John Bale vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

John Bale
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give John Bale a clear advantage over Matt Foster across the core pitching metrics. John Bale led in home run suppression (HR9+ 235 vs 68), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 130 vs 86), and run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 79). John Bale was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for John Bale and Matt Foster

John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
5.65
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.62
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.36
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.01
11.01
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
4.66
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
4.3
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173.2
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
9.48
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.83
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
3.89
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.32
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
7.67
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.67
7.67
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.284
1.284
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
39.64
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
38.16
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.09
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
5.08
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.68
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.62
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.98
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
34.41
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
34.32
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for John Bale and Matt Foster

John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
5.65
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.62
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173.2
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.31
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.61
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.97
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.92
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.37
97.37
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.339
0.339
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.01
11.01
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Bale and Matt Foster

John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
3847.06
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
7.41
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.42
-14.95
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
8
282.35
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
2.13
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA