Dick Fowler vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon 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 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon 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 Leon Williams

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.52
45.52
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.11
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
9.44
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.66
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
3.99
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.24
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.737
0.737
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
39.23
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.73
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5083
35.11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Leon Williams

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Leon Williams

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
564.14
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
105.18
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
11.95
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.34
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.52
22.13
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
123.11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
124.3
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.29
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
63.35
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.23
18.21
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.93
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.47
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.73
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA