Matt Foster vs. Elmer Ponder — Career Comparison

Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Elmer Ponder
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Elmer Ponder 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. Elmer Ponder posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.21 and WHIP 1.233 compared to 4.3 and 1.274 for Matt Foster. By the career numbers, Elmer Ponder had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Foster and Elmer Ponder

Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.64
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.64
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.87
60.87
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.48
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.3
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
3.21
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1136
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378.2
9
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
9.39
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.26
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.32
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.71
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
2.69
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.489
0.489
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
38.16
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1582
37.6
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.43
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.68
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
4.11
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.265
1.265
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
34.32
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1501
35.68
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.16
38.16
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.6
37.6

Fielding Stats for Matt Foster and Elmer Ponder

Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
27
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119.1
9
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.75
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.89
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.105
0.105
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.783
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Foster and Elmer Ponder

Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
316.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
567.94
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
59.54
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.38
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.76
8.05
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
68.7
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
68.7
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.06
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-3.02
-13.85
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
50
229.01
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.62
2.62
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Ponder
Career
Per 600 PA