Howard Bailey vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Howard Bailey
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Howard Bailey 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 5.23 and 1.399 for Howard Bailey. By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Bailey and Rube Foster

Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.79
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.68
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.23
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
9.1
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.14
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
3.03
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
3.26
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
3.11
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
3.14
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.683
0.683
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.711
0.711
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.31
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
38.22
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.67
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
5.76
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
34.13
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.22
38.22
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Howard Bailey and Rube Foster

Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.79
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.61
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118.2
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.91
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.74
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.88
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.65
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.11
92.11
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Bailey and Rube Foster

Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
50
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
295.08
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
600
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
531.15
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
72.79
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
59
116.07
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Howard Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100