Rube Foster vs. Eric Junge — Career Comparison

Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Eric Junge
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Junge as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric Junge posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.21 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 2.36 and 1.224 for Rube Foster. By the career numbers, Eric Junge had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Foster and Eric Junge

Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.43
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.62
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.74
63.74
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
2.36
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
8.41
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
3.26
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.08
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
37.18
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
3.25
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
33.64
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.18
37.18

Fielding Stats for Rube Foster and Eric Junge

Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.43
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.1
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.77
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.77
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Foster and Eric Junge

Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
295.08
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
531.15
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
72.79
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
59
116.07
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA