Dick Barrett vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Dick Barrett
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Barrett 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. Dick Barrett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.472 compared to 4.3 and 1.274 for Matt Foster. By the career numbers, Dick Barrett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Barrett and Matt Foster

Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.74
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.12
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.43
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.72
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.63
37.63
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.54
64.54
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.4
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
4.28
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.3
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2187
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
729
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
753
9.3
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.36
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
3.95
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.32
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
3.35
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.811
0.811
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.32
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3218
39.73
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
38.16
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.35
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
4.91
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.68
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.472
1.472
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2884
35.6
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
34.32
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.73
39.73
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Dick Barrett and Matt Foster

Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
27
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119.1
9
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.75
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.55
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.411
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.105
0.105
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Barrett and Matt Foster

Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
329.18
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
114
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
518.29
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
93.39
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
81.71
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.34
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.33
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.67
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.02
23.4
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
107.39
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
135.41
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
51.36
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.02
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
86.38
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.41
24.31
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.33
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
39.69
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
23
53.7
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.17
11.17
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
39.69
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.34
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA