Dick Fowler vs. Matt Williams — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Williams
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt 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 and 2.222 for Matt 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 Matt Williams

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.52
45.52
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.11
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1367
9.44
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.66
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.99
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.222
2.222
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
39.23
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
46
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.73
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.222
2.222
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5083
35.11
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
32
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
46

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Matt Williams

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Matt Williams

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
6600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
564.14
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.52
22.13
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
124.3
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.29
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
63.35
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.23
18.21
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.93
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.47
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.73
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA