What years did Dick Fowler play?

Dick Fowler played in Major League Baseball from 1941 to 1952.

Was Dick Fowler a pitcher?

Yes. Dick Fowler pitched in the major leagues, recording 66 wins and 382 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Dick Fowler hit?

Dick Fowler hit 1 career home runs with 88 hits.

Dick Fowler

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1941-1952)

W–L 66–79

ERA 4.11

WHIP 1.49

SO 382

Pitcher PIV -14252.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 215 lb
Born: 3/30/1921 in Toronto, ON, CAN
Died: 5/22/1972 in Oneonta, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1941-09-13
Last Game: 1952-09-01

Full name: Richard John Fowler

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
66	79	221	170	75	11	4	1303.0	1,367	595	96	578	382	4.11	-14252.0

Career ERA 4.11 vs. league average 3.89 across their career seasons — 5.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1941	PHA	AL	1	2	4	3	1	0	0	24.0	26	9	8	8	3.38	3.94 (+14%)	-821.1
1942	PHA	AL	6	11	31	17	4	0	1	140.0	159	77	45	38	4.95	3.57 (-39%)	-2229.7
1945	PHA	AL	1	2	7	3	2	1	0	37.3	41	20	18	21	4.82	3.67 (-31%)	263.5
1946	PHA	AL	9	16	32	28	14	1	0	205.7	213	75	75	89	3.28	3.59 (+9%)	-1360.1
1947	PHA	AL	12	11	36	31	16	3	0	227.3	210	71	85	75	2.81	3.97 (+29%)	524.2
1948	PHA	AL	15	8	29	26	16	2	2	204.7	221	86	76	50	3.78	4.10 (+8%)	-1571.4
1949	PHA	AL	15	11	31	28	15	4	1	213.7	210	89	115	43	3.75	4.12 (+9%)	-2266.5
1950	PHA	AL	1	5	11	9	2	0	0	66.7	75	48	56	15	6.48	4.36 (-49%)	-2992.2
1951	PHA	AL	5	11	22	22	4	0	0	125.0	141	78	72	29	5.62	4.04 (-39%)	-2723.2
1952	PHA	AL	1	2	18	3	1	0	0	58.7	71	42	28	14	6.44	3.70 (-74%)	-1075.7
Career · 10 seasons			66	79	221	170	75	11	4	1,303.0	1,367	595	578	382	4.11	—	-14,252

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
226	472	22	88	10	1	1	32	0	15	69	.186	.213	.218	.431	-2,369

Career AVG .186 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 28.3% below league average.

Career OBP .213 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 36.2% below league average.

Career SLG .218 vs. league average .372 across their career seasons — 41.4% below league average.

Career OPS .431 vs. league average .707 across their career seasons — 39.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1941	PHA	AL	4	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	PHA	AL	32	50	1	8	0	0	0	2	0	10	.160	.253 (-37%)	.323 (-45%)	.349 (-54%)	.672 (-50%)	-375.0
1945	PHA	AL	11	18	3	8	2	1	0	2	0	0	.444	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	PHA	AL	32	71	1	13	1	0	0	3	0	9	.183	.256 (-29%)	.328 (-44%)	.358 (-45%)	.687 (-45%)	-493.9
1947	PHA	AL	36	82	3	14	1	0	0	2	0	17	.171	.262 (-35%)	.336 (-49%)	.376 (-51%)	.712 (-50%)	-659.9
1948	PHA	AL	29	82	5	14	1	0	1	8	3	10	.171	.263 (-35%)	.340 (-41%)	.379 (-42%)	.719 (-42%)	-555.8
1949	PHA	AL	31	77	5	18	2	0	0	11	7	10	.234	.262 (-11%)	.343 (-13%)	.384 (-32%)	.727 (-23%)	-284.5
1950	PHA	AL	11	26	2	5	0	0	0	2	0	1	.192	—	—	—	—	0.0
1951	PHA	AL	22	42	2	8	3	0	0	2	4	6	.190	—	—	—	—	0.0
1952	PHA	AL	18	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			226	472	22	88	10	1	1	32	15	69	.186	—	—	—	—	-2,369

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	115	217	9	39	0	17	.180
Away	111	254	14	49	1	14	.193

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	110	651.0	686	296	292	207	4.09
Away	111	652.0	681	296	286	176	4.09

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	BB	SO
1952-09-01	PHA	MIN	W	0	0	0
1952-08-24	PHA	CHW	L	1	0	0
1952-08-17	PHA	MIN	L	2	0	2
1952-08-13	PHA	BOS	L	2	0	0
1952-07-30	PHA	DET	W	3	1	0
1952-07-13	PHA	CHW	L	0	0	0
1952-06-27	PHA	NYY	L	0	0	0
1952-06-12	PHA	CHW	L	0	0	0
1952-06-07	PHA	CLE	L	3	0	1
1952-06-05	PHA	DET	L	1	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1952-09-01	PHA	MIN	—	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1952-08-24	PHA	CHW	—	3.1	4	4	4	1	2	0
1952-08-17	PHA	MIN	—	6.1	5	4	4	1	2	1
1952-08-13	PHA	BOS	L	7.0	8	4	4	4	0	1
1952-07-30	PHA	DET	W	9.0	12	3	3	2	2	1
1952-07-13	PHA	CHW	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1952-06-27	PHA	NYY	—	3.0	4	3	3	3	0	0
1952-06-12	PHA	CHW	—	0.2	4	3	3	1	0	0
1952-06-07	PHA	CLE	—	8.2	9	7	7	4	3	0
1952-06-05	PHA	DET	—	3.0	2	0	0	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	221	0	83	201	13	20

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1941	PHA	P	4	0	4	0	1
1942	PHA	P	31	8	18	3	2
1945	PHA	P	7	1	4	0	0
1946	PHA	P	32	13	29	3	2
1947	PHA	P	36	14	29	2	1
1948	PHA	P	29	10	30	1	4
1949	PHA	P	31	15	46	1	5
1950	PHA	P	11	6	11	1	2
1951	PHA	P	22	11	16	2	3
1952	PHA	P	18	5	14	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	221

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Frequently Asked Questions about Dick Fowler

What years did Dick Fowler play?: Dick Fowler played in Major League Baseball from 1941 to 1952.
Was Dick Fowler a pitcher?: Yes. Dick Fowler pitched in the major leagues, recording 66 wins and 382 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dick Fowler hit?: Dick Fowler hit 1 career home runs with 88 hits.