Rube Foster vs. Bill Williams — Career Comparison

Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Williams
UnknownNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Rube Foster posted a stronger line than Bill Williams. Rube Foster posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.36 vs 5.06) and WHIP (1.224 vs 1.313). By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Rube Foster and Bill Williams

Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.1
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.64
74.64
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
726
7.76
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.26
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
42.19
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.29
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3038
32.46
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
32.06
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19

Fielding Stats for Rube Foster and Bill Williams

Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Foster and Bill Williams

Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
295.08
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
531.15
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
72.79
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
59
116.07
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA