Dick Fowler vs. Lefty Willis — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lefty Willis
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Lefty Willis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lefty Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.92 and WHIP 1.508 compared to 4.11 and 1.493 for Dick Fowler. By the career numbers, Lefty Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Fowler and Lefty Willis

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.06
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.52
45.52
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.79
13.79
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
4.11
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.92
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
9.44
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
10.07
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.66
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
3.99
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.5
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.22
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5680
39.23
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
39.17
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.73
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.76
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.508
1.508
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5083
35.11
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
35.53
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.23
39.23
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Lefty Willis

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.65
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Lefty Willis

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
915.79
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
564.14
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.52
22.13
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
9.91
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
124.3
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.29
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
63.35
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.23
18.21
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-4.46
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.47
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
6.33
6.33
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.73
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA