Matt Foster
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 0" 200LBS | Age: 29
Draft: 2016 | Rd: 20, #596, Chicago White Sox | Alabama
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 2 1 6.00 37 0 1 39 40 1.44
2022 1 2 4.40 48 0 1 45 42 1.33
2024 0 1 2.70 6 1 0 6.2 4 1.50
4 Seasons 9 5 4.30 114 3 2 119.1 117 1.27
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 37 2-1 6.00 39 40 1.44
2022 48 1-2 4.40 45 42 1.33
2024 6 0-1 2.70 6.2 4 1.50
4 Seasons 114 9-5 4.30 119.1 117 1.27
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 LA Sweet-
Spot %		 XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2020 25 436 69 8 11.6 7.3 87.2 109.4 17.8 44.9 .241 .449 .226 .324 .422 39.1 28.4 8.3 2.20 4.48
2021 26 729 119 11 9.2 6.3 90.3 109.5 21.3 37.0 .276 .505 .346 .362 .441 44.5 23.0 7.5 6.00 5.77
2022 27 768 134 8 6.0 4.1 88.2 114.6 20.4 39.6 .252 .398 .308 .317 .373 33.6 21.8 8.8 4.40 4.20
2024 29 108 21 4 19.0 13.3 91.2 105.3 19.7 47.6 .261 .576 .313 .409 .420 47.6 13.3 16.7 2.70 7.69
Player 2041 343 31 9.0 6.1 88.9 114.6 20.2 40.2 .258 .456 .304 .339 .409 39.4 23.1 8.7
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Foster relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(44.4%) ,
Slider
(31.5%) ,
Changeup
(15.7%) ,
Curveball
(8.3%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2020 36.2 26.1 27.5 10.1 26.1 49.3 24.6 8.7 24.6 27.5 20.3 7.2 11.6 7.3
2021 29.4 40.3 24.4 5.9 33.6 40.3 26.1 1.7 17.6 31.9 31.1 8.4 9.2 6.3
2022 32.1 26.1 29.1 12.7 35.8 25.4 38.8 3.0 25.4 29.9 24.6 10.4 6.0 4.1
2024 28.6 38.1 28.6 4.8 19.0 52.4 28.6 0.0 23.8 38.1 9.5 9.5 19.0 13.3
Player 31.8 31.8 27.1 9.3 32.1 37.0 30.9 3.5 22.4 30.6 25.1 9.0 9.0 6.1
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop		vs.
Comparable		Horizontal
Break		vs.
Comparable		Vertical
Break		vs. AvgHorizontal
Break		vs. Avg
2024 4-Seam Fastball CWS R 48 91.9 14.9 1.0 5.4ARM -1.4 17.6 1.8 5.4ARM -2.1
2024 Slider CWS R 34 83.7 35.3 -2.8 4.8GLV -0.8 3.6 -2.0 4.8GLV -0.3
2024 Curveball CWS R 9 78.7 54.8 0.2 1.2GLV -7.6 -10.5 0.6 1.2GLV -8.2
2024 Changeup CWS R 17 82.1 29.9 -2.9 14.1ARM 0.8 10.9 -6.0 14.1ARM -0.1
2022 Slider CWS R 236 85.8 32.1 -3.2 5.5GLV 0.8 4.8 -3.0 5.5GLV -0.2
2022 Curveball CWS R 53 79.6 53.3 -0.3 2.4GLV -6.0 -10.1 0.2 2.4GLV -6.7
2022 Cutter CWS R 4 92.6 13.4 9.4 3.1GLV 1.2 18.5 10.2 3.1GLV 0.4
2022 Changeup CWS R 75 83.9 25.8 -5.6 11.9ARM -2.0 13.0 -7.1 11.9ARM -2.3
2022 4-Seam Fastball CWS R 400 93.7 12.6 2.2 5.8ARM -1.3 18.6 2.4 5.8ARM -1.5
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2024 4-Seam Fastball 2.9 1 48 44.4 13 .200 .200 .300 14.3 15.4 20.0 .301 .544 .435 62.5
2024 Slider 0.3 0 34 31.5 10 .125 .500 .340 13.3 10.0 10.0 .227 .731 .459 42.9
2024 Changeup 1.3 0 17 15.7 5 .200 .400 .250 10.0 0.0 0.0 .207 .478 .294 20.0
2024 Curveball -9.6 -1 9 8.3 2 .500 .500 .450 33.3 50.0 16.7 .329 .355 .301 100.0
2022 4-Seam Fastball -0.3 -1 400 52.1 103 .232 .411 .315 18.3 22.3 19.3 .244 .424 .319 38.9
2022 Slider -0.1 0 236 30.7 56 .271 .396 .335 26.3 23.2 16.0 .258 .384 .331 24.3
2022 Changeup -0.4 0 75 9.8 19 .353 .412 .376 29.0 26.3 16.7 .274 .328 .310 16.7
2022 Curveball 0.1 0 53 6.9 13 .154 .231 .235 9.5 7.7 14.3 .283 .389 .292 50.0
2022 Cutter -7.3 0 4 0.5 1 .000 .000 .900 0.0 0.0 -- .009 .009 .008 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Changeup 17 82.1 99 17.6 1:45 2:00 -15
2024 4-Seam Fastball 48 91.9 93 17.9 12:45 12:30 15
2024 Slider 34 83.7 37 6.7 10:45 9:30 75
2022 Changeup 73 83.9 98 17.3 1:30 1:30 0
2022 Curveball 51 79.6 65 13.1 7:00 6:15 45
2022 4-Seam Fastball 399 93.7 98 19.0 12:45 12:30 15
2022 Slider 234 85.8 42 7.3 11:15 10:00 75
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2020 112 448 6 4 -1 -2 7
2021 174 729 8 0 -10 -3 -4
2022 192 768 9 -1 -6 -3 -2
2024 30 108 1 0 0 -1 1
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2020 436 52.5 69.4 74.2 25.1 55.8 42.9 65.1 48.4 30.3 6.7 82.8
2021 729 52.5 72.8 81.0 22.8 58.2 42.1 52.3 49.1 23.7 6.7 75.5
2022 768 48.4 74.7 84.2 27.3 62.0 42.3 64.6 50.3 21.0 8.6 87.9
2024 108 47.2 72.5 89.2 21.1 75.0 38.9 46.7 45.4 14.3 8.3 77.8
Player 2,041 50.7 72.8 81.1 25.0 60.2 42.2 59.4 49.2 23.6 7.5 82.4
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA 		xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit% 		K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate 		FB
Velo 		FB
Spin 		CB
Spin 		Extension
2020 41 49 28 20 62 33 10 70 37 74 54 75 24 59 65 16
2021 50 68 26
2022 47 53 9 32
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted
Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2020 24.1 2 2.4 0 4 4 0 0.0
2021 24.9 9 8.4 1 1 7 4 44.4
2022 26.0 6 5.6 0 4 3 3 50.0
2024 21.5 1 0.9 0 0 1 0 0.0
Player 25.0 18 17.3 1 9 15 7 38.9
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted
Year HR
2020 2 2 2 5 2 4 2 4 1 1 1 4 3 1 3 2 4 4 1 3 3 1 6 2 2 1 2 1 3 1 1
2021 9 10 9 6 9 7 10 7 6 5 7 8 9 6 8 11 8 7 9 8 8 11 10 11 8 7 9 10 9 10 10
2022 6 5 4 8 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 7 6 5 6 8 6 5 5 6 5 5 8 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5
2024 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Player 18 17 16 20 17 18 18 17 13 12 14 20 19 12 18 22 18 17 16 18 17 18 25 19 16 14 18 18 18 17 17
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2020 2021 +/-   2022 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.8 93.4 -0.4 ↓ 93.7 0.3 ↑
Offspeed Velocity 83.8 84.3 0.5 ↑ 83.9 -0.4 ↓
Breaking Velocity 85.3 85.2 -0.1 ↓ 84.7 -0.5 ↓
Exit Velocity 87.2 90.3 3.1 ↑ 88.2 -2.1 ↓
Launch Angle 17.8 21.3 3.5 ↑ 20.4 -0.9 ↓
Barrel % 11.6 9.2 -2.4 ↓ 6.0 -3.2 ↓
Hard Hit % 39.1 44.5 5.4 ↑ 33.6 -10.9 ↓
LA Sweet-Spot % 44.9 37.0 -7.9 ↓ 39.6 2.6 ↑
xBA .241 .276 0.035 ↑ .252 -0.024 ↓
BA .162 .274 0.112 ↑ .247 -0.027 ↓
xwOBA .324 .362 0.038 ↑ .317 -0.045 ↓
wOBA .226 .346 0.120 ↑ .308 -0.038 ↓
xSLG .449 .505 0.056 ↑ .398 -0.107 ↓
SLG .273 .478 0.205 ↑ .391 -0.087 ↓
K% 28.4 23.0 -5.4 ↓ 21.8 -1.2 ↓
BB% 8.3 7.5 -0.8 ↓ 8.8 1.3 ↑
Swing % 48.4 49.1 0.7 ↑ 50.3 1.2 ↑
Whiff% 30.3 23.7 -6.6 ↓ 21.0 -2.7 ↓
In Zone % 52.5 52.5 0.0 48.4 -4.1 ↓
Out of Zone % 47.5 47.5 0.0 51.6 4.1 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 25.1 22.8 -2.3 ↓ 27.3 4.5 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 28.4 23.0 -5.4 ↓ 40.6 17.6 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 65.1 52.3 -12.8 ↓ 64.6 12.3 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2020 Shifts 109 .226 56 7 12.5 53 28 52.8
2021 Shifts 174 .346 99 6 6.1 75 35 46.7
2022 Shifts 192 .308 119 22 18.5 73 47 64.4
2024 Shades 30 .313 15 0 0.0 15 8 53.3
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2020 150 22.3 0.0% 2.7% 50 27.3 0.0% 22.0%
2021 178 23.4 0.0% 7.3% 148 28.7 0.0% 29.1%
2022 172 23.7 0.0% 7.0% 147 26.5 0.0% 21.8%
2024 30 16.1 10.0% 0.0% 19 18.5 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution

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