Jerry Fosnow vs. Seth McClung — Career Comparison

Jerry Fosnow
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Seth McClung
MillenialWest VirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Seth McClung 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. Seth McClung posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.46 and WHIP 1.603 compared to 5.65 and 1.413 for Jerry Fosnow. By the career numbers, Seth McClung had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Seth McClung

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
3.7
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.07
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.54
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.63
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.71
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.81
28.81
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.65
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
5.46
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.46
5.46
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430.1
9
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
7.22
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
425
8.89
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.57
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.28
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
5.18
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
5.31
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.23
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.91
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
6.57
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.48
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.46
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
40.19
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1941
40.59
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.92
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.59
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
5.75
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.21
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.52
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.67
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.578
1.578
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
34.85
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1630
34.09
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.19
40.19
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.59
40.59

Fielding Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Seth McClung

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
3.7
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.07
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430.1
9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.4
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.04
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.67
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.83
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.15
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.2
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.07
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.73
92.73
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.389
0.389
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.81
28.81
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Seth McClung

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
4320
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
3540
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
540
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
21.26
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
16.72
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
280
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.14
2.14
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth McClung
Career
Per 600 PA