Jerry Fosnow vs. Eric Milton — Career Comparison

Jerry Fosnow
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric Milton
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Eric Milton 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. Eric Milton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.99 and WHIP 1.347 compared to 5.65 and 1.413 for Jerry Fosnow. By the career numbers, Eric Milton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Eric Milton

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.54
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.54
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.51
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.48
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.15
51.15
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.63
99.63
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.65
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
4.99
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4747
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1582.1
9
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
7.22
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1665
9.47
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.57
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.52
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.18
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
2.58
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.91
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1127
6.41
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.999
0.999
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.16
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.2
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
40.19
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6826
38.82
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.59
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
935
5.32
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.42
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.339
1.339
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
34.85
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6250
35.55
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Eric Milton

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.54
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.54
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4747
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1582.1
9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.04
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
0.82
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.83
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
1.11
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.2
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
1.09
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.45
97.45
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.705
0.705
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Eric Milton

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
4320
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
693.28
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
600
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
516.81
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
90.76
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.59
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.61
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.52
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.04
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.17
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.47
28.92
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
123.53
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
118.49
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.42
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.34
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
85.71
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.07
25.4
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.52
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.21
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
226.89
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.42
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.04
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.52
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA