Kris Foster vs. Matt Kinney — Career Comparison

Kris Foster
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Kinney
Gen XMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Kinney 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 5.29 and 1.599 for Matt Kinney. 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 Matt Kinney

Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.3
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
2.38
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.34
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.62
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.3
41.3
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.31
56.31
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
5.29
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
8.1
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
10.21
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.39
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.2
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.02
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.2
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
6.86
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.209
1.209
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.6
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.28
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
42.3
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1763
40.72
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
5.75
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.37
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.67
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.581
1.581
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
35.1
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1538
35.52
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.3
42.3
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.72
40.72

Fielding Stats for Kris Foster and Matt Kinney

Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.3
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
2.38
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.34
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.58
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.9
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.52
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.48
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.97
96.97
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.621
0.621
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.31
56.31
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kris Foster and Matt Kinney

Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
802.6
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
600
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
537.66
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
4.02
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
54.55
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-3.22
-25.06
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
30
233.77
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA