Jose Alvarez vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
MillenialVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Jose Alvarez a clear advantage over Matt Foster across the core pitching metrics. Jose Alvarez led in home run suppression (HR9+ 118 vs 68), run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 86). Matt Foster held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 89). Jose Alvarez was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Matt Foster

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
9.56
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
8.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.53
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.81
46.81
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.47
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1262
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420.2
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
8.9
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.83
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.93
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.32
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
7.7
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.7
7.7
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.182
1.182
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.21
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1802
38.55
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
38.16
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.67
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.98
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.68
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1635
34.98
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
34.32
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Matt Foster

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
9.56
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
8.6
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1262
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420.2
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.53
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.37
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.97
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.74
96.74
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.199
0.199
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Matt Foster

Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
33525
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
114
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
17.15
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
44.65
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA