Rex Barney vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Rex Barney
Greatest GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rex Barney 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. Matt Foster posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.3 and WHIP 1.274 compared to 4.31 and 1.479 for Rex Barney. By the career numbers, Matt Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rex Barney and Matt Foster

Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
2.33
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.22
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.53
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Rex Barney
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.47
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Rex Barney
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.03
53.03
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.26
52.26
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.3
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Barney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Rex Barney
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
4.31
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
4.3
Rex Barney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Rex Barney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Rex Barney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1793
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
597.2
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Rex Barney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
7.14
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
8.07
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.07
8.07
Rex Barney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.72
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Rex Barney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Rex Barney
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
6.17
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.32
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Rex Barney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
5.06
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Rex Barney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Rex Barney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.248
1.248
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Rex Barney
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Rex Barney
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.23
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Rex Barney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2593
39.05
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
38.16
Rex Barney
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.45
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Rex Barney
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
4.94
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.68
Rex Barney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Rex Barney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Rex Barney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.479
1.479
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2168
32.65
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
34.32
Rex Barney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.05
39.05
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Rex Barney and Matt Foster

Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Rex Barney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Rex Barney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
27
Rex Barney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119.1
9
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.75
Rex Barney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
Rex Barney
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.4
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.548
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.105
0.105
Rex Barney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Rex Barney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Barney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Barney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Barney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rex Barney and Matt Foster

Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
432.56
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
114
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
560.93
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
92.09
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
83.72
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.37
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rex Barney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rex Barney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.37
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Rex Barney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Rex Barney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.24
14.61
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
100.47
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
111.63
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
33.49
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.53
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.02
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
5.27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Rex Barney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.53
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rex Barney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rex Barney
Career
Per 600 PA
78
217.67
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Rex Barney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.53
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rex Barney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rex Barney
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.33
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rex Barney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rex Barney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rex Barney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rex Barney
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA