Jumbo Brown vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Jumbo Brown
Greatest GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Jumbo Brown 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 4.07 and 1.539 for Jumbo Brown. By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jumbo Brown and Rube Foster

Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
3.75
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.35
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.5
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.47
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.56
51.56
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.44
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
4.07
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1792
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
597.1
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
9.33
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
4.52
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.26
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
4.54
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2651
39.94
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.2
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
4.76
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2346
35.35
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.94
39.94
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Jumbo Brown and Rube Foster

Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jumbo Brown and Rube Foster

Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
894.61
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
150
295.08
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
167
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157
564.07
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
531.15
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
114.97
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
114.1
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
93.41
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
86.56
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.96
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.56
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
9.18
32.99
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
39
140.12
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
40
143.71
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.491
0.491
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
46.71
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
39.52
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
86.23
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
72.79
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
9.3
33.42
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
8
28.74
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
143.71
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
116.07
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
4.18
4.18
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100