Joe Beggs vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Joe Beggs
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Beggs 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 2.96 and 1.264 for Joe Beggs. By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Beggs and Rube Foster

Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
3.09
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.53
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.62
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.62
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.45
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.83
57.83
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.23
17.23
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
2.96
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2081
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
693.2
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
8.93
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.51
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.45
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
3.26
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
2.31
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
3.14
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.529
0.529
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.711
0.711
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2895
37.56
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.65
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
3.68
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.264
1.264
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2702
35.06
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.56
37.56
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Joe Beggs and Rube Foster

Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.09
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.916
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Beggs and Rube Foster

Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
649.09
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
150
295.08
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
220
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198
540
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
531.15
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
90
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
30
81.82
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.18
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.18
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
6.89
18.8
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
36
98.18
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
41
111.82
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
38.18
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
30
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
68.18
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
72.79
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
5.64
15.37
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
21.82
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
130.91
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
116.07
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.58
4.58
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
38.18
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.73
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100