Joey Eischen vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Joey Eischen
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Joey Eischen 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 3.67 and 1.569 for Joey Eischen. By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joey Eischen and Rube Foster

Joey Eischen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joey Eischen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
9.84
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.33
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Joey Eischen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
55
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Joey Eischen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
3.67
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Innings
889
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Innings
296.1
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Joey Eischen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
9.02
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.76
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Joey Eischen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
4.22
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.26
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.88
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
7.41
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Joey Eischen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Joey Eischen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.67
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Joey Eischen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.64
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.31
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1317
40
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Joey Eischen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.52
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Joey Eischen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
4.49
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.52
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Eischen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.76
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.471
1.471
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1131
34.35
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Joey Eischen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Joey Eischen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Joey Eischen and Rube Foster

Joey Eischen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joey Eischen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
9.84
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Eischen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Eischen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296.1
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.39
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.37
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Joey Eischen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.91
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.76
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.06
92.06
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.179
0.179
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joey Eischen and Rube Foster

Joey Eischen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joey Eischen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
6131.25
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
150
295.08
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PA
28
525
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
531.15
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
23.43
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joey Eischen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
72.79
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
20.5
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Eischen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
225
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
116.07
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Joey Eischen
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100