Ed Appleton vs. Terry Fox — Career Comparison

Ed Appleton
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Terry Fox
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Appleton built a career as a starting pitcher and Terry Fox as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Terry Fox posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.99 and WHIP 1.325 compared to 3.25 and 1.435 for Ed Appleton. By the career numbers, Terry Fox had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Appleton and Terry Fox

Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.33
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
5.62
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.66
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.43
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.08
27.08
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.34
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
3.25
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
2.99
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1191
27
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
9
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
8.84
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
8.59
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.77
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.08
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.81
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.52
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
3.11
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
4.19
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.799
0.799
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.27
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
39.38
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1664
37.72
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
3.29
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
4.66
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.38
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
34.87
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1528
34.64
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Ed Appleton and Terry Fox

Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
5.62
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1192
27
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397.1
9
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.61
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.95
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.72
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.56
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.38
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.17
94.17
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.104
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.456
0.456
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Appleton and Terry Fox

Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
48
496.55
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
1851.22
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
600
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
579.31
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
475.61
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
93.1
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
8
58.54
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
21.93
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
22.59
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
113.79
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
11
80.49
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
113.79
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
124.39
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
51.22
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
65.85
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.61
16.63
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.18
15.94
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
65.85
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
155.17
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
40
292.68
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
3.87
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
2.05
2.05
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
58.54
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA