Jerry Fosnow vs. Matt Morris — Career Comparison

Jerry Fosnow
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Morris
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Matt 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. Matt Morris posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.336 compared to 5.65 and 1.413 for Jerry Fosnow. By the career numbers, Matt Morris had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Matt Morris

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
1.53
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.38
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.6
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.46
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.81
56.81
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.9
89.9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.11
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.65
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
3.98
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5418
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1806
9
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
7.22
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1867
9.3
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.57
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.87
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.18
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
2.54
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.18
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.91
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1214
6.05
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.954
0.954
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.15
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.37
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
40.19
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7669
38.22
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.59
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
4.43
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.45
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.25
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.93
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
34.85
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6946
34.61
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Matt Morris

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
1.53
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.38
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5418
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1806
9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.53
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.04
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.16
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.83
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
1.76
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.2
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
1.69
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.03
96.03
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.9
89.9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Matt Morris

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
4320
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
284.36
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
652
600
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
543
499.69
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
84.66
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
66.26
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
16.56
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.84
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
18.4
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.24
23.23
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
106.75
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
109.51
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
32.21
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
34.97
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
65.34
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.78
20.04
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.85
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Matt Morris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
198.77
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.02
3.02
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
74.54
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.92
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0