Walter Anderson vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Walter Anderson
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Walter Anderson 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 3.25 and 1.405 for Walter Anderson. By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walter Anderson and Rube Foster

Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.91
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.74
63.74
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.25
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.2
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.69
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
726
7.76
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.04
0.04
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.96
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.26
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.42
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.31
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
43.23
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.05
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.44
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.405
1.405
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
37.94
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.23
43.23
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Walter Anderson and Rube Foster

Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Walter Anderson and Rube Foster

Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
784.62
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
295.08
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
507.69
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
531.15
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
114.1
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
86.56
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
47.23
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.1
39.54
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
138.46
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
145.57
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
72.79
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
61.14
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.42
42.14
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
31.48
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
276.92
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
116.07
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
2.17
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100