Grady Adkins vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Grady Adkins
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Grady Adkins built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Foster as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Foster posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.3 and WHIP 1.274 compared to 4.34 and 1.540 for Grady Adkins. By the career numbers, Matt Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Grady Adkins and Matt Foster

Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.66
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.04
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.67
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.69
62.69
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.47
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
4.34
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
4.3
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1089
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
9.99
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.99
9.99
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.6
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
3.87
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.32
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.93
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.645
0.645
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1626
40.31
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
38.16
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.45
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
5.23
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.68
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
36.27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
34.32
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.31
40.31
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Grady Adkins and Matt Foster

Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
27
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119.1
9
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.75
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.597
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.105
0.105
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grady Adkins and Matt Foster

Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
342.86
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
523.31
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
94.74
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
67.67
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.53
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.53
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.07
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.4
33.36
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
135.34
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
126.32
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
40.6
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.07
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
67.67
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.43
33.51
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.51
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.07
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
26
117.29
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
45.11
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.51
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.51
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA