Matt Foster vs. Bill Williams — Career Comparison

Matt Foster
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Williams
UnknownNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Bill Williams 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 5.06 and 1.313 for Bill Williams. 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 Williams

Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
4.3
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
8.07
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.07
8.07
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.36
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.32
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.82
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
38.16
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
42.19
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.56
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.68
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
34.32
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
32.06
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19

Fielding Stats for Matt Foster and Bill Williams

Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.6
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119.1
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.91
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Foster and Bill Williams

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