Dick Fowler vs. Biggs Wehde — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Biggs Wehde
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Biggs Wehde 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 7.66 and 1.925 for Biggs Wehde. 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 Biggs Wehde

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.84
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.52
45.52
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.11
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.66
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
9.44
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
10.48
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.66
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.99
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
6.85
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.64
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.42
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.81
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
2.01
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
39.23
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
44.33
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.63
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.73
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
8.06
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.06
8.06
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.925
1.925
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5083
35.11
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
35.46
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.33
44.33

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Biggs Wehde

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Biggs Wehde

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1800
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
564.14
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.52
22.13
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
124.3
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.29
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
63.35
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.23
18.21
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.93
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
69
82.47
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.73
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA