Bob Allen vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Bob Allen
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Allen 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 4.11 and 1.631 for Bob Allen. By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Allen and Rube Foster

Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.11
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
9.46
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.76
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.34
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.26
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.89
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
6.54
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.208
1.208
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
40.47
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.76
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.99
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.533
1.533
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
35.97
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.47
40.47
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Bob Allen and Rube Foster

Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
6.7
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.53
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.68
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.33
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.37
94.37
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.328
0.328
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Allen and Rube Foster

Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
3600
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
150
295.08
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
547.06
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
531.15
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
14.18
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
72.79
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.25
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
282.35
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
116.07
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Bob Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100