Scott Arnold vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Scott Arnold
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Arnold 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 5.4 and 2.100 for Scott Arnold. 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 Arnold and Rube Foster

Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
12.15
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.04
0.04
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.26
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
10.8
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.8
10.8
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
43.2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
37.8
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Scott Arnold and Rube Foster

Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Arnold and Rube Foster

Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
295.08
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
600
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
531.15
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
72.79
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
59
116.07
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100