Fred Breining vs. Jerry Fosnow — Career Comparison

Fred Breining
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jerry Fosnow
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Breining 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. Fred Breining posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.34 and WHIP 1.407 compared to 5.65 and 1.413 for Jerry Fosnow. By the career numbers, Fred Breining had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Breining and Jerry Fosnow

Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
2.88
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.86
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.56
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.45
57.45
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.34
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.65
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1311
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
8.77
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
7.22
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.77
8.77
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.57
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
3.27
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.18
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.62
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.35
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.91
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1864
38.39
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
40.19
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.66
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
3.93
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.59
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.8
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.62
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.339
1.339
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1638
33.73
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
34.85
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19

Fielding Stats for Fred Breining and Jerry Fosnow

Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
2.88
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.86
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1311
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.74
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.28
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.04
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
2.14
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.83
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
2.02
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.2
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.23
94.23
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Breining and Jerry Fosnow

Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
646.15
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
4320
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
498.46
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
73.85
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.19
14.73
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
124.62
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.08
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
41.54
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
10.96
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.77
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
244.62
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
2.45
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.77
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA