Luke Bard vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Luke Bard
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Luke Bard 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 4.44 and 1.136 for Luke Bard. By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luke Bard and Rube Foster

Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
6.11
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
7.22
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
726
7.76
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.56
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
3.26
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
7.56
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.11
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.31
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
37.11
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.78
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.56
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.224
1.224
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
33
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.11
37.11
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Luke Bard and Rube Foster

Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
6.11
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Luke Bard and Rube Foster

Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
55
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
295.08
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
600
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
531.15
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
72.79
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
59
116.07
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100