Doug Bair vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Bair 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 3.63 and 1.453 for Doug Bair. By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bair and Rube Foster

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.12
56.12
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
3.63
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
8.3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.3
8.3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.26
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3902
38.62
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
3.94
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3407
33.72
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Rube Foster

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2728
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
909.1
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.22
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
2.02
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.93
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.334
0.334
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Rube Foster

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
150
295.08
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
531.15
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.97
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
16.45
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
72.79
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
116.07
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100