Scott Alexander vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Scott Alexander
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Alexander 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 3.36 and 1.367 for Scott Alexander. By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Alexander and Rube Foster

Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
9.61
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.58
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.44
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.76
56.76
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
3.36
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
981
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
8.53
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.69
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
3.33
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.26
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.44
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
6.61
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.61
6.61
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.44
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
37.62
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.71
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
3.8
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.57
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1226
33.74
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.62
37.62
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Scott Alexander and Rube Foster

Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
9.61
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
981
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.66
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.57
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.37
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.23
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.19
94.19
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Alexander and Rube Foster

Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
23266.67
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
150
295.08
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
533.33
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
531.15
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
72.79
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.83
-55.52
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
400
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
116.07
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100