Matt Foster vs. Casey Patten — Career Comparison

Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Casey Patten
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Casey Patten 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. Casey Patten posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.315 compared to 4.3 and 1.274 for Matt Foster. By the career numbers, Casey Patten had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Foster and Casey Patten

Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.18
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.04
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.46
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.56
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.3
45.3
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.15
88.15
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
0.9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.3
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
770
3.36
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6187
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2062.1
9
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
2154
9.4
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.17
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.32
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
2.43
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
757
3.3
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
0.637
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.32
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
38.16
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8622
37.63
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.68
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1079
4.71
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
34.32
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7991
34.87
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.16
38.16
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.63
37.63

Fielding Stats for Matt Foster and Casey Patten

Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
1.18
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.61
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6228
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2076
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.65
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
2.46
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
771
3.34
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
3.11
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
93
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.626
2.626
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.28
51.28
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Foster and Casey Patten

Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
114
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
202.22
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
810
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
743
550.37
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
69.63
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
62.96
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.7
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.67
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.78
15.39
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
80.74
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
100
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
32.59
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
25.19
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
56.3
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.69
4.22
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.67
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
23.7
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
204
151.11
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.97
3.97
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
19.26
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100