Jake Arrieta vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Jake Arrieta
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jake Arrieta 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. Jake Arrieta led in home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 68), run prevention (ERA+ 87 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 90 vs 86). Matt Foster held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 89). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jake Arrieta.

Pitching Stats for Jake Arrieta and Matt Foster

Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
1.59
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.56
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.64
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.52
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.29
55.29
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.89
97.89
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.98
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.3
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4837
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612.1
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1450
8.09
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.01
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
3.19
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.32
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.13
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1433
8
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.44
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.36
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6755
37.71
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
38.16
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
4.39
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.68
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.18
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.22
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.265
1.265
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6047
33.75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
34.32
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Jake Arrieta and Matt Foster

Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
1.59
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.56
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4837
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612.1
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.76
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.42
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.17
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
2.35
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.18
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.64
92.64
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.89
97.89
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Arrieta and Matt Foster

Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
407.04
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
114
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
538.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
88.73
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
66.2
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.45
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.63
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.45
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.54
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.92
29.47
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
133.8
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
112.68
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
35.21
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
64.79
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.94
21.04
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.54
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
197
277.46
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
2.16
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.04
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA