Lloyd Bruce vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Lloyd Bruce
Greatest GenerationTexasNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Lloyd Bruce as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lloyd Bruce posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 2.36 and 1.224 for Rube Foster. By the career numbers, Lloyd Bruce had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lloyd Bruce and Rube Foster

Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Lloyd Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Lloyd Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
2.36
Lloyd Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Lloyd Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Lloyd Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Lloyd Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Lloyd Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
726
7.76
Lloyd Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Lloyd Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Lloyd Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Lloyd Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.04
0.04
Lloyd Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
3.26
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
3.14
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.711
0.711
Lloyd Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Lloyd Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Lloyd Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
36
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3372
36.03
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Lloyd Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
3.25
Lloyd Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.224
1.224
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
33
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Lloyd Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Lloyd Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Lloyd Bruce and Rube Foster

Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lloyd Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lloyd Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Lloyd Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lloyd Bruce and Rube Foster

Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
295.08
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
531.15
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
72.79
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
59
116.07
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Lloyd Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100