Joe Bokina vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Joe Bokina
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Bokina 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 8.64 and 2.520 for Joe Bokina. 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 Bokina and Rube Foster

Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.4
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8.64
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.81
9.81
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.395
0.395
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
16.2
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
16.2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.04
0.04
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.26
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.4
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
47.52
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.08
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8.64
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
41.04
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.52
47.52
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Joe Bokina and Rube Foster

Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bokina and Rube Foster

Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
3000
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
295.08
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
531.15
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
72.79
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
59
116.07
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100