Larry Foster vs. Guy Morton — Career Comparison

Larry Foster
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Guy Morton
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Guy Morton built a career as a starting pitcher and Larry Foster as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Guy Morton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.290 compared to 13.5 and 2.500 for Larry Foster. By the career numbers, Guy Morton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Foster and Guy Morton

Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.75
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.02
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.54
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.49
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.36
58.36
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.45
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
13.5
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
3.13
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4889
27
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1629.2
9
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1520
8.39
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
3.22
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
4.58
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.19
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.12
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
54
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6750
37.28
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.44
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
13.5
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
4.13
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
49.5
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6145
33.94
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28

Fielding Stats for Larry Foster and Guy Morton

Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
27
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
499
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.98
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.416
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Foster and Guy Morton

Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
317
327.93
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
600
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548
566.9
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
88.97
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
74.48
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.38
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.48
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.16
17.75
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
106.55
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
99.31
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
34.14
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
58.97
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.34
9.67
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.34
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
122
126.21
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.75
4.75
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.76
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.07
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.07
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0