Dean Deetz vs. Alan Foster — Career Comparison

Dean Deetz
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alan Foster
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Alan Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Dean Deetz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alan Foster posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.364 compared to 5.4 and 1.500 for Dean Deetz. By the career numbers, Alan Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dean Deetz and Alan Foster

Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
10.8
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
1.9
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.3
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.42
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.55
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.24
43.24
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.2
68.2
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.23
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
5.4
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
3.74
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.11
8.11
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
27
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3076
27
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
9
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025.1
9
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
10.8
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
988
8.67
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.87
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.7
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
3.36
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
8.1
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
4.4
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.862
0.862
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.23
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.18
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
40.5
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4364
38.31
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
8.1
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.18
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
5.4
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
4.22
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.33
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.23
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.38
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
35.1
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3896
34.2
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Dean Deetz and Alan Foster

Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
10.8
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
1.9
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.3
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
27
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3079
27
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
9
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1026.1
9
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.68
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.01
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.82
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.69
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.24
93.24
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.2
68.2
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dean Deetz and Alan Foster

Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
389.05
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
600
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
510.09
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60.52
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
57.06
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.81
10.04
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
63.98
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
88.18
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
29.39
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
29.39
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
58.79
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.4
-0.7
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
27.67
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
84
145.24
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.13
4.13
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
58.79
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.46
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA