Dick Fowler vs. Jack Whillock — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack Whillock
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Whillock 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 5.63 and 1.500 for Jack Whillock. 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 Jack Whillock

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.88
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.55
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.52
45.52
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.11
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
9.44
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
11.25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.66
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
3.99
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.75
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
39.23
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
39.38
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.73
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5083
35.11
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
34.88
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Jack Whillock

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.88
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Jack Whillock

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4200
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
564.14
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.52
22.13
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
124.3
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.29
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
63.35
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.23
18.21
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.93
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
69
82.47
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.73
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA