Shane Bieber vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Shane Bieber
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Shane Bieber 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. Shane Bieber led in home run suppression (HR9+ 129 vs 68), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 133 vs 86), and run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 79). Role difference aside, Shane Bieber holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Shane Bieber and Matt Foster

Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.67
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
66
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.24
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.3
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
786
8.01
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
8.07
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.07
8.07
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.04
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.99
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.32
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
10.14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
8.82
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.19
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3574
36.41
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
38.16
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
3.45
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.68
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.7
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.265
1.265
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3342
34.05
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
34.32
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Shane Bieber and Matt Foster

Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.57
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.72
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.75
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.32
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.29
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.69
97.69
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shane Bieber and Matt Foster

Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
5362.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
114
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
11.48
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.47
-17.54
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
300
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA