Nelson Briles vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Nelson Briles
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nelson Briles 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. Nelson Briles led in run prevention (ERA+ 93 vs 79), home run suppression (HR9+ 78 vs 68), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 125 vs 118). Role difference aside, Nelson Briles holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Nelson Briles and Matt Foster

Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.93
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.19
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
0.55
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.48
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.53
53.53
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.73
61.73
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
3.44
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.3
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6335
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2111.2
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2141
9.13
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.79
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
2.33
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.32
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.34
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1163
4.96
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8858
37.75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
38.16
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.32
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
3.96
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.68
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.18
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.14
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.28
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.273
1.273
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8184
34.88
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
34.32
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Nelson Briles and Matt Foster

Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.93
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.19
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6337
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112.1
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.56
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.12
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.74
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.68
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.57
96.57
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.872
0.872
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.73
61.73
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Briles and Matt Foster

Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
452
509.77
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
114
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
528.95
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
81.2
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
65.41
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.15
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.26
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.79
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.05
21.48
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
106.02
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
107.14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.71
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.71
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
62.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.33
13.9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.26
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
23.68
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
171
192.86
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
41.73
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.64
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA