Kevin Foster vs. Bill Smith — Career Comparison

Kevin Foster
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Smith
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.21 and WHIP 1.507 compared to 4.86 and 1.436 for Kevin Foster. By the career numbers, Bill Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Foster and Bill Smith

Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.77
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.21
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.47
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.79
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.57
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.79
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
83
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
4.86
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.21
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1529
27
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
27
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509.2
9
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.1
9
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
8.83
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
10.8
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.55
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.05
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
3.88
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.24
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.53
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.36
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
4.48
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2205
38.94
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
38.85
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.19
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
5.19
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.53
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.34
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.413
1.413
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.449
1.449
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
34.1
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
36.48
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Kevin Foster and Bill Smith

Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.77
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.21
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.47
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.79
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1529
27
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
27
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509.2
9
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.1
9
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.92
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.87
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.19
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.31
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.37
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
1.29
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.11
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
83
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Foster and Bill Smith

Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
335.38
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
1200
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
600
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
501.54
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
525
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
95.38
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
67.69
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
18.46
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.15
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.08
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
27.69
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.52
35.43
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.91
34.02
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
135.38
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
126.15
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
46.15
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
58.46
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
101.54
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.5
35.38
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
26.22
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.08
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
27.69
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
181.54
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.31
3.31
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
67.69
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.15
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.15
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA