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Art Fowler
John Arthur Fowler

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lb.

Debut April 17, 1954
Final Game May 4, 1964
Born July 3, 1922 in Converse, SC
Died January 29, 2007 in Spartanburg, SC

Brother of Jesse Fowler

Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1944. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1954 31 CIN NL  12  10  40  29   8   1   9  0  227.7  256  112   97  20   85   93   4   3   998       0  3.83  4.19  109 1.498
 1955 32 CIN NL  11  10  46  28   8   3   9  2  207.7  198   96   90  20   63   94   1   6   867   3   0  3.90  4.16  107 1.257
 1956 33 CIN NL  11  11  45  23   8   0   9  1  177.7  191   92   80  15   35   86   0   2   738   3   0  4.05  3.92   97 1.272
 1957 34 CIN NL   3   0  33   7   1   0  10  0   87.7  111   65   63  11   24   45   2   2   392   2   0  6.47  4.07   63 1.540
 1959 36 LAD NL   3   4  36   0   0   0  17  2   61.0   70   39   36   8   23   47   0   0   271   7   1  5.31  4.22   80 1.525
 1961 38 LAA AL   5   8  53   3   0   0  32 11   89.0   68   42   36  12   29   78   0   1   361   3   0  3.64  4.51  124 1.090
 1962 39 LAA AL   4   3  48   0   0   0  17  5   77.0   67   25   24   6   25   38   1   1   319   3   0  2.81  3.85  137 1.195
 1963 40 LAA AL   5   3  57   0   0   0  30 10   89.3   70   26   24   5   19   53   0   1   345   8   0  2.42  3.41  141 0.996
 1964 41 LAA AL   0   2   4   0   0   0   1  1    7.0    8    8    8   2    5    5   1   0    34   2   0 10.29  3.26   32 1.857
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  9 Yr WL% .514  54  51 362  90  25   4 134 32 1024.0 1039  505  458  99  308  539   9  16  4325  31   1  4.03  4.06  101 1.315
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     8   7  54  13   3   0  20  4  154.0  156   75   68  14   46   81   1   2   650   4   0  4.03  4.06  101 1.315
 Career High     12  11  57  29   8   3  32 11  227.7  256  112   97  20   85   94   4   6   998   8   1  2.42  4.51  141 0.996

