Ron Bryant vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
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Ron Bryant 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. Ron Bryant led in home run suppression (HR9+ 99 vs 68), run prevention (ERA+ 94 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 92 vs 86). Matt Foster held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 88). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ron Bryant.

Pitching Stats for Ron Bryant and Matt Foster

Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
2.01
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.3
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.56
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.55
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.44
50.44
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.39
64.39
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.23
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
4.02
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.3
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2751
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
917
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
890
8.74
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.79
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
3.72
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.32
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.26
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509
5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.968
0.968
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.27
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3988
39.14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
38.16
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
4.64
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.68
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.52
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.26
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.25
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.384
1.384
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3506
34.41
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
34.32
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.14
39.14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Ron Bryant and Matt Foster

Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
2.01
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.3
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2751
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
917
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.24
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.34
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.66
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.58
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.27
95.27
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.785
0.785
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.39
64.39
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Bryant and Matt Foster

Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
376.83
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
114
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
532.32
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
87.8
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
80.49
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.32
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.32
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.04
18.37
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
95.12
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
118.9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
49.39
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
36.59
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
85.98
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.14
14.89
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.1
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
89
162.8
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
3.69
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
34.76
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.83
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.15
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA