Alan Foster vs Jim Bouton

Alan Foster and Jim Bouton compared on their MLB careers: Alan Foster played 10 seasons, 1967 to 1976, Jim Bouton 10 seasons, 1962 to 1978. Alan Foster has 48 wins to Jim Bouton's 62. Jim Bouton won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Alan Foster and Jim Bouton career totals
217GP304
48W62
63L63
3.7ERA3.6
1025.1IP1238.2
501K720
383BB435
1.3WHIP1.3
0SV6

Titles and awards

  • Alan Foster: 0 championships; none on file
  • Jim Bouton: 1 championship; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Alan Foster and Jim Bouton season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1967012.161962773.99
2nd1968111.7219632172.53
3rd1969394.38196418133.02
4th197010134.2619654154.82
5th19718124.161966382.69
6th1972014.971967104.67
7th19731393.141968113.68
8th19747103.881969233.96
9th1975312.421970465.40
10th1976363.221978134.97

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA