Kris Benson vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Kris Benson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kris Benson 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. Kris Benson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 90 vs 68), run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 94 vs 86). Matt Foster held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 106). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Kris Benson.

Pitching Stats for Kris Benson and Matt Foster

Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.49
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.45
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.51
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.54
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.28
48.28
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.09
97.09
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
611
4.42
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
4.3
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3731
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1243.2
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1292
9.35
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.1
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.19
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.32
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
806
5.83
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.003
1.003
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.24
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.33
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5380
38.93
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
38.16
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
4.93
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.68
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.32
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.32
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.84
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4806
34.78
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
34.32
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.93
38.93
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Kris Benson and Matt Foster

Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.49
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.45
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3731
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1243.2
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.6
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.81
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.74
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.09
97.09
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kris Benson and Matt Foster

Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
324.16
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
114
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
500.26
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
65.45
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
52.99
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.91
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.56
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.47
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.6
14.97
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
81.04
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
91.95
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
35.84
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
34.29
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
68.57
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.44
5.36
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.12
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
23.38
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
127
197.92
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
3.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
73.25
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.12
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA