Mark Buehrle vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Mark Buehrle
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mark Buehrle 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. Mark Buehrle led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 152 vs 118), run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 79), and home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 68). Matt Foster held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 72). Role difference aside, Mark Buehrle holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mark Buehrle and Matt Foster

Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
1.42
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
1.35
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.59
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.44
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.22
57.22
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.17
95.17
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.81
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.3
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9850
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3283.1
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3472
9.52
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
0.99
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.01
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.32
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1870
5.13
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.22
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13705
37.57
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
38.16
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1542
4.23
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.68
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.3
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.25
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
0.99
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.281
1.281
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12693
34.79
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
34.32
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.57
37.57
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Mark Buehrle and Matt Foster

Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
1.42
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
1.35
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9850
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3283.1
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
1.67
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
2.23
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
790
2.17
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.29
97.29
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.525
1.525
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.17
95.17
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.15
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Buehrle and Matt Foster

Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
518
2220
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
114
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
535.71
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
38.57
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.71
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.86
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.9
8.14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
60
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
47.14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.86
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.71
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-5.38
-23.04
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 600 PA
58
248.57
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
2.41
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Buehrle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
55.71
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.29
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mark Buehrle
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA