Kris Foster vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Kris Foster
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Strong
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Joe Strong 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 4.13 and 1.450 for Joe Strong. 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 Joe Strong

Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.3
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
1.6
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.09
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.52
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.49
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.68
51.68
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.09
68.09
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.61
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
4.13
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3961
27
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1320.1
9
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
8.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1435
9.78
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.4
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
3.27
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.2
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
3.68
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.28
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
42.3
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5178
35.3
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.31
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
759
5.17
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.21
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.67
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
35.1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4480
30.54
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.3
42.3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.3
35.3

Fielding Stats for Kris Foster and Joe Strong

Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.3
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
1.69
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.16
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4883
27
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.2
9
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.63
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
1.84
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.14
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
2.62
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
2.47
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.5
94.5
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.461
1.461
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.3
68.3
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kris Foster and Joe Strong

Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332
241.16
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
826
600
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
519.37
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
134.38
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
92.98
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
28.33
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.08
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.99
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
41.4
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.62
72.36
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
196.85
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
197.58
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
74.09
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
71.91
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
138.01
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107.17
77.85
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.63
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
59.56
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.08
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
118
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.71
11.71
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
17.43
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Kris Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100