Larry Andersen vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Larry Andersen
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Larry Andersen 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 3.15 and 1.313 for Larry Andersen. By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Andersen and Rube Foster

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.35
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.63
50.63
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
3.15
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
932
8.43
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.52
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.81
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
3.26
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
6.85
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4171
37.72
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.41
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
402
3.63
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.64
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3750
33.91
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.72
37.72
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Larry Andersen and Rube Foster

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2986
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995.1
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.88
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.37
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
2.47
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.24
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.84
90.84
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.355
0.355
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Andersen and Rube Foster

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
9320
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
150
295.08
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
38
506.67
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
531.15
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.37
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
72.79
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
7.97
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
31.48
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
200
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
116.07
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100