Kris Foster vs. Warren Spahn — Career Comparison

Kris Foster
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Warren Spahn
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Warren Spahn 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 3.09 and 1.206 for Warren Spahn. 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 Warren Spahn

Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.3
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
1.29
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
1.14
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
0.62
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
0.42
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.67
88.67
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
0.66
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.11
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1798
3.09
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15731
27
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5243.2
9
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
8.1
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4830
8.29
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
0.74
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.2
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
2.46
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.1
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.2
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2583
4.43
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.766
0.766
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.14
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.07
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
42.3
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21547
36.98
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.12
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
3.6
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2016
3.46
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
35.1
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20071
34.45
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.3
42.3
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Kris Foster and Warren Spahn

Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.3
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
2.18
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.15
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9282
27
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3094
9
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.65
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
999
2.91
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.17
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.6
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
3.72
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
3.55
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.47
95.47
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.628
1.628
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.93
52.93
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.24
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kris Foster and Warren Spahn

Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
783
228.61
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2055
600
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1872
546.57
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
105.99
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
77.37
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
16.64
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.22
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.61
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.33
39.22
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
156.79
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
135.47
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
41.17
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
55.18
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
86.13
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.31
36
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.04
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
27.45
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
487
142.19
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.22
4.22
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
19.85
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.09
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
23
6.72
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.17
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67