Heinie Berger vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Heinie Berger
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Heinie Berger 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. Heinie Berger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.6 and WHIP 1.135 compared to 4.3 and 1.274 for Matt Foster. By the career numbers, Heinie Berger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Heinie Berger and Matt Foster

Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.35
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.02
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.44
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.46
52.46
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.56
75.56
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.63
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.6
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.3
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1797
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
7.57
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
8.07
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.57
7.57
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.07
8.07
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
2.64
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.32
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
5.06
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.856
0.856
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.35
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.3
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2309
34.69
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
38.16
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.26
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.23
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.68
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.265
1.265
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2113
31.75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
34.32
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.69
34.69
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Heinie Berger and Matt Foster

Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.35
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.02
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1794
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.38
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
2.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.18
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
3.06
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.87
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.09
94.09
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.122
2.122
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.56
75.56
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Heinie Berger and Matt Foster

Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
241.07
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
551.79
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
72.32
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
45.54
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.11
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.79
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.11
16.36
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
101.79
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
85.71
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
32.14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.46
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
61.61
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
2.52
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.36
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.04
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
74
198.21
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
3.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.82
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA