Alan Foster vs. Tom Knowlson — Career Comparison

Alan Foster
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Knowlson
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Alan Foster and Tom Knowlson are fairly close on the surface numbers. Tom Knowlson posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.49 vs 3.74) and home runs allowed (0.09 per nine innings vs 0.87). Alan Foster had the advantage in WHIP (1.364 vs 1.579). By the career numbers, Tom Knowlson 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 Alan Foster and Tom Knowlson

Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.9
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.61
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.3
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.8
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.42
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.55
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.54
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.24
43.24
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.2
68.2
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.23
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.72
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
3.74
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.49
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3076
27
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
27
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025.1
9
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100.2
9
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
988
8.67
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
8.85
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.87
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
3.36
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.36
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
4.4
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.15
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.862
0.862
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.834
0.834
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.23
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.18
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.54
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4364
38.31
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
38.26
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.18
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.63
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
4.22
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.74
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.33
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.23
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.38
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3896
34.2
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
32.36
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26

Fielding Stats for Alan Foster and Tom Knowlson

Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.9
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.3
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3079
27
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1026.1
9
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.68
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.01
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.82
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.69
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.24
93.24
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.18
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.889
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.2
68.2
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alan Foster and Tom Knowlson

Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
389.05
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
284.21
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
510.09
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
568.42
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60.52
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
57.06
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.81
10.04
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
6.3
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
63.98
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
88.18
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
29.39
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
29.39
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
58.79
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.4
-0.7
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.17
-18.54
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
27.67
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
145.24
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
363.16
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.13
4.13
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
1.65
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
58.79
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.46
Tom Knowlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Knowlson
Career
Per 600 PA