Wade Blasingame vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Wade Blasingame 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. Their run-prevention marks were nearly identical — ERA+ of 78 for Wade Blasingame and 79 for Matt Foster, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 87 and 86 respectively. Role difference aside, the slight lean goes to Matt Foster — but these two were remarkably close on the shared metrics.