Jerry Fosnow vs. Ron Kline — Career Comparison

Jerry Fosnow
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ron Kline
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ron Kline 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. Ron Kline posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.425 compared to 5.65 and 1.413 for Jerry Fosnow. By the career numbers, Ron Kline had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Ron Kline

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736
3.19
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.88
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.49
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.62
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.19
44.19
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.58
27.58
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.19
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.47
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.65
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
3.75
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6234
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2078
9
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
7.22
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2113
9.15
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.57
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.94
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.18
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
3.17
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.51
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.91
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
989
4.28
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.828
0.828
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.26
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
40.19
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8868
38.41
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
1.46
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.59
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
4.29
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.369
1.369
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
34.85
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8104
35.1
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.41
38.41

Fielding Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Ron Kline

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737
3.32
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.86
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1999
9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.66
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.04
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
1.44
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.83
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
2.19
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.2
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
2.1
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.88
95.88
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.632
0.632
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.05
26.05
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Ron Kline

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
4320
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
743
813.5
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548
600
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
491
537.59
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
49.27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
45.99
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.19
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.28
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.23
5.72
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
53.65
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
67.88
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.33
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.33
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
30.66
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-15.59
-17.06
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.19
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
16.42
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
221
241.97
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.48
2.48
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
42.7
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.66
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100