Christian Bergman vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Christian Bergman
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Christian Bergman 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 5.59 and 1.493 for Christian Bergman. By the career numbers, Matt Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Christian Bergman and Matt Foster

Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.96
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.04
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.46
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.63
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.21
35.21
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
5.59
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
4.3
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215.2
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
11.23
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.23
11.23
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.67
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.36
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.04
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.32
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
5.43
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
941
39.27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
38.16
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.54
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
5.72
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.68
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.13
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.475
1.475
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
36.43
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
34.32
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Christian Bergman and Matt Foster

Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.96
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.04
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215.2
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.58
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.13
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.71
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.71
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.578
0.578
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.21
35.21
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Christian Bergman and Matt Foster

Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
1039.02
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
541.46
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
10.85
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
87.8
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.8
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
146.34
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.1
4.1
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA