Orie Arntzen vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Orie Arntzen
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Orie Arntzen 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. Orie Arntzen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.22 and WHIP 1.467 compared to 4.3 and 1.274 for Matt Foster. By the career numbers, Orie Arntzen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Orie Arntzen and Matt Foster

Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.75
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.1
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.49
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.22
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.3
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
493
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164.1
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
9.42
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
3.78
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.32
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
3.61
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.822
0.822
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
38.77
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
38.16
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.38
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
4.66
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.68
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.467
1.467
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
34.72
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
34.32
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Orie Arntzen and Matt Foster

Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
27
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119.1
9
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.75
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.66
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.813
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.105
0.105
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Orie Arntzen and Matt Foster

Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
355.56
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
555.56
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
88.89
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
77.78
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
17.08
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
100
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
111.11
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
44.44
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
9.34
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 600 PA
16
177.78
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Orie Arntzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Orie Arntzen
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA