Dick Fowler vs. Jack Wisner — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack Wisner
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Wisner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Wisner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.21 and WHIP 1.162 compared to 4.11 and 1.493 for Dick Fowler. By the career numbers, Jack Wisner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Fowler and Jack Wisner

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.49
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.41
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.52
45.52
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
4.11
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.21
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
131.2
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1367
9.44
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
7.66
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.66
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
3.99
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.8
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.64
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.39
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.737
0.737
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5680
39.23
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
36.84
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.05
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
685
4.73
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.62
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.493
1.493
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.162
1.162
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5083
35.11
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
494
33.77
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.23
39.23
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Jack Wisner

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.23
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.961
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Jack Wisner

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
956.25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
564.14
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
581.25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.52
22.13
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
3.41
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
124.3
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.29
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
63.35
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.23
18.21
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.53
-28.63
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.2
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.93
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.47
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
168.75
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
3.56
3.56
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.73
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Jack Wisner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Wisner
Career
Per 600 PA