Jack Aker vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Aker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rube Foster posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.36 and WHIP 1.224 compared to 3.28 and 1.369 for Jack Aker. By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Aker and Rube Foster

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.57
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.09
51.09
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
3.28
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
679
8.19
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.19
8.19
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
3.31
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.26
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.31
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3144
37.93
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
3.76
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2786
33.61
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.93
37.93
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Rube Foster

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746.2
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.469
0.469
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Rube Foster

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
150
295.08
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
531.15
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
72.79
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
116.07
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100