Kris Foster vs. Brad Penny — Career Comparison

Kris Foster
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brad Penny
Gen XOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Brad Penny 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 4.29 and 1.396 for Brad Penny. 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 Brad Penny

Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.3
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.63
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.49
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.57
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.47
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.5
54.5
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.4
91.4
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
4.29
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5775
27
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1925
9
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
8.1
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2030
9.49
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
0.91
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.2
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
2.89
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.18
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.2
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
5.95
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.983
0.983
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.25
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.25
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
42.3
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8218
38.42
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
990
4.63
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.36
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.22
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.02
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
35.1
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7421
34.7
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.3
42.3
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.42
38.42

Fielding Stats for Kris Foster and Brad Penny

Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.3
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.63
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.49
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5775
27
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1925
9
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.62
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.08
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
1.74
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
1.7
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.85
97.85
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.043
1.043
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.4
91.4
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.1
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kris Foster and Brad Penny

Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
364.36
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
600
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
549.13
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
86.16
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
63.32
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.65
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.08
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.11
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.84
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.4
20.14
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
117.3
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
92.39
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.03
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
35.29
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
60.21
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.64
10.01
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.11
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.11
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
173
179.58
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.34
3.34
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
44.64
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.15
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA