John Foreman vs. Dick Stigman — Career Comparison

John Foreman
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Stigman
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dick Stigman built a career as a starting pitcher and John Foreman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Stigman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 4.97 and 1.605 for John Foreman. By the career numbers, Dick Stigman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Foreman and Dick Stigman

John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.28
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.29
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.16
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.16
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.48
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.45
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.48
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.53
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
46
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.63
90.63
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.64
50.64
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.8
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.29
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.16
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
4.97
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
4.03
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
673
27
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2768
27
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
224.1
9
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
922.2
9
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
9.83
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
7.99
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.3
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.61
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
3.96
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.21
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
3.25
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
7.36
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.4
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.47
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.16
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
41.6
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3930
38.33
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.52
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
6.74
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
4.31
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.605
1.605
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
35.83
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3516
34.3
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.6
41.6
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for John Foreman and Dick Stigman

John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.28
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.29
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.16
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
27
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2768
27
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
9
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
922.2
9
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.26
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.64
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.84
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.04
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.17
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.84
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
1.1
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.42
93.42
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.17
94.17
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.219
2.219
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.481
0.481
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.64
50.64
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Foreman and Dick Stigman

John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
32
208.7
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
456.31
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
92
600
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
76
495.65
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282
547.57
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
52.17
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
52.17
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
52.43
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.71
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.71
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.12
20.34
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.58
10.84
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
52.17
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
71.84
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
150
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
95.15
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
52.17
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
25.24
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
39.13
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
23.3
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
91.3
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
48.54
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
18.62
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.11
-6.04
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.83
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
97.83
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
27.18
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
150
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
140
271.84
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.48
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.71
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.04
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.04
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA