Casey Fossum vs. Dick LeMay — Career Comparison

Casey Fossum
Gen XNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick LeMay
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Casey Fossum built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick LeMay as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick LeMay posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.17 and WHIP 1.472 compared to 5.45 and 1.534 for Casey Fossum. By the career numbers, Dick LeMay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Casey Fossum and Dick LeMay

Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.71
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.75
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.37
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.46
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.61
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.67
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.01
43.01
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
5.45
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.17
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2358
27
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786
9
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
873
10
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
8.33
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.31
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.17
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
3.65
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
4.08
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.16
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
6.95
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
5.75
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.95
6.95
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.178
1.178
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.093
1.093
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.32
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.72
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3537
40.5
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
467
38.92
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.4
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.25
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
6.13
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.33
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.21
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.31
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.74
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3110
35.61
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
34.5
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.92
38.92

Fielding Stats for Casey Fossum and Dick LeMay

Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.71
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.75
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.37
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2358
27
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786
9
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.44
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.04
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.67
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
1.5
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.17
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.48
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.92
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.47
98.47
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.46
88.46
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.544
0.544
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.511
0.511
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Casey Fossum and Dick LeMay

Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
2823.53
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
45
843.75
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
541.18
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
28
525
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
3.4
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
6.98
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
58.82
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.94
-22.87
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.61
-11.38
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
188.24
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
281.25
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.19
3.19
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA