Ernie Baker vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Ernie Baker
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows 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 Ernie Baker 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 4.5 and 1.750 for Ernie Baker. By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ernie Baker and Rube Foster

Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Ernie Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Ernie Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.26
10.26
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
0.412
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Ernie Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
15.75
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.75
15.75
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Ernie Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Ernie Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
3.26
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
3.14
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.711
0.711
Ernie Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Ernie Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.31
Ernie Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
40.5
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Ernie Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
38.25
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Ernie Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Ernie Baker and Rube Foster

Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ernie Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ernie Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Ernie Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ernie Baker and Rube Foster

Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
295.08
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
531.15
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
72.79
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
59
116.07
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Ernie Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100