Cy Bentley vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Cy Bentley
Pre-GenerationalConnecticutNorth AmericaMiddletown MansfieldsUnknownStarting Pitcher
Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cy Bentley 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. Matt Foster posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.3 and WHIP 1.274 compared to 6.06 and 1.882 for Cy Bentley. By the career numbers, Matt Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cy Bentley and Matt Foster

Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.13
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.06
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.94
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.88
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
6.06
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
4.3
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
16.19
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.19
16.19
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
3.32
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.118
0.118
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.38
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
794
49.63
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
38.16
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
15.81
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.68
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.81
15.81
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.882
1.882
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
48.88
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
34.32
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.06
14.06
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.63
49.63
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Cy Bentley and Matt Foster

Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.07
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.79
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.35
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.44
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.54
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.1
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.81
82.81
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.963
1.963
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.07
74.07
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Bentley and Matt Foster

Cy Bentley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
120
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
594.78
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
130.43
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
88.7
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.65
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
20.87
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.22
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.74
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.17
42.63
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
203.48
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
135.65
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
120
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
57.39
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
172.17
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.17
42.6
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.22
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.43
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.5
57.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bentley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.43
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.22
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.43
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.65
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cy Bentley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA