Matt Belisle vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Matt Belisle
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Belisle 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 4.32 and 1.404 for Matt Belisle. By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Belisle and Rube Foster

Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
6.72
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.5
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.56
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
4.32
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
928.2
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1024
9.92
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.94
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.31
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
3.26
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.41
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
6.89
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.31
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.36
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.31
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3988
38.65
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.4
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
492
4.77
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.38
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.29
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.88
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.359
1.359
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3644
35.32
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.65
38.65
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Matt Belisle and Rube Foster

Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
6.72
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.43
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2786
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
928.2
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.7
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.06
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
1.83
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.75
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.77
95.77
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Belisle and Rube Foster

Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
694
3751.35
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
150
295.08
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
111
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
89
481.08
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
531.15
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
7
37.84
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.62
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.22
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.22
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
1.19
6.46
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
10
54.05
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
59.46
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.22
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
27.03
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
72.79
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.97
-16.04
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.22
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
264.86
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
116.07
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
2.27
2.27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
97.3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.97
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.97
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100