Alan Foster vs. Red Hoff — Career Comparison

Alan Foster
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Red Hoff
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alan Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Red Hoff as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Red Hoff posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.49 and WHIP 1.265 compared to 3.74 and 1.364 for Alan Foster. By the career numbers, Red Hoff had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alan Foster and Red Hoff

Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
1.9
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.49
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.3
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.42
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.55
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.24
43.24
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.2
68.2
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.23
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
3.74
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.49
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3076
27
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
27
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025.1
9
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
9
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
988
8.67
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
7.27
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.87
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
3.36
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.12
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
4.4
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
5.31
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.862
0.862
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.23
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.18
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4364
38.31
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
37.63
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.18
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.63
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
4.22
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.12
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.33
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.23
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.38
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3896
34.2
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
33.4
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.63
37.63

Fielding Stats for Alan Foster and Red Hoff

Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.9
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.3
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3079
27
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1026.1
9
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.68
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.01
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.82
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.69
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.24
93.24
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.84
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.435
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.2
68.2
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alan Foster and Red Hoff

Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
389.05
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
460
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
510.09
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
600
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
60.52
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
57.06
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.81
10.04
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.24
24.86
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
63.98
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
88.18
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
29.39
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
29.39
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
58.79
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-0.7
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
25.25
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
27.67
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
84
145.24
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4.13
4.13
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
58.79
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.46
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Hoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100