Fred Blaylock vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Fred Blaylock
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Blaylock 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 5.4 and 2.175 for Fred Blaylock. By the career numbers, Matt Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Blaylock and Matt Foster

Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.68
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.4
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
4.3
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
11.48
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.1
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.32
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
5.4
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.35
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
47.93
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
38.16
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.1
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.68
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.175
2.175
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
39.15
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
34.32
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.93
47.93
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Fred Blaylock and Matt Foster

Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Blaylock and Matt Foster

Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
28.33
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
36.53
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA