Frank Blake vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Frank Blake
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Frank Blake posted a stronger line than Rube Foster. Frank Blake posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.26 vs 2.36) and WHIP (1.162 vs 1.224). By the career numbers, Frank Blake had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Frank Blake and Rube Foster

Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.5
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.05
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.6
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.54
61.54
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
70
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.75
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.64
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.26
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
2.36
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.187
0.187
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
6.02
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
726
7.76
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
4.44
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.26
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
7.6
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
37.45
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.29
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.16
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
3.25
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.68
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.83
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.162
1.162
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.224
1.224
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
32.11
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3038
32.46
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.45
37.45
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Frank Blake and Rube Foster

Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.53
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.12
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152.2
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.65
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.36
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.12
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.01
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.962
1.962
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.08
73.08
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Blake and Rube Foster

Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
36
291.89
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
295.08
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
543.24
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
531.15
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
137.84
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
114.1
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
25.57
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.97
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
56.76
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
27.54
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.47
68.68
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.1
39.54
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
218.92
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
145.57
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
145.57
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
97.3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
154.05
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
72.79
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.96
72.69
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.42
42.14
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
31.48
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
59
116.07
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.22
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100