Lady Baldwin vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Lady Baldwin
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit WolverinesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Lady Baldwin 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 2.85 and 1.135 for Lady Baldwin. By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lady Baldwin and Rube Foster

Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.04
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.47
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.03
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.65
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.62
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.36
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.74
63.74
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.64
74.64
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.99
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.64
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
2.85
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3051
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
8.15
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.15
8.15
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
2.06
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
3.26
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
5.15
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.801
0.801
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.39
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4220
37.35
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.29
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
547
4.84
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.224
1.224
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3978
35.2
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.35
37.35
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Lady Baldwin and Rube Foster

Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.03
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3633
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.48
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.67
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
2.32
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.15
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.63
92.63
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.094
2.094
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lady Baldwin and Rube Foster

Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
134
150.28
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
295.08
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
535
600
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
305
600
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
494
554.02
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
270
531.15
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
127.85
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
58
114.1
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
102.06
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
44
86.56
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
17.94
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.85
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
25.79
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.51
51.04
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
20.1
39.54
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
161.5
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
74
145.57
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
173.83
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
74
145.57
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
76.26
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
61.68
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
137.94
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
37
72.79
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.22
56.32
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
21.42
42.14
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
44.86
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
16
31.48
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
86.36
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
116.07
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.95
6.95
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5.17
5.17
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.85
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.97
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.85
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.97
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100