Dick Fowler vs. Justin Wilson — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Justin Wilson
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Justin Wilson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Justin Wilson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.59 and WHIP 1.338 compared to 4.11 and 1.493 for Dick Fowler. By the career numbers, Justin Wilson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Fowler and Justin Wilson

Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
10.38
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.46
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.61
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.48
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.52
45.52
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.88
55.88
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.32
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
4.11
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
3.59
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1686
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1367
9.44
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
7.9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.66
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.82
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
3.99
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
3.89
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.26
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
9.9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.532
1.532
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.66
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5680
39.23
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2386
38.21
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.97
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
685
4.73
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
3.84
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.14
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.82
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.493
1.493
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5083
35.11
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2110
33.79
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.23
39.23
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.21
38.21

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Justin Wilson

Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
10.38
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1686
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.34
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.66
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.07
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.99
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.54
92.54
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.096
0.096
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Justin Wilson

Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
648
48600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
564.14
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.52
22.13
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
124.3
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.29
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
63.35
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.23
18.21
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-55.76
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.93
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.47
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
525
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.14
1.14
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.73
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA