Joe Boever vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Joe Boever
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Boever 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 3.93 and 1.543 for Joe Boever. By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Boever and Rube Foster

Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
6.16
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.04
43.04
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.58
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
3.93
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2263
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
754.1
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
751
8.96
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.89
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
4.09
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.26
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.84
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
6.45
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.45
6.45
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.172
1.172
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3301
39.38
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.07
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
4.32
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.52
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.37
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.56
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2867
34.21
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Joe Boever and Rube Foster

Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
6.16
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2263
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
754.1
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.55
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.12
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.75
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.67
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Boever and Rube Foster

Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516
18211.76
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
150
295.08
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
531.15
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
7.41
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
72.79
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-13.37
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
116.07
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100