Casey Fossum vs. Stan Yerkes — Career Comparison

Casey Fossum
Gen XNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Stan Yerkes
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Casey Fossum built a career as a starting pitcher and Stan Yerkes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Stan Yerkes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.511 compared to 5.45 and 1.534 for Casey Fossum. By the career numbers, Stan Yerkes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Casey Fossum and Stan Yerkes

Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.71
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.27
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.37
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.21
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.46
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.61
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.68
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.01
43.01
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.63
50.63
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.9
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
5.45
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
3.66
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2358
27
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
959
27
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786
9
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
319.2
9
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
10
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
11.15
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.31
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
3.65
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.45
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
6.95
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
2.9
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.95
6.95
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.178
1.178
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.594
0.594
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.32
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.72
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3537
40.5
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1397
39.33
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.4
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
6.13
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
5.32
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.21
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.31
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.74
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3110
35.61
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1307
36.8
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.318
0.318
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Casey Fossum and Stan Yerkes

Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.71
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.27
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.37
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2358
27
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
960
27
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786
9
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
9
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.44
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.04
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.2
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
1.5
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.5
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.48
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.31
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.47
98.47
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.13
92.13
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.544
0.544
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.822
1.822
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Casey Fossum and Stan Yerkes

Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
2823.53
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
45
226.89
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
600
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
46
541.18
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
544.54
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
70.59
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
60.5
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.08
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.08
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
3.4
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
18.07
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
80.67
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
58.82
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
121.01
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
25.21
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.08
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
35.29
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.94
-22.87
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.99
10.03
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
50.42
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
188.24
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
176.47
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
3.19
3.19
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.04
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Stan Yerkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Yerkes
Career
Per 600 PA