Jerry Fosnow vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Jerry Fosnow
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee 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. Thornton Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.56 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 5.65 and 1.413 for Jerry Fosnow. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Thornton Lee

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.65
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
7.22
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.57
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.18
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.91
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
40.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.59
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
34.85
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Thornton Lee

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.1
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.83
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.389
0.389
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Thornton Lee

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
4320
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
835
566.1
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA