Jerry Fosnow vs. Joe Magrane — Career Comparison

Jerry Fosnow
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Magrane
Baby BoomersIowaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Magrane 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. Joe Magrane posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.81 and WHIP 1.368 compared to 5.65 and 1.413 for Jerry Fosnow. By the career numbers, Joe Magrane had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Joe Magrane

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.56
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.36
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.47
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.55
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.97
45.97
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.37
87.37
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.17
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.65
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
3.81
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3290
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1096.2
9
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
7.22
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1081
8.87
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.57
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.65
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.18
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
3.21
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.23
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.91
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
564
4.63
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.871
0.871
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.53
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.34
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.17
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
40.19
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4685
38.45
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.59
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
4.24
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.43
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.81
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.342
1.342
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
34.85
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4161
34.15
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Joe Magrane

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.56
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.36
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3290
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1096.2
9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.51
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.04
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
1.57
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.12
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.83
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
2.2
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.2
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
2.08
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.4
94.4
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.37
87.37
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Joe Magrane

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
4320
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
357.45
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
329
600
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
280
510.64
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
71.12
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
47.42
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.41
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.29
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.71
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.26
22.36
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
109.42
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
94.83
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
34.65
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.71
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
51.06
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
10.53
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.71
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
180.55
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
3.32
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
65.65
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.29
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA