Roy Bruner vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Roy Bruner
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Bruner 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. Matt Foster posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.3 and WHIP 1.274 compared to 5.74 and 1.979 for Roy Bruner. By the career numbers, Matt Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Bruner and Matt Foster

Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.73
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.72
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.01
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.32
26.32
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
5.74
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
4.3
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.15
7.15
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
27
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.2
9
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
11.49
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.49
11.49
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.86
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
6.32
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.32
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
4.02
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.149
1.149
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
42.65
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
38.16
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.15
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
6.18
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.68
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.979
1.979
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
36.34
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
34.32
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.65
42.65
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Roy Bruner and Matt Foster

Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
27
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119.1
9
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.75
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.526
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.105
0.105
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Bruner and Matt Foster

Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
536.84
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
4.94
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.38
-11.86
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
157.89
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
3.8
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA