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Dick Fowler
Richard John Fowler

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 215 lb.

Debut September 13, 1941
Final Game September 1, 1952
Born March 30, 1921 in Toronto, Ontario, CAN
Died May 22, 1972 in Oneonta, NY

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Pitching Glossary /

 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1941 20 PHA AL   1   2   4   3   1   0   1  0   24.0   26   11    9   4    8    8   0   0   101       0  3.38  4.19  124 1.417
 1942 21 PHA AL   6  11  31  17   4   0  13  1  140.0  159   90   77  13   45   38   0   3   605       0  4.95  3.77   76 1.457
 1945 24 PHA AL   1   2   7   3   2   1   3  0   37.3   41   21   20   1   18   21   0   2   167       0  4.82  3.43   71 1.580
 1946 25 PHA AL   9  16  32  28  14   1   3  0  205.7  213  101   75  16   75   89   2   2   900       0  3.28  3.54  108 1.400
 1947 26 PHA AL  12  11  36  31  16   3   2  0  227.3  210   77   71  12   85   75   3   0   943       0  2.81  3.82  136 1.298
 1948 27 PHA AL  15   8  29  26  16   2   2  2  204.7  221   93   86  15   76   50   4   0   879       1  3.78  4.28  113 1.451
 1949 28 PHA AL  15  11  31  28  15   4   3  1  213.7  210  108   89  13  115   43   2   2   929       0  3.75  4.11  110 1.521
 1950 29 PHA AL   1   5  11   9   2   0   1  0   66.7   75   52   48   7   56   15   3   1   315       0  6.48  4.53   70 1.965
 1951 30 PHA AL   5  11  22  22   4   0   0  0  125.0  141   89   78  11   72   29   1   0   568       0  5.62  4.29   76 1.704
 1952 31 PHA AL   1   2  18   3   1   0   8  0   58.7   71   43   42   4   28   14   4   2   273       0  6.44  3.93   61 1.688
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 10 Yr WL% .455  66  79 221 170  75  11  36  4 1303.0 1367  685  595  96  578  382  19  12  5680       1  4.11  3.97   97 1.493
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    11  13  38  29  13   1   6  0  226.3  237  119  103  16  100   66   3   2   987   0   0  4.11  3.97   97 1.493
 Career High     15  16  36  31  16   4  13  2  227.3  221  108   89  16  115   89   4   3   943   0   1  2.81  4.53  136 1.298

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

Batting Glossary /

 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1941 20 PHA AL   4    9    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
 1942 21 PHA AL  32   50    1    8   0  0   0    2   0  0   0  10  .160  .176  .160   -5    8   1           1   0
 1945 24 PHA AL  11   18    3    8   2  1   0    2   0  0   0   0  .444  .444  .667  221   12   0           0   1
 1946 25 PHA AL  32   71    1   13   1  0   0    3   0  0   0   9  .183  .183  .197    7   14   2           0   1
 1947 26 PHA AL  36   82    3   14   1  0   0    2   0  0   0  17  .171  .171  .183   -2   15   4           0   3
 1948 27 PHA AL  29   82    5   14   1  0   1    8   0  0   3  10  .171  .200  .220   12   18   4           0   2
 1949 28 PHA AL  31   77    5   18   2  0   0   11   0  1   7  10  .234  .298  .260   50   20   2           0   3
 1950 29 PHA AL  11   26    2    5   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   1  .192  .192  .192   -1    5   0           0   3
 1951 30 PHA AL  22   42    2    8   3  0   0    2   0  0   4   6  .190  .261  .262   40   11   1           0   1
 1952 31 PHA AL  18   15    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  1   1   3  .000  .063  .000  -82    0   0           0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     226  472   22   88  10  1   1   32   0  2  15  69  .186  .213  .218   18  103  14   0   0   1  15
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        338   16   63   7  1   1   23   0  1  11  49  .186  .213  .218   18   74  10   0   0   1  11
 Career High     36   82    5   18   3  1   1   11   0  1   7  17                          20   4   0   0   1   3

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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1941 20 PHA AL    9    9    0   0.0   105| .000  .273| .000  .349| .000  .402| .000  .752|-100  .000  -2.6  -0.3   0%
 1942 21 PHA AL   52   43    1   0.6    94| .160  .264| .176  .339| .160  .370| .336  .709|  -5  .030  -7.1  -0.8   0%
 1945 24 PHA AL   18   11    5  12.2    89| .444  .262| .444  .334| .667  .356|1.111  .689| 221  .891   2.5   0.3   0%
 1946 25 PHA AL   73   61    3   1.3    95| .183  .263| .183  .337| .197  .377| .380  .714|   7  .108  -9.1  -1.0   0%
 1947 26 PHA AL   86   75    3   1.1    98| .171  .265| .171  .345| .183  .381| .354  .726|  -2  .077 -11.8  -1.2   0%
 1948 27 PHA AL   89   74    4   1.4   105| .171  .273| .200  .358| .220  .394| .420  .752|  12  .106 -11.0  -1.1   0%
 1949 28 PHA AL   86   65    6   2.4   104| .234  .267| .298  .358| .260  .388| .558  .747|  50  .242  -5.6  -0.6   0%
 1950 29 PHA AL   26   24    1   1.1   112| .192  .276| .192  .363| .192  .414| .384  .776|  -1  .060  -4.0  -0.4   0%
 1951 30 PHA AL   47   36    3   2.2   104| .190  .270| .261  .351| .262  .396| .523  .747|  40  .217  -3.6  -0.4   0%
 1952 31 PHA AL   16   17    0   0.0   101| .000  .267| .063  .348| .000  .390| .063  .737| -82  .000  -3.9  -0.4   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons      502  415   26   1.7   101| .186  .267| .213  .349| .218  .386| .431  .735|  18  .146 -56.1  -5.9   0%

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

Fielding Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1941 20 PHA AL   P    4      0    4    0    1 1.000  .952  1.00  1.15  1.50  2.14    3   24.0
 1942 21 PHA AL   P   31      8   18    3    2  .897  .956  0.84  1.30  1.67  2.31   17  140.0
 1945 24 PHA AL   P    7      1    4    0    0 1.000  .962  0.71  1.29  1.21  2.24    3   37.3
 1946 25 PHA AL   P   32     13   29    3    2  .933  .950  1.31  1.01  1.84  2.01   28  205.7
 1947 26 PHA AL   P   36     14   29    2    1  .956  .956  1.19  0.95  1.70  1.92   31  227.3
 1948 27 PHA AL   P   29     10   30    1    4  .976  .964  1.38  0.91  1.76  2.02   26  204.7
 1949 28 PHA AL   P   31     15   46    1    5  .984  .962  1.97  1.01  2.57  2.12   28  213.7
 1950 29 PHA AL   P   11      6   11    1    2  .944  .950  1.55  0.96  2.29  2.02    9   66.7
 1951 30 PHA AL   P   22     11   16    2    3  .931  .954  1.23  0.99  1.94  2.07   22  125.0
 1952 31 PHA AL   P   18      5   14    0    0 1.000  .964  1.06  1.03  2.91  2.10    3   58.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1941 20 PHA AL   P    4      0    4    0    1 1.000  .952  1.00  1.15  1.50  2.14    3   24.0
 1942 21 PHA AL   P   31      8   18    3    2  .897  .956  0.84  1.30  1.67  2.31   17  140.0
 1945 24 PHA AL   P    7      1    4    0    0 1.000  .962  0.71  1.29  1.21  2.24    3   37.3
 1946 25 PHA AL   P   32     13   29    3    2  .933  .950  1.31  1.01  1.84  2.01   28  205.7
 1947 26 PHA AL   P   36     14   29    2    1  .956  .956  1.19  0.95  1.70  1.92   31  227.3
 1948 27 PHA AL   P   29     10   30    1    4  .976  .964  1.38  0.91  1.76  2.02   26  204.7
 1949 28 PHA AL   P   31     15   46    1    5  .984  .962  1.97  1.01  2.57  2.12   28  213.7
 1950 29 PHA AL   P   11      6   11    1    2  .944  .950  1.55  0.96  2.29  2.02    9   66.7
 1951 30 PHA AL   P   22     11   16    2    3  .931  .954  1.23  0.99  1.94  2.07   22  125.0
 1952 31 PHA AL   P   18      5   14    0    0 1.000  .964  1.06  1.03  2.91  2.10    3   58.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 221     83  201   13   20  .956  .958  1.29  1.04  1.96  2.07  170 1303.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       221     83  201   13   20  .956  .958  1.29  1.04  1.96  2.07  170   1303

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.

ERA
1947 AL-2.81-3

Wins
1948 AL-15-10
1949 AL-15-10

Won-Loss %
1948 AL-.652-6

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1947 AL-1.298-10

Hits Allowed/9IP
1947 AL-8.31-10

Bases on Balls/9IP
1947 AL-3.37-10
1948 AL-3.34-9

Innings
1947 AL-227.3-9

Games Started
1947 AL-31-4

Comp. Games
1947 AL-16-8
1948 AL-16-5

Shutouts
1947 AL-3-5
1948 AL-2-9
1949 AL-4-4

Home Runs Allow.
1942 AL-13-9
1946 AL-16-5
1948 AL-15-8

Hits Allowed
1947 AL-210-9

Losses
1946 AL-16-1

Hit Batsmen
1948 AL-4-10

Batters Faced
1947 AL-943-9

Adjusted ERA+
1947 AL-136-2

Youngest Player
1941 AL-20-4
1942 AL-21-10

Gray Ink: Pitching - 32 (732) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 1.0 (1892) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 5.0 (1212) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions
Before 1940 Season: Obtained by the Philadelphia Athletics from the Toronto (International) as part of a minor league working agreement.
October 17, 1952: Released by the Philadelphia Athletics.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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ERA 1947 AL-2.81-3	Wins 1948 AL-15-10 1949 AL-15-10	Won-Loss % 1948 AL-.652-6	BB + H per IP (WHIP) 1947 AL-1.298-10	Hits Allowed/9IP 1947 AL-8.31-10	Bases on Balls/9IP 1947 AL-3.37-10 1948 AL-3.34-9
Innings 1947 AL-227.3-9	Games Started 1947 AL-31-4	Comp. Games 1947 AL-16-8 1948 AL-16-5	Shutouts 1947 AL-3-5 1948 AL-2-9 1949 AL-4-4	Home Runs Allow. 1942 AL-13-9 1946 AL-16-5 1948 AL-15-8	Hits Allowed 1947 AL-210-9
Losses 1946 AL-16-1	Hit Batsmen 1948 AL-4-10	Batters Faced 1947 AL-943-9	Adjusted ERA+ 1947 AL-136-2	Youngest Player 1941 AL-20-4 1942 AL-21-10