Alan Foster vs. Phil Maton — Career Comparison

Alan Foster
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Phil Maton
MillenialKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alan Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil Maton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Phil Maton led in strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 81), run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 93), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 114 vs 104). Role difference aside, Phil Maton holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Alan Foster and Phil Maton

Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1.9
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
9.11
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.3
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.42
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.44
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.55
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.38
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.24
43.24
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.2
68.2
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.23
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
3.74
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
3.98
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3076
27
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1417
27
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025.1
9
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
472.1
9
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
988
8.67
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
7.87
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.87
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.01
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
3.36
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
3.49
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
4.4
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
10.27
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.27
10.27
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.862
0.862
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.529
1.529
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.23
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.18
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.91
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4364
38.31
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2018
38.45
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.18
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.92
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
4.22
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
4.46
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.33
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.23
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.25
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.38
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.63
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.262
1.262
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3896
34.2
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1765
33.63
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Alan Foster and Phil Maton

Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1.9
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
9.11
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.3
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3079
27
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1417
27
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1026.1
9
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
472.1
9
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.68
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.55
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.01
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.71
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.82
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.33
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.69
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.26
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.24
93.24
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.138
0.138
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.2
68.2
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alan Foster and Phil Maton

Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
225
389.05
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
478
57360
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
510.09
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
60.52
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
57.06
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.81
10.04
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
63.98
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
88.18
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
29.39
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
29.39
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
58.79
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-0.7
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
20.56
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
27.67
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
145.24
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.13
4.13
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
58.79
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.46
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA