Rube Foster vs. Fred Rath Jr. — Career Comparison

Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Rath Jr.
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Rath Jr. as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Rath Jr. posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.69 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 2.36 and 1.224 for Rube Foster. By the career numbers, Fred Rath Jr. had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Foster and Fred Rath Jr.

Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
2.36
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.04
0.04
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.26
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
38.81
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
3.25
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
33.75
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Rube Foster and Fred Rath Jr.

Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Foster and Fred Rath Jr.

Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
295.08
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
531.15
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
72.79
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
116.07
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA