Kris Foster vs. Rip Sewell — Career Comparison

Kris Foster
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rip Sewell
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Rip Sewell 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 3.48 and 1.344 for Rip Sewell. 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 Rip Sewell

Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.3
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
1.66
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.03
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.61
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.41
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.58
59.58
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.31
62.31
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.58
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
819
3.48
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6358
27
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2119.1
9
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
8.1
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2101
8.92
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.49
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.2
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
3.18
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.2
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
2.7
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.653
0.653
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.13
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
42.3
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9101
38.65
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.37
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
983
4.17
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
35.1
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8330
35.37
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.3
42.3
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.65
38.65

Fielding Stats for Kris Foster and Rip Sewell

Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.3
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
27
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
9
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.571
0.571
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.505
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kris Foster and Rip Sewell

Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
314.5
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
600
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
750
557.62
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
113.01
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
89.96
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
16.36
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.23
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.46
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
23.05
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.69
35.46
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
147.21
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
141.26
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
60.22
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
43.87
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
99.63
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.58
33.89
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
27.51
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
154
114.5
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.24
5.24
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.13
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
14.87
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.92
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.92
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Sewell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100