Dick Fowler vs. Jim Weaver — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Weaver
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Weaver as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Weaver posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.55 and WHIP 1.340 compared to 4.11 and 1.493 for Dick Fowler. By the career numbers, Jim Weaver had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Fowler and Jim Weaver

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.58
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.46
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.51
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.52
45.52
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
4.11
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.55
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1367
9.44
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
8.15
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.66
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.02
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
3.99
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.23
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.75
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5680
39.23
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
37.36
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.19
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
685
4.73
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.06
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.493
1.493
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5083
35.11
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
33.96
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.23
39.23
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.36
37.36

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Jim Weaver

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.58
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.19
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.87
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.23
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.06
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Jim Weaver

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
2025
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
564.14
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.52
22.13
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
124.3
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.29
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
63.35
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.23
18.21
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.71
-53.36
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.93
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.47
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.73
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA