Harry Byrd vs. Matt Foster — Career Comparison

Harry Byrd
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the Year
Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harry Byrd 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 4.35 and 1.515 for Harry Byrd. By the career numbers, Matt Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Byrd and Matt Foster

Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
2.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.17
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.59
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
46
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.75
57.75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.36
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
4.35
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
4.3
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2483
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
827.2
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
890
9.68
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.77
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
3.86
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.32
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
4.14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.22
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.45
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3675
39.96
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
38.16
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.39
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
4.81
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.68
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.504
1.504
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3279
35.66
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
34.32
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.96
39.96
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Harry Byrd and Matt Foster

Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
4.78
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.1
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.18
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.22
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.63
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.4
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.03
95.03
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.99
22.99
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Byrd and Matt Foster

Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
385.57
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
114
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
262
540.21
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
86.6
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
82.47
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.02
14.48
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
90.72
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
105.15
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
32.99
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
28.87
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
61.86
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.04
8.34
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.56
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
60
123.71
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
41.24
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.31
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.06
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.06
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA