Rube Foster vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Strong 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 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. 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 Joe Strong

Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.26
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.31
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Rube Foster and Joe Strong

Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.1
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.435
0.435
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Foster and Joe Strong

Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
295.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
531.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
72.79
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
116.07
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA