Matt Foster vs. Barney Pelty — Career Comparison

Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Barney Pelty
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Barney Pelty 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. Barney Pelty posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.63 and WHIP 1.150 compared to 4.3 and 1.274 for Matt Foster. By the career numbers, Barney Pelty had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Foster and Barney Pelty

Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
1.25
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.02
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.43
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.55
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.02
44.02
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.58
81.58
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.83
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.1
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.3
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
2.63
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5724
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1908
9
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
8.07
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1663
7.84
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.07
8.07
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.1
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.32
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
2.51
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
3.27
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.2
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.49
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
38.16
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7602
35.86
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.19
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.68
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.54
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.265
1.265
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
34.32
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6966
32.86
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.16
38.16
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.86
35.86

Fielding Stats for Matt Foster and Barney Pelty

Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
1.47
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.97
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5181
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1727
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.81
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
678
3.53
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.29
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.63
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
833
4.34
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.81
93.81
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.954
2.954
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.96
65.96
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Foster and Barney Pelty

Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
114
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282
226.2
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
748
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
559.09
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
80.21
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
72.99
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.81
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.41
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.22
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.07
16.1
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
89.84
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
100.27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
33.69
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.06
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
57.75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.83
7.88
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.21
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
16.84
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 600 PA
121
97.06
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.18
6.18
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
20.86
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.01
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Pelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.01
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Pelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100