Luis Avilan vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Luis Avilan
MillenialVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Avilan 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 3.43 and 1.331 for Luis Avilan. 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 Avilan and Rube Foster

Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
11.64
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.58
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.28
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.65
67.65
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.74
63.74
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
3.43
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1062
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
7.86
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.86
7.86
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.58
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.05
0.05
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.56
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.26
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.56
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
8.11
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.46
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.31
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1491
37.91
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.45
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
3.61
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.79
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.268
1.268
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1314
33.41
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.91
37.91
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Luis Avilan and Rube Foster

Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
11.64
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1062
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.79
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.45
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.34
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.24
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.192
0.192
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Avilan and Rube Foster

Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
30533.33
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
150
295.08
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
531.15
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
8.53
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
72.79
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
2.29
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
116.07
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100