Dick Fowler vs. Mutt Williams — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mutt Williams
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Mutt 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 4.91 and 1.364 for Mutt 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 Mutt Williams

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.91
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.46
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.52
45.52
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.11
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.91
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1367
9.44
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
7.36
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.66
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.99
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.91
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5680
39.23
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
34.36
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.73
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.55
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.493
1.493
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5083
35.11
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
29.45
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.23
39.23
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.36
34.36

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Mutt Williams

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Mutt Williams

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
564.14
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.286
1.286
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
105.18
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
90.84
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.52
22.13
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
195.47
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
123.11
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
124.3
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.29
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
38.25
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
63.35
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.23
18.21
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
208.39
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.93
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
69
82.47
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.73
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.39
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100