Alonzo Boone vs. Jerry Fosnow — Career Comparison

Alonzo Boone
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jerry Fosnow
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alonzo Boone 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. Alonzo Boone posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.9 and WHIP 1.407 compared to 5.65 and 1.413 for Jerry Fosnow. By the career numbers, Alonzo Boone had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alonzo Boone and Jerry Fosnow

Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.75
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.14
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.44
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.17
55.17
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.9
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.65
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
804
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
8.97
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
7.22
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.4
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.57
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
3.69
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.18
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
4.7
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.91
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1195
40.13
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
40.19
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.44
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
5.27
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.59
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.77
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.407
1.407
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1054
35.4
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
34.85
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.13
40.13
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19

Fielding Stats for Alonzo Boone and Jerry Fosnow

Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.75
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.16
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272.2
9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.72
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.04
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.2
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
2.15
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.83
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.95
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.2
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.77
90.77
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.113
1.113
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.04
66.04
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alonzo Boone and Jerry Fosnow

Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
267.77
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
4320
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
555.37
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
69.42
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.92
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.67
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.37
21.66
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
119.01
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
94.21
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
54.55
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
99.17
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
10.27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.83
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.83
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA