Ryan Bowen vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Ryan Bowen
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ryan Bowen 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 5.3 and 1.678 for Ryan Bowen. By the career numbers, Matt Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Bowen and Matt Foster

Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.77
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.66
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.47
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.77
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
5.3
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
4.3
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
978
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
9.66
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.97
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
5.08
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.32
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
5.96
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.227
1.227
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.69
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
40.97
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
38.16
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
5.74
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.68
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.8
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.638
1.638
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1263
34.87
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
34.32
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.97
40.97
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Ryan Bowen and Matt Foster

Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.77
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.66
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
978
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.97
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.41
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.719
0.719
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Bowen and Matt Foster

Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
380.36
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
546.43
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
96.43
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
69.64
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.43
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.79
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
27.69
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
128.57
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
123.21
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
48.21
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.07
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
64.29
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.36
23.33
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.79
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
36
192.86
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.79
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA