
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.29
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
38.25
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
63.35
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.23
18.21
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
44.06
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.47
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.73
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA