Mordecai Brown vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Mordecai Brown
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Mordecai Brown posted a stronger line than Rube Foster. Mordecai Brown posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.06 vs 2.36) and WHIP (1.066 vs 1.224). By the career numbers, Mordecai Brown 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 Mordecai Brown and Rube Foster

Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.36
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.47
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
0.94
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
0.68
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.62
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.37
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.77
64.77
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.74
63.74
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.02
69.02
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
0.77
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.64
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.16
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.14
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
2.06
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
2.36
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9517
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3172.1
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2708
7.68
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
726
7.76
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.12
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
1.91
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
3.26
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1375
3.9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.646
0.646
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.711
0.711
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.17
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.18
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12474
35.39
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3372
36.03
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.39
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1044
2.96
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
3.25
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.066
1.066
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.224
1.224
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11738
33.3
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.39
35.39
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Mordecai Brown and Rube Foster

Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
2.05
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.85
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6393
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2131
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.73
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.56
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.15
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1052
4.44
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
4.29
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.095
2.095
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.65
41.65
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mordecai Brown and Rube Foster

Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
239.13
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
295.08
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1237
600
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
305
600
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1143
554.41
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
270
531.15
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
113.99
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
97.98
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
44
86.56
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
9.7
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.34
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.97
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
16.01
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68.76
33.35
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
137.27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
280
135.81
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
45.11
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
35.89
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
80.03
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
37
72.79
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74.72
36.24
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
21.34
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
96.52
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
116.07
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.22
6.22
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5.17
5.17
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
23.77
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.88
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.97
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mordecai Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.88
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.97
Mordecai Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100