Alan Foster vs. Yoshihisa Hirano — Career Comparison

Alan Foster
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Yoshihisa Hirano
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alan Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Yoshihisa Hirano as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Yoshihisa Hirano led in home run suppression (HR9+ 125 vs 86), run prevention (ERA+ 132 vs 93), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 91). Role difference aside, Yoshihisa Hirano holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Alan Foster and Yoshihisa Hirano

Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
1.9
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
10.25
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.3
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.42
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.55
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.24
43.24
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.2
68.2
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.23
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.55
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
3.74
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.69
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3076
27
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
27
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025.1
9
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
131.2
9
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
988
8.67
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.07
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.87
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.03
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
3.36
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
3.62
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.41
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
4.4
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
8.95
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.862
0.862
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.23
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.18
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.41
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4364
38.31
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
38.14
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.18
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.05
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
4.22
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.24
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.33
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.23
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.38
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.3
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3896
34.2
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
33.7
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14

Fielding Stats for Alan Foster and Yoshihisa Hirano

Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
1.9
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
10.25
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.3
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3079
27
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
27
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1026.1
9
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
131.2
9
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.68
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.41
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.01
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.23
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.82
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.71
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.69
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.64
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.24
93.24
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.2
68.2
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alan Foster and Yoshihisa Hirano

Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
389.05
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
90000
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
510.09
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60.52
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
57.06
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.81
10.04
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
63.98
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
88.18
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
29.39
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
29.39
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
58.79
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.4
-0.7
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
27.67
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
84
145.24
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.13
4.13
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
58.79
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.46
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA