Harry Betts vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Harry Betts
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows 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 Harry Betts 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 8.03 and 1.622 for Harry Betts. By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Betts and Rube Foster

Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.47
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.64
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.04
0.04
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.84
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.26
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
3.14
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.811
0.811
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.31
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
40.86
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.622
1.622
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
32.84
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.86
40.86
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Harry Betts and Rube Foster

Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Betts and Rube Foster

Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
295.08
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
531.15
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
72.79
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
59
116.07
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100