Dallas Braden vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Dallas Braden
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dallas Braden 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. Dallas Braden led in home run suppression (HR9+ 159 vs 68), run prevention (ERA+ 119 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 86). Matt Foster held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 83). Role difference aside, Dallas Braden holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dallas Braden and Matt Foster

Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.48
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
4.16
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.3
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
9.34
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.82
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.58
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.32
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
5.59
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2076
38.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
38.16
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
4.54
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.68
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.27
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.71
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.325
1.325
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1899
34.78
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
34.32
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Dallas Braden and Matt Foster

Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.3
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.87
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.74
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.14
93.14
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dallas Braden and Matt Foster

Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
9400
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.36
-35.89
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA