Bob Bruce vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Bob Bruce
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Bruce 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. Bob Bruce led in home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 68), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 86), and run prevention (ERA+ 91 vs 79). Matt Foster held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 116). Role difference aside, Bob Bruce holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bob Bruce and Matt Foster

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.39
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.57
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.83
40.83
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.85
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.3
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
9.19
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.73
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.32
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
733
5.88
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.3
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4818
38.64
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
38.16
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
4.42
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.68
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4430
35.52
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
34.32
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Bob Bruce and Matt Foster

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.32
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.08
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
97
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Bruce and Matt Foster

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
333.67
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
114
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
401
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
346
517.71
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
77.81
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
65.84
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.47
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.97
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.96
20.89
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
91.27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
124.19
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
37.41
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.44
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
62.84
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.57
17.31
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
41.9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
102
152.62
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.41
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.49
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA