Rube Foster vs. Scott Patterson — Career Comparison

Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Patterson
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Patterson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Patterson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.93 and WHIP 1.929 compared to 2.36 and 1.224 for Rube Foster. By the career numbers, Scott Patterson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Foster and Scott Patterson

Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.71
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
2.36
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
726
7.76
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.04
0.04
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.26
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
11.57
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
13.5
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.5
13.5
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.786
2.786
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
42.43
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
3.25
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3038
32.46
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
30.86
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43

Fielding Stats for Rube Foster and Scott Patterson

Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.71
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Foster and Scott Patterson

Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
295.08
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
600
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
531.15
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
72.79
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
59
116.07
Scott Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Scott Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA