Larry Andersen vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Larry Andersen
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Larry Andersen a clear advantage over Matt Foster across the core pitching metrics. Larry Andersen led in home run suppression (HR9+ 152 vs 68), run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 86). Matt Foster held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 89). Larry Andersen was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Larry Andersen and Matt Foster

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
6.32
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.63
50.63
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
3.15
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.3
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
932
8.43
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.52
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.81
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.32
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
758
6.85
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.074
1.074
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.19
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
37.72
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
38.16
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
2.41
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
3.63
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.68
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.64
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.265
1.265
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3750
33.91
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
34.32
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Larry Andersen and Matt Foster

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
6.32
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.88
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.37
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
2.47
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.24
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.84
90.84
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.355
0.355
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Andersen and Matt Foster

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
9320
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
114
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
506.67
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.37
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
7.97
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
200
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA