Jerry Fosnow vs. Matt Manning — Career Comparison

Jerry Fosnow
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Manning
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Manning 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. Matt Manning posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.43 and WHIP 1.287 compared to 5.65 and 1.413 for Jerry Fosnow. By the career numbers, Matt Manning had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Matt Manning

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.65
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.43
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
7.22
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
8.57
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.57
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.06
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.18
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.01
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.91
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
6.31
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.035
1.035
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
40.19
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1087
38.52
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.59
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.89
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
34.85
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
975
34.55
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Matt Manning

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.81
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.74
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.04
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.92
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.83
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.74
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.2
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.67
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
102
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Matt Manning

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
36
4320
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
30600
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.54
-65.12
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
480
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA