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Rube
Foster		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 215
 
Born: January 5, 1888 in Usa, OK, LEHIGH
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Seriess Won 1919   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1913 25 CIN NL $ 300,000 8 2 2 2 7 8 8 10 10 10
1914 26 CIN NL $ 300,000 8 2 2 2 7 8 8 10 10 10
1915 27 CIN NL $ 300,000 8 2 2 2 7 8 8 9 10 9
1916 28 CIN NL $ 394,286 8 2 2 2 7 8 7 9 10 10
1917 29 CIN NL $ 394,286 8 2 2 2 7 8 7 9 10 10
1918 30 CIN NL $ 300,000 8 2 3 2 6 7 7 10 10 10
1919 31 CIN NL $ 300,000 8 2 3 2 7 8 7 9 10 10
1920 32 CIN NL $ 380,000 8 3 3 3 7 8 7 9 10 10
1921 33 NYA AL $ 2,100,000 8 3 3 3 7 8 7 9 10 10
1922 34 NYA AL $ 2,100,000 8 3 3 3 7 8 8 10 10 10
1923 35 NYA AL $ 2,100,000 8 3 3 3 7 8 8 9 10 10
1924 36 PHI NL   7 2 3 3 7 8 7 8 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 2 2 2 6 7 7 8 9 9
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,100,000 8 3 3 3 7 8 8 10 10 10
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1913 25 CIN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6
1914 26 CIN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6
1915 27 CIN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6
1916 28 CIN NL $ 394,286   2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6
1917 29 CIN NL $ 394,286   2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6
1918 30 CIN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6
1919 31 CIN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6
1920 32 CIN NL $ 380,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 6 6 6
1921 33 NYA AL $ 2,100,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 6 6 6
1922 34 NYA AL $ 2,100,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 6 6 6
1923 35 NYA AL $ 2,100,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 6 6 6
1924 36 PHI NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,100,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 6 6 6
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1913 25 CIN NL 18 19 .486 38 38 29 1 0 321.7 402 166 5 98 116 4.64 .305 .354 .380 .734 6.5
1914 26 CIN NL 3 0 1.000 15 3 3 1 0 40.0 45 14 1 14 12 3.15 .298 .353 .391 .744 2.4
1915 27 CIN NL 4 2 .667 14 6 6 1 0 65.7 47 21 1 28 27 2.88 .202 .287 .258 .544 5.1
1916 28 CIN NL 10 22 .313 38 38 26 0 0 315.0 346 156 4 157 94 4.46 .281 .365 .339 .704 9.5
1917 29 CIN NL 7 11 .389 25 19 16 1 0 164.3 185 72 2 47 50 3.94 .286 .334 .330 .664 5.7
1918 30 CIN NL 4 3 .571 24 7 3 0 9 78.0 79 38 0 34 16 4.38 .263 .338 .320 .658 3.4
1919 31 CIN NL 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 4.3 8 5 0 4 0 10.39 .444 .545 .444 .990 0.0
1920 32 CIN NL 2 4 .333 14 3 2 0 2 41.3 46 17 1 11 7 3.70 .289 .343 .352 .695 2.5
1921 33 NYA AL 15 12 .556 32 32 22 2 0 266.7 290 130 6 90 64 4.39 .280 .340 .372 .713 19.1
1922 34 NYA AL 1 3 .250 17 2 1 0 1 35.3 49 15 2 10 7 3.82 .325 .372 .457 .829 1.9
1923 35 NYA AL 19 15 .559 38 38 30 3 0 332.3 367 129 3 90 59 3.49 .285 .334 .366 .700 22.0
1924 36 PHI NL 3 7 .300 16 9 7 0 0 80.3 108 51 9 20 18 5.71 .325 .368 .473 .841 2.1
12 Years Sim 86 98 .467 277 195 145 9 12 1745.0 1972 814 34 603 470 4.20 .287 .347 .363 .710 80.3
Season Average 7 8 .467 23 16 12 0 1 145.4 164 67 2 50 39 4.20 .287 .347 .363 .710  
Career Highs 19 22 1.000 38 38 30 3 9 332.3 402 166 9 157 116 10.39 .444 .545 .473 .990  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   853 353 4 217 262   .263 .309 .324 .633
vs LH   1119 461 30 386 208   .309 .376 .398 .774
Home 48 42 .533 143 100 73 4 3 930.6 992 403 19 323 253 3.90 .275 .335 .349 .684
Away 38 56 .404 134 95 72 5 9 814.3 980 411 15 280 217 4.54 .301 .356 .379 .736
Mar/Apr 12 10 .545 28 23 17 0 0 202.7 211 99 2 84 57 4.40 .269 .339 .336 .676
May 17 12 .586 40 32 26 3 1 292.0 291 110 6 95 73 3.39 .266 .325 .347 .672
June 11 15 .423 48 27 21 1 2 250.0 283 113 5 97 67 4.07 .285 .349 .355 .704
