Brandon Beachy vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Brandon Beachy
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Beachy 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. Brandon Beachy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.212 compared to 4.3 and 1.274 for Matt Foster. By the career numbers, Brandon Beachy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Beachy and Matt Foster

Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.57
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.57
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.46
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.85
53.85
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
3.36
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.3
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
827
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275.2
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
7.41
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
8.07
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.07
8.07
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
3
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.32
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
9.14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
8.82
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.83
5.83
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1136
37.09
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
38.16
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
3.89
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.68
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.33
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.265
1.265
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1020
33.3
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
34.32
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.09
37.09
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Brandon Beachy and Matt Foster

Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.57
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.57
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
827
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275.2
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.52
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.98
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.958
0.958
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Beachy and Matt Foster

Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
291.09
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
504.95
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
59.41
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
53.47
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.94
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.94
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.9
11.3
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
65.35
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
89.11
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
29.7
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
29.7
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
59.41
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.03
-0.15
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
29.7
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 600 PA
47
279.21
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Beachy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
65.35
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Beachy
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA