Dick Fowler vs. Jeff Williams — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jeff Williams
Gen XAustraliaThrows LeftBats RightOceaniaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeff Williams 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 7.49 and 1.855 for Jeff Williams. 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 Jeff Williams

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.77
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.46
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.62
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.52
45.52
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.81
10.81
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.11
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
7.49
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.49
7.49
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.2
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
9.44
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
10.14
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.66
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.56
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.99
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
6.4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.68
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
39.23
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
42.29
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.56
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.73
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
8.12
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.12
8.12
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.838
1.838
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5083
35.11
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
34.65
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Jeff Williams

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.77
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.62
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.2
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.94
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.72
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.65
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.65
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.81
10.81
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Jeff Williams

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
1707.69
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
564.14
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
507.69
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
90.84
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.52
22.13
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
23.82
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
124.3
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.29
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
63.35
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.23
18.21
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
26.65
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.47
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.73
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA