Matt Foster vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Foster as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Thornton Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.56 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 4.3 and 1.274 for Matt Foster. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Foster and Thornton Lee

Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.45
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.3
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.32
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
38.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.68
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
34.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Matt Foster and Thornton Lee

Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119.1
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.75
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.105
0.105
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Foster and Thornton Lee

Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
114
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
254.24
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
885
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA