Justin Berg vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Justin Berg
MillenialWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Justin Berg 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 4.08 and 1.484 for Justin Berg. By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Justin Berg and Rube Foster

Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
8.44
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.08
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
9.28
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
3.8
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.26
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.8
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.844
0.844
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.31
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
40.08
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.53
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.64
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
35.02
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.08
40.08
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Justin Berg and Rube Foster

Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
8.44
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.83
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.83
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Justin Berg and Rube Foster

Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
18000
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
295.08
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
531.15
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
72.79
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
116.07
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100