Walker Buehler vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Walker Buehler
MillenialKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Walker Buehler 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. Walker Buehler led in home run suppression (HR9+ 127 vs 68), run prevention (ERA+ 134 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 123 vs 86). Role difference aside, Walker Buehler holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Walker Buehler and Matt Foster

Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
1.68
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
1.56
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.61
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.31
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.28
66.28
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.99
92.99
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
3.52
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.3
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2519
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839.2
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
7.7
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
8.07
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.7
7.7
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.07
8.07
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.14
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
2.69
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.32
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
846
9.07
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
8.82
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.07
9.07
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.307
1.307
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.41
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3467
37.16
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
38.16
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
3.88
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.68
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.265
1.265
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3151
33.77
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
34.32
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Walker Buehler and Matt Foster

Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
1.68
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
1.56
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2519
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839.2
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.57
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.93
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.54
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.22
97.22
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.892
0.892
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.99
92.99
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walker Buehler and Matt Foster

Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
486.15
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
114
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
526.15
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
58.46
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
49.23
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.15
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.08
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.23
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.71
14.51
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
73.85
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
92.31
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
33.85
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.46
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
49.23
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.21
-0.65
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
33.85
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
99
304.62
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Walker Buehler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
40
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walker Buehler
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA