Kevin Barry vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Kevin Barry
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Barry 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 6.83 and 1.663 for Kevin Barry. By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Barry and Rube Foster

Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6.51
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.83
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.2
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
9.76
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.65
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.2
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.26
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.48
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.31
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
41.96
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.6
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.83
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.98
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.65
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.663
1.663
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
34.81
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.96
41.96
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Kevin Barry and Rube Foster

Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6.51
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.2
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.98
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.28
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.25
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.25
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Barry and Rube Foster

Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
6000
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
295.08
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
531.15
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
72.79
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
116.07
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Kevin Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100