Matt Foster vs. Jack Powell — Career Comparison

Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Powell
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Powell 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. Jack Powell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.217 compared to 4.3 and 1.274 for Matt Foster. By the career numbers, Jack Powell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Foster and Jack Powell

Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
578
1.19
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
1.06
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
0.5
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
0.52
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
49
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.27
89.27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
0.87
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.09
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.03
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.3
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1450
2.97
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13167
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4389
9
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
8.07
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4319
8.86
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.23
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.32
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
2.09
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1621
3.32
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.602
0.602
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.14
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.25
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
38.16
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17896
36.7
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.12
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.68
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1991
4.08
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.265
1.265
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
34.32
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16755
34.36
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.16
38.16
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.7
36.7

Fielding Stats for Matt Foster and Jack Powell

Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
1.32
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
0.46
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11934
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3978
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.31
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
2.19
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.17
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1180
2.67
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
2.5
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.64
93.64
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.892
1.892
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.1
35.1
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.08
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Foster and Jack Powell

Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
114
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
585
200.11
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1754
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1610
550.74
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
105.7
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
85.18
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
13
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.79
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.74
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
20.52
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100.43
34.35
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
136.49
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
403
137.86
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
45.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
42.42
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
85.18
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101.81
34.83
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.39
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
29.76
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
299
102.28
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.87
5.87
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
17.1
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.03
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100