Dick Fowler vs. Fred Waters — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Waters
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Waters as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Waters posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.89 and WHIP 1.571 compared to 4.11 and 1.493 for Dick Fowler. By the career numbers, Fred Waters had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Fowler and Fred Waters

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.02
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.8
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.52
45.52
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
4.11
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.89
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1367
9.44
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
8.84
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.66
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.64
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.99
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.14
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.64
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.821
0.821
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
39.23
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
39.86
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.29
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
685
4.73
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.21
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.554
1.554
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5083
35.11
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
34.55
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.86
39.86

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Fred Waters

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.02
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.8
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.64
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.96
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.96
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Fred Waters

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
714.29
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
564.14
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.2
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.34
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.52
22.13
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
4.72
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
124.3
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.29
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
38.25
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
63.35
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.23
18.21
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
-1
-28.56
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.93
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.47
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
142.86
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
4.2
4.2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.73
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA