Ed Barry vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Ed Barry
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Barry 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. Ed Barry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.253 compared to 4.3 and 1.274 for Matt Foster. By the career numbers, Ed Barry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Barry and Matt Foster

Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.37
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.53
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
4.3
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
8.43
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.85
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
3.32
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
3.87
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.747
0.747
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.57
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.91
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
37.59
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
38.16
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.35
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.68
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.253
1.253
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.265
1.265
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
33.84
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
34.32
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.59
37.59
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Ed Barry and Matt Foster

Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.37
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.46
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.82
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.51
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.28
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Barry and Matt Foster

Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
266.67
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
511.11
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
12.76
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.19
-4.3
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
9
200
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA