Bill Anderson vs. Kris Foster — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Kris Foster
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Kris Foster as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kris Foster posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.700 compared to 5.07 and 1.522 for Bill Anderson. By the career numbers, Kris Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Kris Foster

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.3
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
5.07
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
10.35
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
8.1
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.34
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
3.15
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
40.33
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
42.3
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.42
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
6.07
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.64
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.522
1.522
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
35.85
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
35.1
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.33
40.33
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.3
42.3

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Kris Foster

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.3
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.98
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
2.39
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
2.17
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.7
90.7
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Kris Foster

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
273.91
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
600
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
573.91
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
60.87
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
56.52
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.95
8.46
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
65.22
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
78.26
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.78
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
43.48
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.18
-9.46
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.39
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA