Jerry Fosnow vs. Dazzy Vance — Career Comparison

Jerry Fosnow
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dazzy Vance
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVP

Dazzy Vance 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. Dazzy Vance posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 5.65 and 1.413 for Jerry Fosnow. By the career numbers, Dazzy Vance had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Dazzy Vance

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
1.34
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
1.05
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.6
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.42
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.46
58.46
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.51
78.51
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
0.66
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.65
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
3.24
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8900
27
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966.2
9
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
7.22
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2809
8.52
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.57
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.4
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.18
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
840
2.55
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.91
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2045
6.2
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
0.973
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.23
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
40.19
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12369
37.52
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.16
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.59
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
3.78
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
34.85
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11452
34.74
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Dazzy Vance

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.65
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
27
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.1
9
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.04
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.83
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.48
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.389
0.389
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.575
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Fosnow and Dazzy Vance

Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
4320
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
238.49
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1112
600
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
971
523.92
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
78.78
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
62.05
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.41
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
16.73
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.63
25.7
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
103.6
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
125.18
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
36.69
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
40.47
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
73.38
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.96
20.48
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
42.63
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
287
154.86
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
3.87
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
29.68
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.16
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Jerry Fosnow
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100