Bill Bishop vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Bill Bishop
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Bishop 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 9.96 and 2.277 for Bill Bishop. By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Bishop and Rube Foster

Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.34
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.47
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.96
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.77
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.96
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.64
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
9.96
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.86
7.86
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
13.02
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.02
13.02
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
7.47
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.26
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.72
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
3.14
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.11
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.31
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
49.98
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
13.98
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.98
13.98
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.277
2.277
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
41.94
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.98
49.98
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Bill Bishop and Rube Foster

Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.34
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.53
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.96
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.49
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.53
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Bishop and Rube Foster

Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
295.08
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
536.84
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
531.15
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
6.09
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
72.79
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-13.07
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
31.48
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
59
116.07
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5.17
5.17
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100