Jerry Fosnow vs. Jim Mains — Career Comparison

Jerry Fosnow
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Mains
Greatest GenerationMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Mains 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. Jim Mains posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.63 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 5.65 and 1.413 for Jerry Fosnow. By the career numbers, Jim Mains had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Jim Mains

Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.63
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
5.65
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
7.22
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.57
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
5.18
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.91
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
40.19
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
40.5
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
6.59
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
34.85
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.19
40.19
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Jim Mains

Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
27
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.1
9
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.04
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.83
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.2
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.389
0.389
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Jim Mains

Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4320
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
10.43
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
21.85
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA