Jerry Fosnow vs. Joe Musgrove — Career Comparison

Jerry Fosnow
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Musgrove
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Musgrove 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. Joe Musgrove posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.176 compared to 5.65 and 1.413 for Jerry Fosnow. By the career numbers, Joe Musgrove had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Joe Musgrove

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.76
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.53
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.56
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.53
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.56
51.56
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.38
87.38
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.65
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
3.73
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3168
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
9
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
7.22
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
8.27
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.57
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.13
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.18
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.23
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
6.91
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
8.95
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.91
6.91
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.242
1.242
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.18
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.66
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
40.19
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4385
37.37
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.59
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
4.02
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.65
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
34.85
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4002
34.11
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Joe Musgrove

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
1.76
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.53
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056.2
9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.18
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.04
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.18
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.83
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
2.45
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.2
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
2.36
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.18
96.18
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.96
86.96
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Joe Musgrove

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
4320
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
864.15
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
520.75
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
75.47
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
52.83
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.87
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.64
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.35
16.4
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
101.89
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
86.79
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
45.28
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.38
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.73
6.52
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.32
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
207.55
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
64.15
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA