Dick Fowler vs. Ted Wills — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wills
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Wills 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 5.46 and 1.674 for Ted Wills. 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 Ted Wills

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4.01
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.53
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.52
45.52
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.66
15.66
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.11
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
5.46
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
9.44
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
10.14
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.66
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.99
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.69
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
6.42
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.42
6.42
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.82
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
39.23
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
40.91
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.16
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.73
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
5.94
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.648
1.648
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5083
35.11
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
35.74
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Ted Wills

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4.01
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186.1
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.64
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.17
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.98
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.11
91.11
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.494
0.494
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.66
15.66
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Ted Wills

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
1028.57
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
564.14
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
44
538.78
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
105.18
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
134.69
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
90.84
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
11.95
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.34
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.52
22.13
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.3
52.66
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
123.11
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
171.43
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
124.3
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
171.43
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.29
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
63.35
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.23
18.21
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.65
56.94
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.47
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
171.43
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.73
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA