Dick Blaisdell vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Dick Blaisdell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Blaisdell 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 8.65 and 2.038 for Dick Blaisdell. By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Blaisdell and Rube Foster

Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.47
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.64
74.64
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.04
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.64
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
8.65
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
16.96
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.96
16.96
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.04
0.04
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.38
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
3.26
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.77
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
3.14
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.711
0.711
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
46.38
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.29
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
13.5
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.039
2.039
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
45
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.402
0.402
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.38
46.38
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Dick Blaisdell and Rube Foster

Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.7
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.8
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Blaisdell and Rube Foster

Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
150
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
295.08
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
531.15
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
114.1
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
86.56
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
25.57
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
27.54
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
65.75
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.1
39.54
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
145.57
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
145.57
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
72.79
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.08
78.11
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.42
42.14
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
59
116.07
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100