Steve Foster vs. Dazzy Vance — Career Comparison

Steve Foster
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dazzy Vance
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVP

Dazzy Vance 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 3.24 and 1.230 for Dazzy Vance. 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 Dazzy Vance

Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.92
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
1.34
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
1.05
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.6
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.42
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.46
58.46
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.51
78.51
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
0.66
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.41
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1068
3.24
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
27
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8900
27
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.2
9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966.2
9
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
8.23
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2809
8.52
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.4
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.21
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
840
2.55
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
6.12
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2045
6.2
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.926
0.926
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.11
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.23
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
36.84
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12369
37.52
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.91
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.16
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.91
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1246
3.78
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.7
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
33.72
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11452
34.74
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Steve Foster and Dazzy Vance

Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.92
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
27
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.2
9
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.7
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.41
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.11
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.11
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.48
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.575
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Foster and Dazzy Vance

Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
5900
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
238.49
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1112
600
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
971
523.92
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
78.78
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
62.05
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.41
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
16.73
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.03
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.63
25.7
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
103.6
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
125.18
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
36.69
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
40.47
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
73.38
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
21.87
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.96
20.48
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
42.63
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
287
154.86
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
3.87
3.87
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
29.68
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.16
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100