Matt Foster vs. Roy Patterson — Career Comparison

Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Patterson
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Patterson 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. Roy Patterson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.75 and WHIP 1.172 compared to 4.3 and 1.274 for Matt Foster. By the career numbers, Roy Patterson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Foster and Roy Patterson

Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.21
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.53
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.94
52.94
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.61
82.61
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.78
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.3
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4095
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1365
9
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1327
8.75
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.75
8.75
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.15
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.32
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.8
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
2.91
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.524
0.524
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.2
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.25
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
38.16
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5519
36.39
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.19
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.68
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
3.75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.265
1.265
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.172
1.172
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
34.32
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5208
34.34
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.16
38.16
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.39
36.39

Fielding Stats for Matt Foster and Roy Patterson

Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.21
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.38
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4095
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1365
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.49
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
2.85
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.15
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
3.49
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
3.34
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.66
95.66
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.755
2.755
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.98
30.98
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Foster and Roy Patterson

Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
114
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
205.59
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
553.07
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
86.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
75.98
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.82
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.06
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.4
19.44
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
99.44
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
108.38
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
49.16
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.4
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
80.45
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.26
13.69
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.23
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
20.11
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
86
96.09
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.24
6.24
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
24.58
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100