Jack Fanning vs. Charley Wilson — Career Comparison

Jack Fanning
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charley Wilson
Lost GenerationVirginiaNorth AmericaColumbus BuckeyesNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charley Wilson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Fanning as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charley Wilson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 9.17 and 2.292 for Jack Fanning. By the career numbers, Charley Wilson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Fanning and Charley Wilson

Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.78
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.44
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.27
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.11
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.02
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.64
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.42
42.42
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
9.17
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.02
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.359
0.359
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
27
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.1
9
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
14.52
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.3
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.52
14.52
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.3
10.3
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.02
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
6.11
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.88
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.78
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.62
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
47.12
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
38.44
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.51
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
14.01
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
5.06
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.01
14.01
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.31
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.57
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.293
2.293
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
40.5
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
35.12
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.86
7.86
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.358
0.358
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.12
47.12
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44

Fielding Stats for Jack Fanning and Charley Wilson

Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.91
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.44
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.91
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.75
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.2
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.22
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.45
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.02
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.093
2.093
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Fanning and Charley Wilson

Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
258.82
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
570.59
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
18.66
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.83
10.78
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
94.12
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
17.65
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
41.18
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
18.48
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-0.8
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA