Matt Foster vs. Bill Perrin — Career Comparison

Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Perrin
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Perrin 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 14.4 and 3.000 for Bill Perrin. 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 Bill Perrin

Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Bill Perrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Bill Perrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
4.3
Bill Perrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
14.4
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.99
14.99
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Bill Perrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.482
0.482
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Bill Perrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
23.4
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.4
23.4
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Bill Perrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Bill Perrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bill Perrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.32
Bill Perrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bill Perrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bill Perrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bill Perrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bill Perrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
38.16
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
54
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.68
Bill Perrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
16.2
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
16.2
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bill Perrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Bill Perrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
34.32
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
48.6
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.542
0.542
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16
Bill Perrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54

Fielding Stats for Matt Foster and Bill Perrin

Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
27
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119.1
9
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.75
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.105
0.105
Bill Perrin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Foster and Bill Perrin

Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Perrin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Perrin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Perrin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.2
-60
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Perrin
Career
Per 600 PA