John Foley vs. Guy Morton — Career Comparison

John Foley
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Guy Morton
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Guy Morton built a career as a starting pitcher and John Foley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Guy Morton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.290 compared to 4.5 and 1.375 for John Foley. By the career numbers, Guy Morton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Foley and Guy Morton

John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.75
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.02
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.54
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.49
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.36
58.36
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.45
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
3.13
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.188
0.188
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4889
27
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1629.2
9
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.75
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1520
8.39
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
3.22
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
4.58
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.875
0.875
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.19
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.12
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6750
37.28
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.44
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.88
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
4.13
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
36
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6145
33.94
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28

Fielding Stats for John Foley and Guy Morton

John Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
27
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
499
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.98
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for John Foley and Guy Morton

John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
317
327.93
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
580
600
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548
566.9
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Guy Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
88.97
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
74.48
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.38
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.48
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
10.43
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.16
17.75
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
106.55
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
99.31
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Guy Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Guy Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Guy Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
34.14
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
58.97
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
24.28
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.34
9.67
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
10.34
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
122
126.21
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.75
4.75
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.76
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.07
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.07
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0