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Rube Foster
5' 9", 230 lbs·Lived to 51·Bats R / Throws R
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Career Highs
2.00
Best ERA · 1908
6
Most W · 1912
39
Most K · 1906
1.024
Best WHIP · 1911
Career Arc · ERA
13 seasonsStatistical Comps
Career · Hitting
15 seasons| Year | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | CXG | 5 | 17 | 0 | 3 | .353 | — | — |
| 1904 | PG | 7 | 24 | 0 | 4 | .375 | — | — |
| 1905 | PG | 10 | 43 | 0 | 10 | .349 | — | — |
| 1906 | PG | 19 | 72 | 0 | 9 | .319 | — | — |
| 1907 | LEL | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .143 | — | — |
| 1908 | LEL | 13 | 41 | 1 | 10 | .341 | — | — |
| 1909 | LEL | 5 | 14 | 0 | 4 | .357 | — | — |
| 1910 | LEL | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .111 | — | — |
| 1911 | CAG | 9 | 21 | 0 | 1 | .286 | — | — |
| 1912 | CAG | 18 | 47 | 0 | 7 | .277 | — | — |
| 1913 | CAG | 12 | 36 | 0 | 0 | .222 | — | — |
| 1914 | CAG | 13 | 45 | 3 | 11 | .422 | — | — |
| 1915 | CAG | 12 | 34 | 0 | 1 | .265 | — | — |
| 1916 | CAG | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — |
| 1917 | CAG | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .071 | — | — |
| Career | 139 | 440 | 4 | 61 | .298 | — | — | |
Career · Pitching
15 seasons| Year | Team | G | IP | W | L | ERA | ERA+ | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | CXG | 4 | 36.0 | 4 | 0 | 0.75 | 413 | 19 | 0.722 |
| 1904 | PG | 4 | 36.0 | 4 | 0 | 1.50 | 177 | 41 | 0.833 |
| 1905 | PG | 3 | 32.0 | 2 | 0 | 1.13 | 250 | 21 | 0.750 |
| 1906 | PG | 10 | 72.0 | 4 | 2 | 2.00 | 134 | 39 | 1.153 |
| 1907 | LEL | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 4 | 0.889 |
| 1908 | LEL | 6 | 54.0 | 5 | 1 | 2.00 | 120 | 26 | 1.185 |
| 1909 | LEL | 2 | 18.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 11 | 0.833 |
| 1910 | LEL | 4 | 40.0 | 3 | 0 | 1.13 | 247 | 20 | 0.850 |
| 1911 | CAG | 8 | 56.7 | 4 | 1 | 2.06 | 164 | 33 | 1.024 |
| 1912 | CAG | 10 | 74.3 | 6 | 2 | 2.06 | 163 | 31 | 1.117 |
| 1913 | CAG | 8 | 63.3 | 4 | 3 | 4.69 | 65 | 38 | 1.516 |
| 1914 | CAG | 10 | 72.7 | 5 | 4 | 2.48 | 118 | 32 | 1.128 |
| 1915 | CAG | 7 | 53.3 | 2 | 2 | 4.05 | 72 | 20 | 1.144 |
| 1916 | CAG | 2 | 18.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 278 | 8 | 1.444 |
| 1917 | CAG | 3 | 27.0 | 2 | 1 | 3.33 | 81 | 11 | 1.185 |
| Career | 82 | 662.3 | 49 | 17 | — | — | 354 | — | |
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