Joe Benz vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Joe Benz
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Benz 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. Joe Benz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.43 and WHIP 1.147 compared to 4.3 and 1.274 for Matt Foster. By the career numbers, Joe Benz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Benz and Matt Foster

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
1.66
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.08
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.33
50.33
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.94
64.94
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
2.43
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.3
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4079
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.2
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1225
8.11
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.11
8.11
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
2.21
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.32
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
3.57
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.19
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5364
35.51
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
38.16
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.34
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
3.37
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.68
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.265
1.265
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5006
33.14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
34.32
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.51
35.51
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Joe Benz and Matt Foster

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
27
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119.1
9
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.75
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.32
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.155
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.105
0.105
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Benz and Matt Foster

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
317.72
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
114
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
441
558.23
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
64.56
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.13
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
13.61
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
92.41
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
84.81
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
36.71
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.52
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
58.23
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
1.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.33
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
148
187.34
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
34.18
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA