Pete Appleton vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Pete Appleton
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Appleton 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 4.3 and 1.466 for Pete Appleton. By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Appleton and Rube Foster

Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
2.69
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.56
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.45
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.52
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.34
46.34
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.82
20.82
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
4.3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3423
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1141
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1187
9.36
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.36
9.36
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.6
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
3.83
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.26
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
3.31
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.794
0.794
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.25
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5044
39.79
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.47
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
667
5.26
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4532
35.75
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.79
39.79
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Pete Appleton and Rube Foster

Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.947
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Appleton and Rube Foster

Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
343
522.34
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
150
295.08
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
394
600
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
305
600
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
569.54
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
270
531.15
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
132.49
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
58
114.1
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
109.64
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
44
86.56
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.18
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.66
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
22.84
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.84
39.35
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
165.99
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
74
145.57
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
144.67
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
45.69
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
51.78
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
97.46
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
37
72.79
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.38
44.74
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
21.42
42.14
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.18
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
100.51
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
116.07
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.97
5.97
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5.17
5.17
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
18.27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.52
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100