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Matt Foster

P · CWS

31 yrs

Pitcher

Description

Position: P
Team: CWS
Type: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Born: 1995-01-27
Age: 31
Country: USA
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 200 lb
Last active: 2024

Career Résumé

4 seasons

Seasons	4 2020–2024
Games	114
W-L	9-5
ERA	4.30
WHIP	1.27
IP	119
SO	117
SV	2

Pitching

Regular season

Season	Tm	W	L	ERA	WHIP	G	GS	SV	IP	SO	BB	HR	ER	xERA	Brl%
2024	CWS	0	1	2.70	1.50	6	1	0	6.2	4	5	1	2	7.43	19.0%
2022	CWS	1	2	4.40	1.33	48	0	1	45.0	42	17	6	22	4.11	6.0%
2021	CWS	2	1	6.00	1.44	37	0	1	39.0	40	13	9	26	5.69	9.2%
2020	CWS	6	1	2.20	0.87	23	2	0	28.2	31	9	2	7	4.48	11.6%

Season	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	DP	FLD%	RF/9	OAA
2024	P	6	1	6.2	1	0	0	1.000	1.35	—
2022	P	48	0	45.0	1	1	0	1.000	0.40	—
2021	P	37	0	39.0	0	4	1	1.000	0.92	—
2020	P	23	2	28.2	0	5	0	1.000	1.57	—

Pitching game log

2024 · last 6

Date		Opp	Res	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	Pit
2024-09-11	vs	CLE	L	ND	0.1	0	0	0	0	2	1	14
2024-09-09	vs	CLE	L	ND	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	1	22
2024-09-06	@	BOS	L	L	0.1	1	2	2	1	1	0	16
2024-09-03	@	BAL	L	ND	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	24
2024-08-28	vs	TEX	L	ND	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	1	21
2024-08-16	@	HOU	W	H	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	11

Pitching Profile2022 · vs 409

K/9

8.445

BB/9

3.435

HR/9

1.235

ERA

4.4030

WHIP

1.3331

xERA

4.1137

Brl%A

6.0%72

PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league

Career Highs

Stat	Best	Year
Wins	6	2020
SO	42	2022
SV	1	2022
ERA	2.20	2020
WHIP	0.87	2020

Comparable Players

2022 · stat-profile similarity

Michael RuckerCHC32y
3.95 ERA · 50 K · 1.28 WHIP
91%
vs
Trent ThorntonTOR32y
4.11 ERA · 37 K · 1.24 WHIP
86%
vs
Will VestDET31y
4.00 ERA · 63 K · 1.33 WHIP
85%
vs
Reyes MorontaAZ33y
4.30 ERA · 38 K · 1.27 WHIP
84%
vs
Nick MartínezSD35y
3.47 ERA · 95 K · 1.29 WHIP
84%
vs

Career Arc

ERA by season · taller = better

Year over Year

pitching trajectory

Yr	Tm	W	ERA	WHIP	SO	IP
20	CWS	6	2.20	0.87	31	29
21	CWS	2▼	6.00▲	1.44▲	40▲	39▲
22	CWS	1▼	4.40▼	1.33▼	42▲	45▲
24	CWS	0▼	2.70▼	1.50▲	4▼	7▼

Career Milestones

chase to the next mark

Wins9

41 to 50

Strikeouts117

883 to 1,000

Saves2

98 to 100

Season

Pitch Arsenal

2024 · Statcast

Pitch	Use	Velo	Spin
4-Seam	44%	91.9	2251
Slider	31%	83.8	2325
Changeup	17%	81.9	1727
Curve	8%	78.7	2156

Plate Discipline

2024 · induced

21.1%

Chase

lg 28.5%

72.5%

Z-Swing

lg 67%

14.3%

Whiff

lg 24.5%

85.7%

Contact

lg 76%

47.2%

Zone

lg 48.5%

19.4%

CSW

lg 28%

108 pitches · green/red vs league avg

Statcast Trend

xERA by season · taller = better

Barrel% Against by season · taller = better

Per game	2.2
Ceiling (90th)	4.5
Floor (10th)	-1.5
Std dev	3.1
Boom rate	50%
Bust rate	17%
Profile	Volatile