Tony Balsamo vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Tony Balsamo
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Balsamo 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 6.44 and 1.909 for Tony Balsamo. By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Balsamo and Rube Foster

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.52
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.44
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.43
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6.14
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.26
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.28
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.45
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
42.95
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.53
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.75
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
36.51
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.95
42.95
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Tony Balsamo and Rube Foster

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.52
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.1
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.92
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.84
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.07
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.76
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Balsamo and Rube Foster

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
2160
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
295.08
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
531.15
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
114.1
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
25.57
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
27.54
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.1
39.54
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
145.57
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
72.79
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
34.43
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
116.07
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100