Mike Buddie vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Mike Buddie
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Buddie 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 4.67 and 1.527 for Mike Buddie. By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Buddie and Rube Foster

Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
5.98
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
4.67
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
9.41
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.89
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
3.57
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.26
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.76
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
5.22
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.977
0.977
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.31
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
39.5
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.58
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
5.22
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.89
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.443
1.443
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
34.63
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Mike Buddie and Rube Foster

Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
5.98
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.96
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.79
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.89
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.75
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Buddie and Rube Foster

Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
8700
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
295.08
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
531.15
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
86.56
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
72.79
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
4.42
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
116.07
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Mike Buddie
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100