Matt Foster vs. Harlan Pyle — Career Comparison

Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Harlan Pyle
Greatest GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Harlan Pyle 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 20.25 and 3.750 for Harlan Pyle. 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 Harlan Pyle

Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
8.6
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
13.5
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
4.3
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.74
9.74
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
8.07
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.07
8.07
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.36
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.32
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
38.16
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
74.25
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
2.56
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.68
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
34.32
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
47.25
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.25
74.25

Fielding Stats for Matt Foster and Harlan Pyle

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

Hitting Stats for Matt Foster and Harlan Pyle

Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.11
-66.4
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Harlan Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Harlan Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA