Jerry Fosnow vs. Darrell May — Career Comparison

Jerry Fosnow
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Darrell May
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Darrell May 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. Darrell May posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.16 and WHIP 1.467 compared to 5.65 and 1.413 for Jerry Fosnow. By the career numbers, Darrell May had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Darrell May

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.59
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.65
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
5.16
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
7.22
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
10.16
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.57
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.68
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.18
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.89
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.91
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
5.64
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.948
0.948
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
40.19
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2896
39.45
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.59
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
5.6
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.63
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
34.85
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
35.91
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Darrell May

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.19
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.32
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660.2
9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.48
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.04
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.82
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.83
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.36
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.2
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.29
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.25
60.25
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Darrell May

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
4320
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
3331.03
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
4.49
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.99
-20.58
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
268.97
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrell May
Career
Per 600 PA