Cliff Blackmon vs. Jerry Fosnow — Career Comparison

Cliff Blackmon
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jerry Fosnow
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff Blackmon 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. Jerry Fosnow posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.65 and WHIP 1.413 compared to 6.28 and 1.797 for Cliff Blackmon. By the career numbers, Jerry Fosnow had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Blackmon and Jerry Fosnow

Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.78
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.15
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.75
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.63
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.78
27.78
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.58
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
6.28
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156.1
9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
11.34
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
7.22
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.34
11.34
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.57
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
4.84
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.18
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
4.89
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.91
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.081
1.081
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
42.89
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
40.19
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
7.83
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
6.59
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.32
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.69
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.797
1.797
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
636
36.61
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
34.85
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.89
42.89
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.19
40.19

Fielding Stats for Cliff Blackmon and Jerry Fosnow

Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.84
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.15
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156.1
9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.13
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.04
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
2.48
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.83
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.3
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.2
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Blackmon and Jerry Fosnow

Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
34
309.09
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4320
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
518.18
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
63.64
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
45.45
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.63
23.88
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
90.91
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
127.27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
54.55
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
81.82
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
18.98
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
54.55
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA