Luis Arroyo vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Luis Arroyo
Greatest GenerationP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Arroyo 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 3.93 and 1.440 for Luis Arroyo. By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis Arroyo and Rube Foster

Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
4.13
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.61
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.68
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.62
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.54
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.75
14.75
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.75
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
3.93
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1594
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
531.1
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
524
8.88
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.98
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
3.52
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.26
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.56
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
5.69
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.024
1.024
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2315
39.21
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.02
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
4.42
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2094
35.47
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.21
39.21
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Luis Arroyo and Rube Foster

Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
4.13
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.61
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531.1
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.24
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.17
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.52
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.41
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.22
92.22
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.75
14.75
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Arroyo and Rube Foster

Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
1039.44
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
150
295.08
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
142
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
540.85
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
531.15
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.549
0.549
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
122.54
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
114.1
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
109.86
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
86.56
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.45
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.23
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.97
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.68
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
7.31
30.89
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
34
143.66
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
31
130.99
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.13
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
8
33.8
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
12
50.7
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
72.79
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
8.11
34.28
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.45
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
118.31
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
116.07
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
5.07
5.07
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
46.48
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.23
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.68
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100