Mike Bynum vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Mike Bynum
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Bynum 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 7.73 and 1.766 for Mike Bynum. By the career numbers, Matt Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Bynum and Matt Foster

Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
4.08
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.13
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.59
27.59
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
7.73
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
4.3
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.73
7.73
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
10.97
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.97
10.97
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
2.39
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.36
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.64
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.32
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
7.31
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.328
1.328
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
42.33
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
38.16
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
7.73
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.68
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.73
7.73
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.734
1.734
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
36.28
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
34.32
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.33
42.33
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Mike Bynum and Matt Foster

Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
4.08
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.13
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.13
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.83
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.69
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.414
0.414
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.59
27.59
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Bynum and Matt Foster

Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
915.79
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
14.18
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
7.14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bynum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bynum
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA