Jerry Fosnow vs. Greg Mathews — Career Comparison

Jerry Fosnow
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Greg Mathews
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Greg Mathews 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. Greg Mathews posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.08 and WHIP 1.379 compared to 5.65 and 1.413 for Jerry Fosnow. By the career numbers, Greg Mathews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Greg Mathews

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
1.63
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.47
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.49
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.58
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.32
90.32
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.65
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
4.08
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
9
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
7.22
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
491
8.6
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.57
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.18
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
3.54
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.28
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.91
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
4.39
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.881
0.881
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
40.19
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
37.75
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.59
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
4.32
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.93
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
34.85
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.53
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75

Fielding Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Greg Mathews

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
1.63
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.47
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.04
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.44
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.83
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
1.77
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.2
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.65
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.07
93.07
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.32
90.32
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Greg Mathews

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
4320
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
298.41
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
600
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
514.29
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
69.84
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
63.49
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.35
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.35
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
11.72
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
76.19
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
98.41
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.57
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.87
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
44.44
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
2.16
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.52
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.05
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
190.48
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
3.15
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
57.14
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.7
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA