John Briggs vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

John Briggs
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Rube Foster posted a stronger line than John Briggs. Rube Foster posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.36 vs 5) and WHIP (1.224 vs 1.557). By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for John Briggs and Rube Foster

John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.21
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.14
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.1
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.49
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.6
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.59
35.59
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
5
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
497
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
165.2
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
9.45
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.25
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
4.45
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.26
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.35
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
39.88
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.71
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
5.49
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.545
1.545
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
35.15
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for John Briggs and Rube Foster

John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.14
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.6
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.92
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.68
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.52
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.32
90.32
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.475
0.475
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.59
35.59
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for John Briggs and Rube Foster

John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
694.12
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
295.08
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
531.15
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
117.65
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
114.1
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
94.12
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
86.56
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
2.22
26.16
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
152.94
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
145.57
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
10
117.65
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
82.35
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
117.65
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
72.79
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1.97
23.2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
200
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
116.07
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
John Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
John Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100