Kris Foster vs. Nick Pivetta — Career Comparison

Kris Foster
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nick Pivetta
MillenialCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nick Pivetta 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 4.47 and 1.273 for Nick Pivetta. 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 Nick Pivetta

Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.3
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.89
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.55
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.51
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.56
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.59
47.59
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.28
82.28
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
4.47
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3633
27
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1211
9
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
8.1
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
8.23
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.23
8.23
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
1.46
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.2
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.17
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
7.2
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
9.88
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.88
9.88
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.39
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.25
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
42.3
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5107
37.95
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
631
4.69
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.15
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.56
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
35.1
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4589
34.1
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.3
42.3
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Kris Foster and Nick Pivetta

Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.3
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.89
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.55
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3633
27
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1211
9
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.48
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.56
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
1.11
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.04
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.96
93.96
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.571
0.571
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.551
0.551
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.28
82.28
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kris Foster and Nick Pivetta

Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
1254.1
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
600
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
545.9
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.26
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.34
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
3.6
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.18
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.02
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.43
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.34
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-5.35
-26.3
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.75
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
62
304.92
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.34
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA