Dick Fowler vs. Mel Wright — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mel Wright
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Fowler built a career as a starting pitcher and Mel Wright 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 7.61 and 1.774 for Mel Wright. 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 Mel Wright

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
6.21
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.52
45.52
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.11
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
7.61
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.61
7.61
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
9.44
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
12.75
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.75
12.75
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.66
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.07
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
3.99
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.89
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.86
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
39.23
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
42.11
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.73
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
8.14
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.738
1.738
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5083
35.11
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
38.89
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Mel Wright

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
6.21
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.29
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.5
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.79
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.79
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.448
0.448
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Mel Wright

Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
3163.64
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
564.14
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.52
22.13
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
124.3
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.29
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
63.35
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.23
18.21
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.13
-61.75
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.93
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.47
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.73
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA