Rod Beck vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Rod Beck
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Rod Beck 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 3.3 and 1.207 for Rod Beck. By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rod Beck and Rube Foster

Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
8.25
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.45
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.53
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.78
45.78
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
3.35
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
3.3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2304
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
768
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
703
8.24
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.14
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.24
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
3.26
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.39
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
7.55
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.23
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3170
37.15
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
6.08
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
3.61
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.4
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.224
1.224
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2899
33.97
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.15
37.15
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Rod Beck and Rube Foster

Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
8.25
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2304
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.46
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.13
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.63
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.58
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.12
97.12
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.192
0.192
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rod Beck and Rube Foster

Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
21120
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
150
295.08
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
531.15
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
114.1
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
86.56
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
22.81
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
72.79
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
24.13
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
300
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
116.07
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100