Matt Foster vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish 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. Cal McLish led in run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 79), home run suppression (HR9+ 81 vs 68), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 91 vs 86). Matt Foster held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 76). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Cal McLish.

Pitching Stats for Matt Foster and Cal McLish

Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.32
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
38.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.68
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
34.32
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Matt Foster and Cal McLish

Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Foster and Cal McLish

Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
114
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
564
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100