Jerry Fosnow vs. Mike Mussina — Career Comparison

Jerry Fosnow
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Mussina
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Mike Mussina 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. Mike Mussina posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 5.65 and 1.413 for Jerry Fosnow. By the career numbers, Mike Mussina had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Mike Mussina

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
1.36
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.35
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
0.68
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.39
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.83
63.83
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.81
99.81
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.14
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.06
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.65
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1458
3.68
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10688
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3562.2
9
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
7.22
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
3460
8.74
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.57
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
0.95
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.18
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
1.98
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
6.91
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2813
7.11
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.91
6.91
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.18
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.15
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
40.19
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14593
36.86
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.59
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1559
3.94
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.23
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.21
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
0.74
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
34.85
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13576
34.3
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.86
36.86

Fielding Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Mike Mussina

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
1.36
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.35
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10688
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3562.2
9
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.58
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.04
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
1.26
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.83
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
743
1.88
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.2
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
728
1.84
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.98
97.98
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.81
99.81
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.09
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Mike Mussina

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
36
4320
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
5966.67
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
600
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
577.78
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
100
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
88.89
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
20.23
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
111.11
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
111.11
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
88.89
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
15.69
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
100
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA