Bob Blaylock vs. Jerry Fosnow — Career Comparison

Bob Blaylock
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jerry Fosnow
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Blaylock 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 5.94 and 1.620 for Bob Blaylock. By the career numbers, Jerry Fosnow had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Blaylock and Jerry Fosnow

Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.06
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.26
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.26
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.63
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.94
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9.54
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
7.22
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.44
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.57
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.86
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
5.18
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
7.56
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
6.91
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.91
6.91
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.343
1.343
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
40.86
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
40.19
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.66
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
6.59
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
36
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
34.85
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.86
40.86
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.19
40.19

Fielding Stats for Bob Blaylock and Jerry Fosnow

Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.12
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.29
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.84
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.04
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.02
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.83
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.02
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.2
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.647
0.647
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Blaylock and Jerry Fosnow

Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
17
850
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4320
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
3.7
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.58
-28.85
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA