Larry Benton vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Larry Benton
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Benton 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. Larry Benton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.415 compared to 4.3 and 1.274 for Matt Foster. By the career numbers, Larry Benton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Benton and Matt Foster

Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.78
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.01
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.5
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.8
49.8
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.7
56.7
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.48
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1029
4.03
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.3
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6891
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2297
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2559
10.03
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.43
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
2.71
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.32
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
670
2.63
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.18
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9864
38.65
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
38.16
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.44
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1190
4.66
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.68
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.415
1.415
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9148
35.84
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
34.32
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.65
38.65
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Larry Benton and Matt Foster

Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
27
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119.1
9
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.75
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
562
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.235
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.105
0.105
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Benton and Matt Foster

Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
336.41
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
114
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
824
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
738
537.38
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
88.83
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
77.18
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.74
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
11.65
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.01
21.85
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
104.85
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
113.59
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.32
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
30.58
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
68.45
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.98
18.19
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
21.84
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
181
131.8
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
4.55
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
37.86
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.46
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA