Dick Fowler vs. Mike Williams — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Williams
Gen XVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike 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 4.45 and 1.493 for Mike 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 Mike Williams

Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
5.48
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.37
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.55
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.63
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.52
45.52
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.69
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.11
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
4.45
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2305
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
768.1
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1367
9.44
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
764
8.95
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.66
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.04
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.99
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
4.02
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
6.84
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.84
6.84
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.46
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
39.23
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3355
39.3
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.42
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.73
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
4.87
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.39
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.68
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.493
1.493
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5083
35.11
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2936
34.39
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Mike Williams

Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
5.48
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2305
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
768.1
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.68
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.63
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.44
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
2.31
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.71
94.71
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.421
0.421
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.75
11.75
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Mike Williams

Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
2069.12
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
136
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
564.14
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
108
476.47
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
17
75
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
15
66.18
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.82
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.82
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.52
22.13
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3.51
15.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
19
83.82
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
124.3
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
21
92.65
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.29
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.88
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
30.88
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
63.35
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
14
61.76
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.23
18.21
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
12.2
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.2
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.93
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.24
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.47
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
145.59
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4.12
4.12
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
14
16.73
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
105.88
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.39
Mike Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100