How Rube Foster's Shutouts Compares to Similar Players

Rube Foster totaled 15 career Shutouts, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Shutouts season came in 1914, posting 5, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1913 at 1, near the starting pitcher average of 1.1 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Shutouts total went from 5 in 1915 to 3 in 1916 and 1 in 1917, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Shutouts profile — ranging from 1 to 5 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Rube Foster Lifetime Shutouts

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Rube Foster Shutouts Per Season

Rube Foster's Shutouts for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Rube Foster Shutouts per season line chart

Rube Foster Shutouts by Team

Rube Foster's career Shutouts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rube Foster career Shutouts by team bar chart

Rube Foster Cumulative Shutouts — Career Progression

A running total of Rube Foster's career Shutouts, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Rube Foster Shutouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Rube Foster Shutouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Rube Foster's seasonal Shutouts alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Rube Foster Shutouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Rube Foster Shutouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Rube Foster's MLB career with Shutouts alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Rube Foster Shutouts season-by-season breakdown table