Steve Foster vs. Jim McGlothlin — Career Comparison

Steve Foster
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim McGlothlin
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim McGlothlin built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Foster as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Foster posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.41 and WHIP 1.193 compared to 3.61 and 1.304 for Jim McGlothlin. By the career numbers, Steve Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Foster and Jim McGlothlin

Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.92
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
1.77
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.39
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.46
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.53
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.53
46.53
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.52
78.52
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.25
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.41
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
3.61
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
27
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3901
27
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.2
9
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1300.1
9
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
8.23
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1247
8.63
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.6
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.87
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.21
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
2.89
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.21
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.12
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
709
4.91
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.926
0.926
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
36.84
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5424
37.54
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.91
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.19
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.91
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
4.01
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.21
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.7
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
33.72
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4935
34.16
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Steve Foster and Jim McGlothlin

Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.92
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
1.77
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.39
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
27
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3903
27
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.2
9
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1301
9
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.7
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
0.68
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.41
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.68
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.11
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
2.48
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.11
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
2.37
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.53
95.53
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.52
78.52
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Foster and Jim McGlothlin

Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
5900
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
355.56
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
600
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
527.78
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
66.67
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.83
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.5
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.17
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.17
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
20.83
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.03
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.12
21
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
100
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
100
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
37.5
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
20.83
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
54.17
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
21.87
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.37
8.85
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
33.33
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
163
226.39
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.65
2.65
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
38.89
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.39
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA