Roger Bowman vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Roger Bowman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Roger Bowman and Matt Foster are fairly close on the surface numbers. Matt Foster posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.3 vs 5.81) and WHIP (1.274 vs 1.785). Roger Bowman had the advantage in home runs allowed (1.07 per nine innings vs 1.36). By the career numbers, Matt Foster had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Roger Bowman and Matt Foster

Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
3.82
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.92
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.84
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
5.81
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
4.3
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
27
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
117.2
9
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
10.48
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.07
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
5.43
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.32
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
5.74
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.241
1.241
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
43.14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
38.16
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.38
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
6.5
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.68
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.768
1.768
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
37.4
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
34.32
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.14
43.14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Roger Bowman and Matt Foster

Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
27
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
8.6
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.08
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5.4
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
10.8
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
16.2
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
16.2
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roger Bowman and Matt Foster

Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
1363.64
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
490.91
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
21.84
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
25.53
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA