Dick Fowler vs. Jay Witasick — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jay Witasick
Gen XMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Witasick 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 4.64 and 1.597 for Jay Witasick. 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 Jay Witasick

Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
4.98
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.69
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.52
45.52
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.84
43.84
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.83
13.83
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.11
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
4.64
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2194
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
731.1
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
9.44
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
775
9.54
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.66
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.19
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.99
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
4.48
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.36
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
7.94
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.49
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.43
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
39.23
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3298
40.59
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.24
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.73
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
5.28
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.36
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.25
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.89
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.557
1.557
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5083
35.11
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2850
35.07
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.59
40.59

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Jay Witasick

Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
4.98
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.69
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2194
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
731.1
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.32
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.8
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.23
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.12
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
91
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.83
13.83
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Jay Witasick

Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
405
5400
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
564.14
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
42
560
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.52
22.13
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.98
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
124.3
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.29
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
38.25
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
63.35
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.23
18.21
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.71
-36.1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.93
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.47
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
293.33
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
2.05
2.05
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.73
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.93
Jay Witasick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Witasick
Career
Per 600 PA