Jason Bulger vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Jason Bulger
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Jason Bulger 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 4.33 and 1.429 for Jason Bulger. By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Bulger and Rube Foster

Jason Bulger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
8.46
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Jason Bulger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Jason Bulger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.74
63.74
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jason Bulger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
4.33
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Jason Bulger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Jason Bulger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
7.58
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
726
7.76
Jason Bulger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.08
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Jason Bulger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
5.08
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.26
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
9.34
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Jason Bulger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.34
9.34
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Jason Bulger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Jason Bulger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Jason Bulger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.31
Jason Bulger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
38.64
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Jason Bulger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.11
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Jason Bulger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
4.6
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bulger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.95
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.406
1.406
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
32.48
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Jason Bulger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Jason Bulger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Jason Bulger and Rube Foster

Jason Bulger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
8.46
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Bulger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Bulger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.88
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.88
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Jason Bulger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.89
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.76
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.208
0.208
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Bulger and Rube Foster

Jason Bulger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
125
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
295.08
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
600
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
531.15
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
72.79
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bulger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
59
116.07
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Jason Bulger
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100