Dick Fowler vs. Mike Wallace — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Wallace
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Wallace as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Wallace posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.91 and WHIP 1.684 compared to 4.11 and 1.493 for Dick Fowler. By the career numbers, Mike Wallace had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Fowler and Mike Wallace

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
5.8
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.46
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.54
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.52
45.52
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.57
78.57
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
4.11
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
3.91
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
181.2
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1367
9.44
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
9.31
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.31
9.31
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.66
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.45
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.99
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
5.3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.54
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
5.2
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.69
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
39.23
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
814
40.33
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.59
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
685
4.73
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
4.46
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.45
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.89
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.624
1.624
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5083
35.11
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
34.08
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Mike Wallace

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
5.8
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.2
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181.2
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.45
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.14
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.68
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.59
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Mike Wallace

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
8775
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
564.14
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.52
22.13
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
21.24
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
124.3
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.29
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
63.35
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.23
18.21
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
23.13
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
69
82.47
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
7.28
7.28
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.73
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA