Matt Foster vs. George Pipgras — Career Comparison

Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
George Pipgras
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

George Pipgras 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. George Pipgras posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.429 compared to 4.3 and 1.274 for Matt Foster. By the career numbers, George Pipgras had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Foster and George Pipgras

Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
1.67
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
1.14
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
0.62
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.29
58.29
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.48
68.48
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.56
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.3
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
4.09
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4465
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1488.1
9
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1529
9.25
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.4
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.32
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
3.62
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
4.32
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
0.882
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.22
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.2
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
38.16
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6587
39.83
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.39
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.68
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
801
4.84
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.429
1.429
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
34.32
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5956
36.02
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Matt Foster and George Pipgras

Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
27
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119.1
9
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.75
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.97
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.105
0.105
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.054
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Foster and George Pipgras

Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
114
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276
279.26
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
539
545.36
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
89.04
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
73.86
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.13
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.18
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.33
23.6
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
110.29
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
116.36
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
37.44
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
77.91
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.82
19.04
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25.3
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
129
130.52
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27.32
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pipgras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pipgras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0