Bert Cole vs. Alan Foster — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alan Foster
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Bert Cole and Alan Foster are fairly close on the surface numbers. Alan Foster posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.74 vs 4.67) and WHIP (1.364 vs 1.593). Bert Cole had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.39 per nine innings vs 0.87). By the career numbers, Alan Foster had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cole and Alan Foster

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.63
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
1.9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.3
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.42
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.55
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.24
43.24
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.99
25.99
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.2
68.2
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.23
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
3.74
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3076
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025.1
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
988
8.67
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.87
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
3.42
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
3.36
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
4.4
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.862
0.862
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.23
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.18
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4364
38.31
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.23
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.18
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
4.22
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.33
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.23
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.38
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3896
34.2
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Alan Foster

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.3
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3079
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1026.1
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.68
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.01
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.82
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.69
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.24
93.24
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.2
68.2
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Alan Foster

Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
202
536.28
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
389.05
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
226
600
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
205
544.25
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
510.09
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
35
60.52
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
33
57.06
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.46
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.46
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5.81
10.04
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
37
63.98
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
51
88.18
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
17
29.39
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
17
29.39
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
34
58.79
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-0.7
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
27.67
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
84
145.24
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4.13
4.13
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
8
21.24
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
58.79
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.46
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA