Pete Alexander vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Pete Alexander
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Pete Alexander and Rube Foster are fairly close on the surface numbers. Rube Foster posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.36 vs 2.56) and home runs allowed (0.06 per nine innings vs 0.28). Pete Alexander had the advantage in WHIP (1.121 vs 1.224). By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Pete Alexander and Rube Foster

Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
1.21
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.47
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599
1.04
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.65
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.62
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
0.36
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.2
64.2
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.74
63.74
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.06
86.06
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.64
74.64
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
0.76
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.64
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.16
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.06
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1476
2.56
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15570
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5190
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4868
8.44
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.28
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
1.65
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
3.26
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2198
3.81
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.607
0.607
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.711
0.711
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.07
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.12
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20928
36.29
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.14
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.29
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1851
3.21
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
3.25
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.224
1.224
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19907
34.52
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.29
36.29
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Pete Alexander and Rube Foster

Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1633
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1608
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.47
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.307
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Alexander and Rube Foster

Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
703
213.35
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
295.08
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1977
600
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
305
600
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1810
549.32
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
270
531.15
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
114.72
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
58
114.1
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
89.23
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
44
86.56
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
18.21
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.95
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.34
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.97
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
25.49
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123.77
37.56
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
150.83
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
74
145.57
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
457
138.69
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.517
0.517
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
46.74
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
49.47
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
92.87
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
37
72.79
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129.91
39.43
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.61
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
23.37
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
276
83.76
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
116.07
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.16
7.16
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5.17
5.17
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
26.71
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
0.91
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.52
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.43
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.97
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100