Russ Bauers vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Russ Bauers
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Russ Bauers 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. Russ Bauers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.391 compared to 4.3 and 1.274 for Matt Foster. By the career numbers, Russ Bauers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Russ Bauers and Matt Foster

Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.94
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.07
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.47
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.45
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.82
50.82
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.04
55.04
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.41
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
3.53
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.3
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1797
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
8.44
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.26
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
4.07
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.32
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
4.51
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.953
0.953
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.26
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.21
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2581
38.78
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
38.16
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.45
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
4.24
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.68
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2296
34.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
34.32
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Russ Bauers and Matt Foster

Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
27
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119.1
9
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.75
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.55
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.008
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.105
0.105
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Russ Bauers and Matt Foster

Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
351.82
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
114
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
564.55
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
136.36
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
120
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.91
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.45
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.36
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.22
41.51
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
158.18
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
158.18
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
35.45
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
35.45
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
70.91
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.96
48.98
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.82
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 600 PA
41
111.82
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.37
5.37
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.64
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.73
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA