Sheriff Blake vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Sheriff Blake
Lost GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sheriff Blake 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. Sheriff Blake posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.13 and WHIP 1.547 compared to 4.3 and 1.274 for Matt Foster. By the career numbers, Sheriff Blake had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sheriff Blake and Matt Foster

Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
1.69
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.09
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.48
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.57
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.03
46.03
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.47
64.47
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.45
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
4.13
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.3
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4860
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1620
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1766
9.81
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.81
9.81
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.38
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
740
4.11
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.32
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
3.45
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.19
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.17
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7149
39.72
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
38.16
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.33
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
876
4.87
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.68
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.547
1.547
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6379
35.44
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
34.32
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Sheriff Blake and Matt Foster

Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
27
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119.1
9
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.75
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.23
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.105
0.105
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sheriff Blake and Matt Foster

Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
308.97
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
114
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
602
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
556.15
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
117.61
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
111.63
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.98
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.98
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.79
27.7
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
124.58
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
133.55
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
45.85
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
29.9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
75.75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.55
32.44
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.99
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
13.95
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
91
90.7
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.62
6.62
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
27.91
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA