Art Fowler
1954–1964 · bats R / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Angels (1961-64), Los Angeles Dodgers
362G
.152AVG
.232OBP
.156SLG
More career statistics
35H
0HR
20RBI
0SB
54–51W–L
1,024.0IP
539K
4.03ERA
90GS
32SV
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Strikeouts | 62 | 63 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 292 | 293 |
| Batting · Walks | 23 | 24 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 4,325 | 4,338 |
| Pitching · p k | 539 | 540 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 362 | 292 | 231 | 16 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 23 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 36 | .152 | .232 | .156 | .388 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,024.0 | 362 | 90 | 25 | 54 | 51 | 32 | 1,039 | 505 | 458 | 99 | 308 | 539 | 0 | 0 | 4.03 | 1.315 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1955-06-20 to 1955-07-04
5longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 4 home runs allowed | 1954-08-24 | 1 in 801 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 19 | 12 hits allowed | 1954-05-01 | 1 in 76 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 18 | 6 walks allowed | 1954-05-28 | 1 in 74 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 175 | 152 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 34 | .158 | .191 | .167 |
| Away | 187 | 141 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 29 | .144 | .213 | .144 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 40 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .091 | .222 | .091 |
| May | 66 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | .075 | .102 | .075 |
| June | 72 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | .140 | .154 | .140 |
| July | 82 | 74 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 13 | .255 | .284 | .255 |
| August | 63 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 18 | .109 | .190 | .130 |
| September | 38 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | .200 | .242 | .200 |
| October | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 33 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 16 | .217 | .268 | .217 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 33 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | .158 | .224 | .184 |
| new-york-giants | 27 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | .179 | .212 | .179 |
| milwaukee-braves | 26 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .143 | .235 | .143 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 26 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .100 | .136 | .100 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .333 | .200 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 24 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | .095 | .125 | .095 |
| cleveland-guardians | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 |  Cincinnati Reds | 40 | 60 | 6 | – | 2 | – | .100 | 227 | 93 |
| 1955 | Cincinnati Reds | 46 | 60 | 12 | – | 7 | – | .200 | 207 | 94 |
| 1956 | Cincinnati Reds | 45 | 48 | 7 | – | 5 | – | .146 | 177 | 86 |
| 1957 | Cincinnati Reds | 33 | 17 | 3 | – | 2 | – | .176 | 87 | 45 |
| 1959 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 36 | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | .083 | 61 | 47 |
| 1961 |  Los Angeles Angels (1961-64) | 53 | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | .077 | 89 | 79 |
| 1962 | Los Angeles Angels (1961-64) | 48 | 11 | 3 | – | 4 | – | .273 | 77 | 38 |
| 1963 | Los Angeles Angels (1961-64) | 57 | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | .222 | 89 | 53 |
| 1964 | Los Angeles Angels (1961-64) | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 7 | 5 |