Jacob deGrom vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Jacob deGrom
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardRookie of the YearAll-Star
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Jacob deGrom and Rube Foster are fairly close on the surface numbers. Rube Foster posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.36 vs 2.57) and home runs allowed (0.06 per nine innings vs 0.85). Jacob deGrom had the advantage in WHIP (0.994 vs 1.224). By the career numbers, Rube Foster 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 Jacob deGrom and Rube Foster

Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.45
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.47
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.45
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.1
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.56
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.38
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.63
59.63
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.64
74.64
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
2.57
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4619
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1539.2
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
6.86
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
726
7.76
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.86
6.86
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.85
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
2.02
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
3.26
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1851
10.82
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.82
10.82
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.46
7.46
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.18
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6045
35.34
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3372
36.03
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.29
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
2.79
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
3.25
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.21
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.51
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.986
0.986
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.224
1.224
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5607
32.78
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.34
35.34
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Jacob deGrom and Rube Foster

Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.45
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.45
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4619
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1539.2
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.73
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.99
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.75
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.72
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.33
98.33
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.186
1.186
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jacob deGrom and Rube Foster

Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
368.79
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
150
295.08
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
600
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
305
600
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
543.26
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
270
531.15
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
110.64
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
93.62
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
44
86.56
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
9
12.77
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.26
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.97
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.02
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.99
31.19
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
136.17
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
134.75
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.488
0.488
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.3
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
41.13
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
75.18
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
37
72.79
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.73
30.82
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
24.11
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
116
164.54
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
116.07
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
3.65
3.65
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
32.62
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
8
11.35
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100