Dick Fowler vs. Matt Wotherspoon — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Wotherspoon
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Wotherspoon 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 15.43 and 2.571 for Matt Wotherspoon. 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 Matt Wotherspoon

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Matt Wotherspoon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.52
45.52
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.11
Matt Wotherspoon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
15.43
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.54
16.54
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
9.44
Matt Wotherspoon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
19.29
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.29
19.29
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.66
Matt Wotherspoon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
3.99
Matt Wotherspoon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Matt Wotherspoon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Matt Wotherspoon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Matt Wotherspoon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Matt Wotherspoon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Matt Wotherspoon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Wotherspoon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
39.23
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
50.14
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.73
Matt Wotherspoon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
15.43
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.571
2.571
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5083
35.11
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
44.36
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.421
0.421
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23
Matt Wotherspoon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.14
50.14

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Matt Wotherspoon

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Wotherspoon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Wotherspoon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Matt Wotherspoon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Matt Wotherspoon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Matt Wotherspoon

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