Theodore Breitenstein vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Theodore Breitenstein
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Theodore Breitenstein 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 4.03 and 1.449 for Theodore Breitenstein. By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Theodore Breitenstein and Rube Foster

Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
1.15
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.47
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.04
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
0.48
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
0.51
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.48
48.48
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.64
74.64
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
0.91
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.64
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1331
4.03
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8920
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2973.1
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3101
9.39
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.24
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1207
3.65
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.26
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
893
2.7
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
3.14
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.706
0.706
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.711
0.711
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.26
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13010
39.38
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.1
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.29
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1848
5.59
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.449
1.449
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11716
35.46
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Theodore Breitenstein and Rube Foster

Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.19
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10098
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3366
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.88
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
1.87
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.18
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1096
2.93
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1028
2.75
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.8
93.8
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.07
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Theodore Breitenstein and Rube Foster

Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
448
174.77
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
295.08
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1538
600
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
305
600
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1350
526.66
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
531.15
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
113.52
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
95.58
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
44
86.56
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
10.53
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.85
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.56
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
17.95
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124.57
48.6
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
20.1
39.54
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
140.44
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
174.38
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
74
145.57
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
67.88
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
49.15
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
296
115.47
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
37
72.79
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.31
54.35
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
21.42
42.14
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.34
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
58.52
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
16
31.48
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
56.57
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
116.07
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.61
10.61
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5.17
5.17
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
1.03
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
12.48
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
11.7
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.97
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theodore Breitenstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
11.7
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.97
Theodore Breitenstein
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100