Heinie Berger vs. Jerry Fosnow — Career Comparison

Heinie Berger
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jerry Fosnow
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Heinie Berger built a career as a starting pitcher and Jerry Fosnow as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Heinie Berger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.6 and WHIP 1.135 compared to 5.65 and 1.413 for Jerry Fosnow. By the career numbers, Heinie Berger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Heinie Berger and Jerry Fosnow

Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.35
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.02
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.44
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.46
52.46
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.56
75.56
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.63
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.6
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.65
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1797
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599
9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
7.57
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
7.22
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.57
7.57
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.57
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
2.64
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.18
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
5.06
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.91
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.856
0.856
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.35
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.3
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2309
34.69
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
40.19
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.26
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.23
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.59
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2113
31.75
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
34.85
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.69
34.69
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19

Fielding Stats for Heinie Berger and Jerry Fosnow

Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.35
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.02
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1794
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.38
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
2.5
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.04
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.18
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
3.06
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.83
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.87
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.2
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.09
94.09
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.122
2.122
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.56
75.56
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Heinie Berger and Jerry Fosnow

Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
241.07
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
4320
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
600
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
551.79
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
72.32
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
45.54
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.11
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.79
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.11
16.36
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
101.79
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
85.71
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
32.14
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.46
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
61.61
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
2.52
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.36
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.04
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
198.21
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
3.03
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.82
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA