Tony Fossas vs. Dazzy Vance — Career Comparison

Tony Fossas
Baby BoomersCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dazzy Vance
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVP

Dazzy Vance built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Fossas 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 3.9 and 1.564 for Tony Fossas. By the career numbers, Dazzy Vance had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Fossas and Dazzy Vance

Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
12.28
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
1.34
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
1.05
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.6
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.52
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.42
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.46
58.46
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.51
78.51
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
0.66
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
3.9
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
3.24
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1247
27
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8900
27
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
415.2
9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966.2
9
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
9.4
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2809
8.52
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.84
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.4
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
3.9
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
840
2.55
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.78
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
7.02
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2045
6.2
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
0.973
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.22
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.23
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1842
39.88
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12369
37.52
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.23
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.16
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
4.57
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
3.78
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.91
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.477
1.477
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1616
34.99
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11452
34.74
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Tony Fossas and Dazzy Vance

Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
12.28
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1247
27
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415.2
9
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.65
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.32
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.08
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.72
89.72
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.48
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.169
0.169
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.575
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Fossas and Dazzy Vance

Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567
340200
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
442
238.49
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1112
600
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
971
523.92
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
78.78
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
62.05
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.41
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
16.73
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.63
25.7
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
103.6
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
125.18
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
36.69
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
40.47
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
73.38
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-260
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.96
20.48
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
42.63
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
287
154.86
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
3.87
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
29.68
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.16
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Tony Fossas
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100