Jeff Barkley vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Jeff Barkley
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeff Barkley 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 5.4 and 1.378 for Jeff Barkley. By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jeff Barkley and Rube Foster

Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.8
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.4
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
8.6
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.2
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
3.26
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.8
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.8
6.8
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
38.6
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.8
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.311
1.311
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
33.8
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Jeff Barkley and Rube Foster

Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.8
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.8
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.417
0.417
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jeff Barkley and Rube Foster

Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
295.08
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
600
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
531.15
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
72.79
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
59
116.07
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Jeff Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100