Mike Busby vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Mike Busby
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Busby 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 6.48 and 1.659 for Mike Busby. 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 Busby and Rube Foster

Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.94
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
6.48
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
10.87
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.21
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
4.06
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.26
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.49
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.88
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.31
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
42.04
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
7.13
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.659
1.659
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
36.22
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.04
42.04
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Mike Busby and Rube Foster

Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.94
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.99
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.54
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.43
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.33
13.33
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Busby and Rube Foster

Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
2700
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
295.08
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
531.15
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
114.1
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
86.56
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
75.43
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.1
39.54
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
145.57
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
145.57
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
72.79
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
92.43
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.42
42.14
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
31.48
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
240
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
116.07
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100