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1954 31 CIN NL  40   60    3    6   0  0   0    2   0  0   9  19  .100  .229  .100  -11    6  12   0       1   0
 1955 32 CIN NL  46   60    6   12   0  0   0    7   0  0   5  13  .200  .254  .200   21   12   7   2   0   0   1
 1956 33 CIN NL  45   48    1    7   1  0   0    5   0  0   5  11  .146  .236  .167    9    8   5   1   0   1   1
 1957 34 CIN NL  33   17    1    3   0  0   0    2   0  0   2   4  .176  .263  .176   19    3   3   0   0   0   0
 1959 36 LAD NL  36   12    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .083  .083  .083  -57    1   1   0   0   0   0
 1961 38 LAA AL  53   13    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .077  .077  .077  -60    1   3   0   0   0   0
 1962 39 LAA AL  48   11    1    3   0  0   0    4   0  0   1   2  .273  .333  .273   68    3   0   0   0   0   0
 1963 40 LAA AL  57    9    3    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   5  .222  .300  .222   54    2   2   0   0   0   0
 1964 41 LAA AL   4    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      362  231   16   35   1  0   0   20   0  0  23  62  .152  .232  .156    5   36  33   3   0   2   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        103    7   16   0  0   0    9   0  0  10  28  .152  .232  .156    5   16  15   1   0   1   1
 Career High     57   60    6   12   1  0   0    7   0  0   9  19                          12  12   2   0   1   1
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1954 31 CIN NL   82   66    1   0.4   111| .100  .276| .229  .348| .100  .427| .329  .775| -11  .011 -10.1  -1.0   0%
 1955 32 CIN NL   74   58    4   1.8   109| .200  .270| .254  .342| .200  .428| .454  .769|  21  .153  -6.9  -0.7   0%
 1956 33 CIN NL   60   48    3   1.7   107| .146  .270| .236  .337| .167  .426| .403  .763|   9  .142  -6.3  -0.6   0%
 1957 34 CIN NL   22   17    1   1.6   108| .176  .275| .263  .340| .176  .426| .439  .766|  19  .125  -2.0  -0.2   0%
 1959 36 LAD NL   13   12    0   0.0   111| .083  .278| .083  .345| .083  .430| .166  .776| -57  .000  -2.8  -0.3   0%
 1961 38 LAA AL   16   15    0   0.0   113| .077  .276| .077  .353| .077  .430| .154  .783| -60  .000  -3.2  -0.3   0%
 1962 39 LAA AL   12    8    1   3.4   100| .273  .260| .333  .331| .273  .404| .606  .735|  68  .364  -0.5   0.0   0%
 1963 40 LAA AL   12    9    1   3.0    90| .222  .248| .300  .314| .222  .384| .522  .697|  54  .351  -0.5  -0.1   0%
 1964 41 LAA AL    1    1    0   0.0    87| .000  .244| .000  .310| .000  .379| .000  .689|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons       292  234   11   1.3   108| .152  .271| .232  .341| .156  .424| .388  .766|   5  .084 -32.5  -3.2   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1954 31 CIN NL P 40 10 35 2 4 .957 .959 1.12 0.87 1.78 2.07 29 227.7 1955 32 CIN NL P 46 12 30 0 1 1.000 .950 0.91 0.83 1.82 2.04 28 207.7 1956 33 CIN NL P 45 12 35 1 0 .979 .965 1.04 0.83 2.38 2.05 23 177.7 1957 34 CIN NL P 33 5 15 0 0 1.000 .962 0.61 0.82 2.05 2.06 7 87.7 1959 36 LAD NL P 36 2 12 1 0 .933 .952 0.39 0.82 2.07 1.99 0 61.0 1961 38 LAA AL P 53 4 7 0 0 1.000 .957 0.21 0.83 1.11 2.05 3 89.0 1962 39 LAA AL P 48 5 12 0 0 1.000 .960 0.35 0.79 1.99 2.08 0 77.0 1963 40 LAA AL P 57 4 9 1 0 .929 .956 0.23 0.79 1.31 1.99 0 89.3 1964 41 LAA AL P 4 1 2 0 1 1.000 .968 0.75 0.72 3.86 1.93 0 7.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1954 31 CIN NL P 40 10 35 2 4 .957 .959 1.12 0.87 1.78 2.07 29 227.7 1955 32 CIN NL P 46 12 30 0 1 1.000 .950 0.91 0.83 1.82 2.04 28 207.7 1956 33 CIN NL P 45 12 35 1 0 .979 .965 1.04 0.83 2.38 2.05 23 177.7 1957 34 CIN NL P 33 5 15 0 0 1.000 .962 0.61 0.82 2.05 2.06 7 87.7 1959 36 LAD NL P 36 2 12 1 0 .933 .952 0.39 0.82 2.07 1.99 0 61.0 1961 38 LAA AL P 53 4 7 0 0 1.000 .957 0.21 0.83 1.11 2.05 3 89.0 1962 39 LAA AL P 48 5 12 0 0 1.000 .960 0.35 0.79 1.99 2.08 0 77.0 1963 40 LAA AL P 57 4 9 1 0 .929 .956 0.23 0.79 1.31 1.99 0 89.3 1964 41 LAA AL P 4 1 2 0 1 1.000 .968 0.75 0.72 3.86 1.93 0 7.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 362 55 157 5 6 .977 .958 0.59 0.82 1.86 2.05 90 1024.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 362 55 157 5 6 .977 .958 0.59 0.82 1.86 2.05 90 1024
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Sac. Hits
1954 NL-12-7

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1955 NL-1.257-9

Bases on Balls/9IP
1955 NL-2.73-9
1956 NL-1.77-4

Games
1955 NL-46-10
1961 AL-53-7
1963 AL-57-8

Saves
1961 AL-11-6

Innings
1954 NL-227.7-9

Shutouts
1955 NL-3-4

Bases On Balls Allow.
1954 NL-85-8

Hits Allowed
1954 NL-256-3

SO to Walk
1956 NL-2.46-4

Earned Runs Allow.
1954 NL-97-8

Wild Pitches
1955 NL-6-2

Batters Faced
1954 NL-998-8

Games Finished
1961 AL-32-8
1963 AL-30-9

Oldest Player
1961 AL-38-6
1962 AL-39-3
1963 AL-40-2
1964 AL-41-1

     

Gray Ink: Pitching - 14 (1250) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 7.0 (1066) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 1.0 (1823) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

Before 1944 Season: Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent.

Before 1949 Season: Sent from the New York Giants to the Atlanta (Southern Association) in an unknown transaction.

Before 1950 Season: Sent from the Atlanta (Southern Association) to the Boston Braves in an unknown transaction.

October 6, 1953: Sent to the Cincinnati Reds by the Milwaukee Braves as part of a conditional deal.

June 23, 1958: Sent by the Cincinnati Redlegs to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete an earlier deal made on June 15, 1958. The Cincinnati Redlegs sent players to be named later, Johnny Klippstein, and Steve Bilko to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Don Newcombe. The Cincinnati Redlegs sent Art Fowler (June 23, 1958) and Charlie Rabe (June 23, 1958) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.

May 26, 1961: Purchased by the Los Angeles Angels from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

September 8, 1962: Released by the Los Angeles Angels.

Before 1963 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Angels.

May 15, 1964: Released by the Los Angeles Angels.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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