Wilson Alvarez vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Wilson Alvarez
Gen XVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Wilson Alvarez 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. Wilson Alvarez led in home run suppression (HR9+ 105 vs 68), run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 79), and strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 94). Matt Foster held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 71). Role difference aside, Wilson Alvarez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Wilson Alvarez and Matt Foster

Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.83
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.35
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
0.53
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.47
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.58
52.58
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.08
74.08
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
3.96
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.3
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5243
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747.2
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1624
8.36
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
0.98
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
4.15
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.32
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.15
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1330
6.85
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.222
1.222
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7518
38.72
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
38.16
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
4.41
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.68
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.35
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.22
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.83
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6553
33.75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
34.32
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.72
38.72
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Wilson Alvarez and Matt Foster

Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.83
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.35
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5243
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747.2
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.3
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
1.11
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.45
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.41
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.15
97.15
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.769
0.769
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.08
74.08
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wilson Alvarez and Matt Foster

Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
355
2048.08
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
114
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
548.08
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
8.27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
98.08
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.62
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.86
-4.98
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
33
190.38
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
3.15
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Wilson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA