Ted Bowsfield vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Ted Bowsfield
Silent GenerationCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Bowsfield 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. Ted Bowsfield led in home run suppression (HR9+ 101 vs 68), run prevention (ERA+ 92 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 86). Matt Foster held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 77). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ted Bowsfield.

Pitching Stats for Ted Bowsfield and Matt Foster

Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
2.92
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.17
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.53
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.68
48.68
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
4.35
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
4.3
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
9.5
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.86
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
3.52
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.32
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
4.43
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2920
39.68
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
38.16
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.69
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
5.01
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.68
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.446
1.446
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2649
36
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
34.32
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Ted Bowsfield and Matt Foster

Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
2.92
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.17
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1989
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.67
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.56
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.2
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
2.43
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.23
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.62
91.62
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.763
0.763
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Bowsfield and Matt Foster

Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
705
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
114
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
519
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
66
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
54
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.53
16.6
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
81
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
108
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
57
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
81
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
7.97
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
66
198
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
3.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
39
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA