Kris Foster vs. Eric Show — Career Comparison

Kris Foster
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric Show
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric Show 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 3.66 and 1.320 for Eric Show. 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 Eric Show

Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.3
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
1.81
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.28
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.55
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.48
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.16
53.16
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.78
70.78
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.19
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
673
3.66
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4965
27
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1655
9
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
8.1
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
1526
8.3
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.3
8.3
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.93
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.2
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
3.32
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.27
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.2
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
971
5.28
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.2
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.25
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.12
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
42.3
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6968
37.89
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
4.02
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.46
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.23
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
0.64
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
35.1
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6184
33.63
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.3
42.3
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.89
37.89

Fielding Stats for Kris Foster and Eric Show

Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.3
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
1.81
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.28
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4965
27
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1655
9
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.4
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.12
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.13
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
1.65
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.52
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.41
92.41
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.78
70.78
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kris Foster and Eric Show

Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
360.65
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554
600
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
548.01
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
87.73
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
72.56
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.83
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.33
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.16
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.92
19.41
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
111.55
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
95.31
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
35.74
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
30.32
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
61.73
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.55
9.26
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.25
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.33
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
179
193.86
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.1
3.1
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
43.32
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.58
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA