Jerry Fosnow vs. Luther McDonald — Career Comparison

Jerry Fosnow
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luther McDonald
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Luther McDonald 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. Luther McDonald posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.486 compared to 5.65 and 1.413 for Jerry Fosnow. By the career numbers, Luther McDonald had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Luther McDonald

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.7
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.62
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.45
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.06
58.06
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.59
58.59
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.65
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.28
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
7.22
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
11.15
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.57
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.18
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.22
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.91
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
2.75
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.553
0.553
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
40.19
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2305
39.67
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.59
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
5.28
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.08
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.71
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
34.85
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2100
36.14
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.67
39.67

Fielding Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Luther McDonald

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.72
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.04
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.91
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.83
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
3.17
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.2
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.05
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.2
96.2
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
58
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Luther McDonald

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
4320
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
305.56
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
600
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
577.78
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
125
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
102.78
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.67
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.22
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.33
37.01
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
155.56
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
138.89
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
61.11
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.56
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
88.89
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.52
40.32
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.89
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
216
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.33
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100