Steve Foster vs. Bill Williams — Career Comparison

Steve Foster
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Williams
UnknownNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Bill Williams 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 5.06 and 1.313 for Bill Williams. 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 Bill Williams

Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.92
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.41
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89.2
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
8.23
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.23
8.23
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.6
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.21
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.12
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.926
0.926
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
36.84
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
42.19
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.91
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.91
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.6
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.7
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
33.72
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
32.06
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19

Fielding Stats for Steve Foster and Bill Williams

Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.92
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89.2
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.7
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.41
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.11
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.11
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Foster and Bill Williams

Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5900
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
500
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
18.03
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
21.87
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA