Dick Fowler vs. Kevin Walker — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kevin Walker
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Walker 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 4.76 and 1.539 for Kevin Walker. 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 Kevin Walker

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
10.76
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.46
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.62
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.52
45.52
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.11
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.76
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1367
9.44
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
7.41
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.66
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.88
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.99
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.56
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.88
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
8.38
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.549
1.549
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.53
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
39.23
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
39.97
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.21
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.73
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
5.21
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.53
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.493
1.493
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5083
35.11
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
33.26
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.97
39.97

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Kevin Walker

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
10.76
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.5
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.68
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.68
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.156
0.156
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Kevin Walker

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
18300
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
564.14
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
105.18
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
90.84
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.52
22.13
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
123.11
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
124.3
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.29
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
63.35
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.23
18.21
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.93
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.47
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.73
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Kevin Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Walker
Career
Per 600 PA