Matt Foster vs. Deacon Meyers — Career Comparison

Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Deacon Meyers 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. Matt Foster posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.3 and WHIP 1.274 compared to 4.75 and 1.422 for Deacon Meyers. By the career numbers, Matt Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Foster and Deacon Meyers

Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.47
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.49
53.49
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
4.3
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.75
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
9.92
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.32
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
3.99
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
38.16
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.68
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
6.01
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.422
1.422
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
34.32
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.16
38.16
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68

Fielding Stats for Matt Foster and Deacon Meyers

Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.76
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.03
95.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Foster and Deacon Meyers

Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
271.96
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
532.71
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
81.31
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.88
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
30.19
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
114.95
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.15
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.51
26.68
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67