Rube Foster vs. Mike Strahler — Career Comparison

Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Strahler
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Strahler 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 3.57 and 1.450 for Mike Strahler. By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Foster and Mike Strahler

Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.01
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.74
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.34
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.45
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.53
24.53
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.57
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
8.45
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.45
8.45
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.79
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.26
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.48
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.54
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.002
1.002
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.74
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
39.08
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.74
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.54
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.68
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.437
1.437
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
33.92
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Rube Foster and Mike Strahler

Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.99
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.73
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159.1
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.56
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.02
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.69
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.58
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.528
0.528
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.53
24.53
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Foster and Mike Strahler

Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
295.08
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
1382.61
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
531.15
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
20
521.74
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
86.56
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
35.42
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
145.57
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
37.38
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
72.79
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.42
42.14
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
44.06
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
31.48
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
116.07
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA