Larry Foster vs. Chris Peters — Career Comparison

Larry Foster
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Peters
Gen XKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Peters 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. Chris Peters posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.81 and WHIP 1.549 compared to 13.5 and 2.500 for Larry Foster. By the career numbers, Chris Peters had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Foster and Chris Peters

Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
3.22
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.16
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.59
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.18
43.18
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.03
36.03
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
13.5
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.81
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
9.96
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.96
9.96
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.28
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.72
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.26
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
5.31
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.004
1.004
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.5
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.33
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
54
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1693
40.13
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
13.5
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
5.29
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.36
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.09
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
49.5
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1487
35.25
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.13
40.13

Fielding Stats for Larry Foster and Chris Peters

Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
3.22
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.16
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.33
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.35
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.78
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.68
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.67
94.67
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.522
0.522
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.03
36.03
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Foster and Chris Peters

Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
741.82
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
600
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
550.91
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
120
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
114.55
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
29.64
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
125.45
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
136.36
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
60
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
38.18
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
98.18
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.15
33.57
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.36
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
32
174.55
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.44
3.44
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.73
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.91
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.91
Larry Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100