Cy Alberts vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Cy Alberts
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cy Alberts 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 6.18 and 1.988 for Cy Alberts. By the career numbers, Matt Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cy Alberts and Matt Foster

Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.3
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.98
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.65
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.65
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
6.18
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
4.3
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.93
6.93
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
27
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.2
9
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
11.39
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.39
11.39
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6.51
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.32
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.25
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.084
1.084
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
40.99
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
38.16
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
7.16
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.68
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.988
1.988
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
34.48
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
34.32
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.358
0.358
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.99
40.99
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Cy Alberts and Matt Foster

Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.29
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.96
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.96
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Alberts and Matt Foster

Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
420
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
3.66
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.06
-3.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
3
180
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA