Trevor Bauer vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Trevor Bauer
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Trevor Bauer 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. Trevor Bauer led in home run suppression (HR9+ 102 vs 68), run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 79), and strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 94). Matt Foster held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 83). Role difference aside, Trevor Bauer holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Trevor Bauer and Matt Foster

Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
1.54
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.47
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.58
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.48
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.61
54.61
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.5
95.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
3.79
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.3
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3893
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1297.2
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1122
7.78
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
8.07
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.07
8.07
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.11
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
491
3.41
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.32
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
9.82
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
8.82
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.82
9.82
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.46
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5463
37.89
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
38.16
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
4.11
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.68
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.265
1.265
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4856
33.68
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
34.32
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.89
37.89
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Trevor Bauer and Matt Foster

Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
1.54
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.47
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3893
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1297.2
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.54
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.7
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.75
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.28
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.24
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
96.76
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.806
0.806
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.5
95.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Trevor Bauer and Matt Foster

Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
1604.82
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
114
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
527.71
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
4.32
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
65.06
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.46
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.23
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.69
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-20.26
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.92
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
35
253.01
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.37
2.37
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Trevor Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
43.37
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Trevor Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA