Joe Boehling vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Joe Boehling
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Boehling 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. Joe Boehling posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.348 compared to 4.3 and 1.274 for Matt Foster. By the career numbers, Joe Boehling had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Boehling and Matt Foster

Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
1.58
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.15
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.53
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.49
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.38
52.38
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.84
72.84
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.55
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
2.97
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.3
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2776
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
925.1
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
861
8.37
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.37
8.37
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
3.75
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.32
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
3.85
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.845
0.845
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3810
37.06
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
38.16
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.33
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
3.8
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.68
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3386
32.93
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
34.32
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Joe Boehling and Matt Foster

Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
27
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119.1
9
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.75
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.17
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.309
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.105
0.105
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Boehling and Matt Foster

Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
291.23
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
114
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
547.37
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
115.79
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
96.49
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.04
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.51
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
19.3
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.27
39.08
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
142.11
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
152.63
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
52.63
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.11
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
92.98
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.25
42.55
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.51
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
33.33
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
61
107.02
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.61
5.61
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
15.79
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.51
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.26
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA