Wilfredo Boscan vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Wilfredo Boscan
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth 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 Wilfredo Boscan 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 6.46 and 1.435 for Wilfredo Boscan. By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wilfredo Boscan and Rube Foster

Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.52
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.59
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.59
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Wilfredo Boscan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.59
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Wilfredo Boscan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.46
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.1
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Wilfredo Boscan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
8.8
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Wilfredo Boscan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.17
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Wilfredo Boscan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.11
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.26
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.7
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Wilfredo Boscan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Wilfredo Boscan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Wilfredo Boscan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.59
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Wilfredo Boscan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.59
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
39.33
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.17
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Wilfredo Boscan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.46
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.59
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilfredo Boscan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.59
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
34.63
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Wilfredo Boscan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Wilfredo Boscan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Wilfredo Boscan and Rube Foster

Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.52
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Wilfredo Boscan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.59
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilfredo Boscan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilfredo Boscan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.1
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.59
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.93
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Wilfredo Boscan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.52
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.52
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Wilfredo Boscan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Wilfredo Boscan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Wilfredo Boscan and Rube Foster

Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1200
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
295.08
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
531.15
Wilfredo Boscan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Wilfredo Boscan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
114.1
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
86.56
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.1
39.54
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
145.57
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
145.57
Wilfredo Boscan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Wilfredo Boscan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Wilfredo Boscan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Wilfredo Boscan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Wilfredo Boscan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Wilfredo Boscan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
72.79
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.42
42.14
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilfredo Boscan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
116.07
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Wilfredo Boscan
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100