Gene Bearden vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Gene Bearden
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Rube Foster posted a stronger line than Gene Bearden. Rube Foster posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.36 vs 3.96) and WHIP (1.224 vs 1.555). By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Gene Bearden and Rube Foster

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.2
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.96
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.43
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.22
54.22
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.52
43.52
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
3.96
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
9.03
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.55
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.97
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.26
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
2.96
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
3.14
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
39.63
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.49
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
4.54
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3027
34.56
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Gene Bearden and Rube Foster

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Bearden and Rube Foster

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
409
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
150
295.08
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
600
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
305
600
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
555.63
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
270
531.15
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
131.19
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
58
114.1
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
102.25
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
44
86.56
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
10
19.29
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.72
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.97
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.94
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
14
27.54
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.99
46.28
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
20.1
39.54
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
177.49
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
74
145.57
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
158.2
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
74
145.57
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
67.52
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.74
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
121.54
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
37
72.79
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.56
49.32
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
21.42
42.14
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
14
27.01
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
81.03
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
59
116.07
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.4
7.4
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5.17
5.17
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
9
17.36
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.5
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100