Jack Bracken vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Jack Bracken
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Bracken 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 6.21 and 1.680 for Jack Bracken. By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Bracken and Rube Foster

Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.47
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.72
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.64
74.64
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.08
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.64
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
6.21
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
12.33
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.33
12.33
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.79
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
3.26
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.62
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
3.14
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.711
0.711
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.31
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
42.03
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.29
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
8.46
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.46
8.46
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
38.34
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.03
42.03
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Jack Bracken and Rube Foster

Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.08
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.25
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.25
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.25
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.083
2.083
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Bracken and Rube Foster

Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
295.08
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
531.15
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
114.1
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
25.57
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
27.54
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
41.67
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.1
39.54
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
190.91
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
145.57
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
10
136.36
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
72.79
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40.95
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
59
116.07
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5.17
5.17
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100