Jerry Fosnow vs. Bill Graham — Career Comparison

Jerry Fosnow
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Graham
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Graham 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. Bill Graham posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.45 and WHIP 1.125 compared to 5.65 and 1.413 for Jerry Fosnow. By the career numbers, Bill Graham had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Bill Graham

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.84
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.92
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
5.65
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.45
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.207
0.207
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
7.22
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6.75
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.22
7.22
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.57
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.92
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
5.18
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.38
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.91
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
4.91
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.921
0.921
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
40.19
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
36.51
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
6.59
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.07
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
34.85
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
33.14
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51

Fielding Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Bill Graham

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.84
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.92
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.04
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.83
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.92
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.2
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.389
0.389
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Bill Graham

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4320
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
8.38
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.14
-10.38
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA