Kris Foster vs. Ollie Johns — Career Comparison

Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ollie Johns built a career as a starting pitcher and Kris Foster as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kris Foster posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.700 compared to 3.5 and 1.944 for Ollie Johns. By the career numbers, Kris Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kris Foster and Ollie Johns

Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.3
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.26
7.26
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.369
0.369
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
8.1
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
15.5
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.5
15.5
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
7.2
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.2
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
4
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
42.3
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
44
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
11
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.944
1.944
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
35.1
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
42
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.3
42.3
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Kris Foster and Ollie Johns

Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.3
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kris Foster and Ollie Johns

Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
18.03
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
19.59
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ollie Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Johns
Career
Per 600 PA