Billy Beane vs. Sylvester Foreman — Career Comparison

Billy Beane
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Sylvester Foreman
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Billy Beane and Sylvester Foreman are closely matched on the surface stats. Sylvester Foreman posted stronger numbers in OPS (.610 vs .542) and on-base percentage (.309 vs .246). Billy Beane had the advantage in home run production (3 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Sylvester Foreman had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Billy Beane and Sylvester Foreman

Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
281.9
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
178.66
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
315
600
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
581
600
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
301
573.33
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
501
517.38
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.648
0.648
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
125.71
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
115.66
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
93.33
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
90.88
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
26.67
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.39
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.29
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.71
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.1
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
32.38
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
24.78
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
20.51
39.07
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.51
54.22
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
169.52
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
155.94
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
77
146.67
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
179.69
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
30
57.14
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
60.93
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
29
55.24
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
55.77
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
56
106.67
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
113.6
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
18.77
35.74
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58.97
60.89
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
11
20.95
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
60.93
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
80
152.38
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
3.94
3.94
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
581
581
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
59
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.81
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18.59
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.9
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.24
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.52
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.1
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.52
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.05
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.1
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Billy Beane and Sylvester Foreman

Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.6
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.63
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.99
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1991
27
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2723
27
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
663.2
9
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
907.2
9
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
2.6
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
4.75
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.89
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.28
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
2.66
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
5.92
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
2.64
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
5.64
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.49
99.49
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
95.31
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.86
61.86
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.59
61.59
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Sylvester Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.15
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sylvester Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0