Jerry Fosnow vs. Jack Morris — Career Comparison

Jerry Fosnow
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Morris
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jack Morris 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. Jack Morris posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.9 and WHIP 1.322 compared to 5.65 and 1.413 for Jerry Fosnow. By the career numbers, Jack Morris had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Jack Morris

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
1.29
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
1.24
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.6
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.44
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.73
57.73
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.99
95.99
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.41
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.07
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.65
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1657
3.9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11472
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3824
9
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
7.22
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3567
8.4
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.4
8.4
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.57
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
0.92
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.18
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1390
3.27
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.23
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.91
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2478
5.83
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.012
1.012
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
0.48
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.14
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
40.19
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16120
37.94
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.59
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1815
4.27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.27
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
0.7
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
34.85
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14445
34
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Jack Morris

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
1.29
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
1.24
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11472
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3824
9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
0.91
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.04
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
0.97
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.83
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
829
1.95
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.2
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
800
1.88
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.5
96.5
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.457
1.457
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.99
95.99
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.08
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Jack Morris

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
36
4320
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
568
340800
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-60
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA