Kevin Foster vs. Jack McAdams — Career Comparison

Kevin Foster
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack McAdams
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack McAdams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack McAdams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.72 and WHIP 1.241 compared to 4.86 and 1.436 for Kevin Foster. By the career numbers, Jack McAdams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Foster and Jack McAdams

Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.77
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.59
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.47
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.57
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
83
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
4.86
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.72
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1529
27
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
27
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509.2
9
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
8.83
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.52
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.55
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
3.88
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.66
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.36
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.72
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.25
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.86
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2205
38.94
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
35.38
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.59
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
5.19
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.66
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.34
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.413
1.413
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1931
34.1
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
28.86
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.38
35.38

Fielding Stats for Kevin Foster and Jack McAdams

Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.77
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.47
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
27
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509.2
9
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.87
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.31
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.29
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
83
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Foster and Jack McAdams

Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
335.38
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3600
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
600
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
501.54
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
95.38
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
67.69
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.46
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.15
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.08
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.69
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.52
35.43
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
135.38
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
126.15
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
46.15
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
58.46
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
101.54
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.5
35.38
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.08
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.69
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
181.54
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.31
3.31
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
67.69
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.15
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.15
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA