Jerry Fosnow vs. Jack Matchett — Career Comparison

Jerry Fosnow
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Matchett
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Matchett 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. Jack Matchett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.395 compared to 5.65 and 1.413 for Jerry Fosnow. By the career numbers, Jack Matchett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Jack Matchett

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.7
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.07
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.55
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.9
62.9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.6
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.65
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.64
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
987
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
9
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
7.22
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
9.47
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.57
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.18
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
3.09
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.91
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
4.81
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
40.19
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1434
39.23
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.52
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.59
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
4.73
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.52
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.41
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
34.85
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1294
35.4
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23

Fielding Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Jack Matchett

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.59
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.02
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1293
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.71
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.04
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
1.94
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.83
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.84
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.2
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
2.65
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.38
93.38
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.671
1.671
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.47
64.47
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Jack Matchett

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
4320
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
282.52
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
600
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
562.14
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
145.63
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
122.33
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.48
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.83
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.3
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.84
51.95
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
174.76
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
174.76
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.43
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
72.82
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
125.24
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.21
61.78
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
29.13
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.74
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.67
68.67
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.74
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA