Matt Foster

#63 - Relief Pitcher

Chicago White Sox

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	1/27/1995 (28)
Height, Weight	6'0", 215 lb
Hometown	Valley, AL

2022 Season Stats

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MLB Rank MLB Average

	Sv	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%
	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	3 Sv	44 IP	3.98 ERA	1.31 WHIP	23.7% K%	9.3% BB%	29.2% CSW%

	FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	PLV	xERA
	-	-	-	-	-	-

	94.2 FB MPH	12.9% SwStr%	24.6% HC%	45.4% GB%	4.91 PLV	3.99 xERA

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Stats Glossary

Overview

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Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/9	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%	PLV
2020	CWS	23	2	28.2	6	1	2.20	3.27	2.87	4.06	0.87	5.0	28.4%	8.3%	.212	22.9%	33.3%	0.63	6.9%	76.6%	14.7%	32.6%	4.76
2021	CWS	37	0	39.0	2	1	6.00	5.73	5.28	5.11	1.44	9.9	23.0%	7.5%	.309	29.5%	33.1%	2.08	15.8%	68.3%	11.7%	26.6%	4.75
2022	CWS	48	0	45.0	1	2	4.40	4.91	4.11	4.36	1.33	8.6	21.8%	8.8%	.291	23.4%	33.1%	1.20	11.1%	67.8%	10.5%	24.3%	4.95
RP MLB Percentile		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG		41	0	44.0	3	2	3.98	3.99	3.89	3.88	1.31	8.2	23.7%	9.3%	.293	24.6%	45.4%	-	12.0%	72.5%	12.9%	29.2%	4.91
3 Years		108	2	112.2	9	4	4.39	-	-	-	1.25	8.2	23.7%	8.2%	.281	25.5%	33.1%	1.36	12.1%	69.6%	11.9%	27.1%	4.83

Repertoire

Four-Seamer | 52%
Slider | 33%
Changeup | 10%
Curveball | 5%
Cutter | 1%
Sinker | 0%
All Pitches

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Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2020	93.8	57.1%	23.7%	54.2%	12.9%	20.1%	32.9%	67.5%	63.9%	36.1%	38.9%	.161	.229	.212	14.3%	.196	.270	24.2%	2,300
2021	93.5	64.9%	24.8%	52.2%	11.2%	17.5%	28.8%	66.8%	62.2%	35.8%	49.3%	.247	.316	.297	9.1%	.286	.365	34.3%	2,307
2022	93.7	52.0%	32.4%	52.9%	9.5%	17.3%	26.8%	70.4%	64.9%	26.4%	51.4%	.232	.307	.265	10.8%	.247	.334	27.2%	2,239
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	94.2	43.4%	26.4%	49.2%	10.8%	16.8%	27.6%	64.6%	59.3%	35.7%	41.0%	.255	.346	.303	12.0%	.252	.350	28.3%	2,267

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2020	.196	.270	.268	.360	24.2%	11.1%	41.7%	24.2%	86.4	92.1	16.1	4.9	10.7	-1.2	5.9	5.9	2,300
2021	.286	.365	.347	.427	34.3%	9.0%	53.7%	34.3%	92.2	89.4	19.2	4.1	11.0	-1.0	5.9	6.0	2,307
2022	.247	.334	.286	.402	27.2%	8.3%	37.5%	26.2%	90.2	86.5	25.5	3.8	10.9	-1.0	5.8	6.2	2,239
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	.252	.350	.293	.391	28.3%	8.6%	41.1%	26.4%	90.3	88.0	18.5	4.9	9.1	-0.8	5.6	6.4	2,267

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2020	249	62	6	1	0	2	21	5	0	0	168	81	.161	.286	.229
2021	473	105	17	2	0	3	24	12	2	1	316	157	.247	.371	.316
2022	399	103	13	5	0	4	23	8	0	0	281	118	.232	.411	.307
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	265	65	9	3	0	2	15	8	1	0	174	91	.255	.429	.346

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2020	36.1%	25.0%	38.9%	8.3%	14.3%	19.4%	47.2%	33.3%	20.1%	11.1%	22.2%	25.0%	22.2%	8.3%	50.0%
2021	35.8%	14.9%	49.3%	7.5%	9.1%	25.4%	43.3%	31.3%	23.9%	3.0%	13.4%	29.9%	34.3%	10.4%	37.3%
2022	26.4%	22.2%	51.4%	16.7%	10.8%	25.0%	25.0%	50.0%	25.6%	1.4%	19.4%	41.7%	20.8%	8.3%	41.7%
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	35.7%	23.3%	41.0%	12.7%	12.0%	30.8%	35.5%	33.7%	21.1%	3.5%	23.2%	32.0%	25.1%	7.6%	38.1%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2020	24.2%	11.1%	41.7%	24.2%	.161	.229	.212	.257	.196	.270	.268	.360	86.4	92.1	16.1
2021	34.3%	9.0%	53.7%	34.3%	.247	.316	.297	.328	.286	.365	.347	.427	92.2	89.4	19.2
2022	27.2%	8.3%	37.5%	26.2%	.232	.307	.265	.306	.247	.334	.286	.402	90.2	86.5	25.5
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	28.3%	8.6%	41.1%	26.4%	.255	.346	.303	.337	.252	.350	.293	.391	90.3	88.0	18.5

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2020	23.7%	54.2%	12.9%	20.1%	32.9%	67.5%	63.9%	27.1%	47.4%	72.9%	66.7%	74.7%	27.0%	23.1%	61.2%	55.2%
2021	24.8%	52.2%	11.2%	17.5%	28.8%	66.8%	62.2%	22.7%	49.3%	77.3%	62.5%	81.9%	22.0%	20.3%	53.2%	47.6%
2022	32.4%	52.9%	9.5%	17.3%	26.8%	70.4%	64.9%	17.9%	53.1%	82.1%	72.1%	86.1%	22.3%	26.9%	69.9%	56.3%
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	26.4%	49.2%	10.8%	16.8%	27.6%	64.6%	59.3%	22.3%	47.8%	77.7%	69.6%	81.0%	21.7%	22.0%	61.2%	51.0%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2020	26.1%	23.7%	50.2%	46.2%	22.5%	31.3%	6.0%	36.1%	40.2%	56.6%	12.0%	31.3%	54.2%	9.9%	26.9%
2021	27.3%	26.0%	46.7%	42.9%	28.1%	29.0%	6.8%	18.0%	56.0%	58.6%	15.4%	26.0%	52.2%	10.5%	19.5%
2022	20.3%	30.8%	48.9%	42.9%	31.8%	25.3%	10.0%	25.8%	43.4%	53.9%	16.3%	29.8%	52.9%	11.6%	19.3%
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	35.1%	27.4%	37.5%	48.6%	26.5%	24.9%	7.3%	29.4%	43.2%	54.7%	15.8%	29.5%	49.2%	12.9%	17.5%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2020	249	4.78	1,191	38.2%	24.5%	37.3%	0.8%	-8.8	4.86	-8
2021	473	4.82	2,177	40.5%	16.6%	42.9%	-2.4%	-8.1	5.30	-6
2022	399	4.95	1,703	42.4%	20.9%	36.6%	5.8%	-7.3	3.69	-6
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	265	4.80	1,162	40.6%	19.7%	39.7%	0.8%	-1.0	-	-1

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2020	85.3	9.6%	13.8%	31.0%	9.5%	21.4%	31.0%	47.6%	45.2%	50.0%	33.3%	.143	.198	.167	0.0%	.258	.343	37.5%	2,298
2021	85.3	10.7%	27.7%	39.7%	9.0%	12.8%	21.8%	60.3%	52.6%	31.3%	50.0%	.300	.338	.333	12.5%	.270	.298	20.0%	2,291
2022	85.4	32.9%	29.7%	34.8%	12.6%	9.1%	21.7%	56.9%	51.8%	42.1%	26.3%	.260	.316	.306	20.0%	.305	.386	17.5%	2,290
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	84.2	33.9%	32.0%	40.6%	16.1%	15.3%	31.4%	61.6%	56.8%	41.6%	37.2%	.214	.280	.275	13.3%	.206	.276	20.1%	2,417

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2020	.258	.343	.254	.341	37.5%	16.7%	50.0%	37.5%	91.9	97.5	10.8	1.5	3.0	-1.2	6.0	6.0	2,298
2021	.270	.298	.304	.372	20.0%	0.0%	31.3%	25.0%	86.6	81.5	27.2	1.7	2.7	-1.0	6.1	5.9	2,291
2022	.305	.386	.358	.460	17.5%	5.3%	43.6%	29.3%	82.4	87.9	10.2	2.6	2.3	-1.0	5.9	6.1	2,290
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	.206	.276	.260	.353	20.1%	6.9%	35.8%	22.6%	85.9	85.9	15.1	3.8	1.1	-0.9	5.6	6.3	2,417

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2020	42	8	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	20	22	.143	.143	.198
2021	78	20	4	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	47	31	.300	.500	.338
2022	253	58	11	0	0	2	13	6	0	0	144	109	.260	.380	.316
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	200	50	6	2	0	1	16	3	1	1	126	74	.214	.364	.280

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2020	50.0%	16.7%	33.3%	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	0.0%	2.4%	0.0%	33.3%	16.7%	33.3%	0.0%	50.0%
2021	31.3%	18.8%	50.0%	31.3%	12.5%	37.5%	37.5%	25.0%	17.9%	0.0%	18.8%	50.0%	31.3%	0.0%	25.0%
2022	42.1%	31.6%	26.3%	7.9%	20.0%	48.7%	25.6%	25.6%	19.8%	7.9%	34.2%	13.2%	28.9%	10.5%	39.5%
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	41.6%	21.2%	37.2%	10.7%	13.3%	45.8%	33.0%	21.2%	14.6%	5.2%	29.6%	29.8%	23.4%	5.2%	34.5%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2020	37.5%	16.7%	50.0%	37.5%	.143	.198	.167	.167	.258	.343	.254	.341	91.9	97.5	10.8
2021	20.0%	0.0%	31.3%	25.0%	.300	.338	.333	.375	.270	.298	.304	.372	86.6	81.5	27.2
2022	17.5%	5.3%	43.6%	29.3%	.260	.316	.306	.342	.305	.386	.358	.460	82.4	87.9	10.2
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	20.1%	6.9%	35.8%	22.6%	.214	.280	.275	.309	.206	.276	.260	.353	85.9	85.9	15.1

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2020	13.8%	31.0%	9.5%	21.4%	31.0%	47.6%	45.2%	36.4%	26.2%	63.6%	50.0%	71.4%	25.0%	10.0%	61.1%	50.0%
2021	27.7%	39.7%	9.0%	12.8%	21.8%	60.3%	52.6%	18.9%	47.4%	81.1%	61.5%	91.7%	16.0%	32.0%	55.0%	45.0%
2022	29.7%	34.8%	12.6%	9.1%	21.7%	56.9%	51.8%	26.4%	47.8%	73.6%	59.2%	83.3%	12.5%	25.6%	60.0%	46.7%
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	32.0%	40.6%	16.1%	15.3%	31.4%	61.6%	56.8%	34.7%	46.3%	65.3%	45.8%	79.7%	21.2%	27.3%	59.9%	51.6%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2020	7.1%	7.1%	85.7%	19.0%	19.0%	61.9%	2.4%	16.7%	76.2%	76.2%	0.0%	23.8%	31.0%	9.4%	10.0%
2021	10.3%	19.2%	70.5%	26.9%	25.6%	47.4%	3.8%	21.8%	59.0%	64.1%	3.8%	32.1%	39.7%	18.0%	16.0%
2022	4.7%	18.2%	77.1%	24.5%	20.9%	54.5%	5.1%	18.2%	63.6%	60.1%	7.5%	32.4%	34.8%	13.8%	15.9%
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	19.9%	22.5%	57.6%	16.3%	21.1%	62.6%	5.9%	25.0%	52.5%	59.0%	7.5%	33.5%	40.6%	12.2%	21.3%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2020	42	4.97	209	33.3%	28.6%	38.1%	-4.8%	-0.9	4.32	-1
2021	78	4.98	388	38.5%	17.9%	43.6%	-5.1%	2.1	5.00	+2
2022	253	5.14	1,101	43.0%	24.3%	32.7%	10.3%	-0.3	3.15	+0
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	200	5.10	914	44.4%	20.7%	34.9%	9.5%	-0.1	-	0

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2020	83.8	33.0%	35.1%	46.5%	19.4%	12.5%	31.9%	69.4%	65.3%	25.9%	48.1%	.167	.226	.222	0.0%	.181	.257	17.9%	1,785
2021	84.4	22.6%	30.1%	43.6%	15.2%	9.1%	24.2%	60.0%	51.5%	28.1%	43.8%	.311	.421	.321	35.7%	.316	.421	20.0%	1,738
2022	83.9	9.8%	25.0%	36.0%	12.0%	12.0%	24.0%	53.3%	45.3%	33.3%	25.0%