July 15 26 .366 62 45 32 0 3 391.6 481 202 11 139 97 4.64 .304 .360 .381 .741
August 16 17 .485 51 34 25 3 2 311.3 342 139 7 93 91 4.02 .281 .333 .356 .689
Sep/Oct 15 18 .455 48 34 24 2 4 297.3 364 151 3 95 85 4.57 .305 .356 .386 .743
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1913 25 CIN NL 38 123 9 18 1 0 1 15 0 0 3 22 .146 .165 .179 .344 1.7 0.0
1914 26 CIN NL 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.3 0.0
1915 27 CIN NL 14 22 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .091 .130 .136 .267 -0.3 0.0
1916 28 CIN NL 38 116 8 17 7 0 0 12 0 0 1 28 .147 .151 .207 .358 0.7 0.0
1917 29 CIN NL 25 61 4 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 .164 .177 .164 .341 0.5 0.0
1918 30 CIN NL 24 23 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .087 .087 .087 .174 -1.3 0.0
1920 32 CIN NL 14 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.1 0.0
1921 33 NYA AL 32 89 6 11 2 0 0 8 0 1 2 16 .124 .151 .146 .297 -0.7 0.0
1922 34 NYA AL 17 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .167 .000 .167 -0.5 0.0
1923 35 NYA AL 38 123 11 19 5 0 0 9 0 0 1 21 .154 .160 .195 .355 2.0 0.0
1924 36 PHI NL 16 29 3 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 .138 .194 .207 .400 0.9 0.0
11 Years Sim 271 617 47 83 18 0 1 50 0 1 12 121 .135 .151 .169 .320 0.7 0.0
162 Game Average 368 28 49 10 0 0 29 0 0 7 72 .135 .151 .169 .320 0.4  
Career Highs 38 123 11 19 7 0 1 15 0 1 3 28 .164 .194 .207 .400 2.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   443 34 58 15 0 1 38 0 1 10 85 .131 .149 .172 .321 -0.6
vs LH   174 13 25 3 0 0 12 0 0 2 36 .144 .156 .161 .316 -0.5
Home 134 312 28 40 8 0 0 22 0 0 4 62 .128 .141 .154 .295 -3.0
Away 133 305 19 43 10 0 1 28 0 1 8 59 .141 .161 .184 .345 1.9
RISP   211 0 30 5 0 1 49 0 0 2 40 .142 .147 .180 .327 0.3
Close/Late   64 0 7 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 17 .109 .136 .125 .261 -1.1
Mar/Apr 28 75 7 8 3 0 0 8 0 1 1 18 .107 .117 .147 .264 -1.8
May 40 104 11 19 7 0 0 7 0 0 2 23 .183 .196 .250 .446 3.6
June 30 81 7 12 1 0 0 9 0 0 2 10 .148 .179 .160 .339 0.3
July 56 146 13 21 5 0 1 12 0 0 3 31 .144 .159 .199 .358 1.6
August 43 108 7 16 1 0 0 9 0 0 1 19 .148 .156 .157 .313 -0.3
Sep/Oct 36 103 2 7 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 20 .068 .093 .078 .171 -4.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1913 25 CIN NL P 38 38 321.7 24 65 2 2 .978 2.49    
1914 26 CIN NL P 15 3 40.0 1 4 0 0 1.000 1.13    
1915 27 CIN NL P 14 6 65.7 5 10 1 0 .938 2.06    
1916 28 CIN NL P 38 38 315.0 21 62 2 5 .976 2.37    
1917 29 CIN NL P 25 19 164.3 8 30 3 2 .927 2.08    
1918 30 CIN NL P 24 7 78.0 7 22 0 1 1.000 3.35    
1919 31 CIN NL P 6 0 4.3 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.08    
1920 32 CIN NL P 14 3 41.3 0 10 0 2 1.000 2.18    
1921 33 NYA AL P 32 32 266.7 20 53 7 6 .913 2.46    
1922 34 NYA AL P 17 2 35.3 4 6 1 1 .909 2.55    
1923 35 NYA AL P 38 38 332.3 24 67 2 6 .978 2.46    
1924 36 PHI NL P 16 9 80.3 11 18 0 0 1.000 3.25    
Career Totals   277 195 1745.0 125 348 18 25 .963 2.44    
Career Highs   38 38 332.3 24 67 7 6 1.000 3.35    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1919 31 CIN NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 7.3 7 0 0 1 2 0.00 .259 .286 .333 .619
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 7.3 7 0 0 1 2 0.00 .259 .286 .333 .619
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1919 31 CIN NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1923-7-3.49
 Wins
1921-9-15
1923-5-19
 Losses
1913-4-19
1916-1-22
1923-8-15
 Winning Pct
1921-9-.556
1923-8-.559
 Saves
1918-2-9
 Games Pitched
1923-8-38
Games Started
1913-9-38
1916-10-38
1923-5-38
 Complete Games
1913-6-29
1923-3-30
 Shutouts
1921-4-2
1923-4-3
 Innings Pitched
1913-8-321.7
1923-3-332.3
 Hits Allowed
1913-1-402
1916-4-346
1923-2-367
 Walks Allowed
1913-8-98
1916-3-157
1921-6-90
Hits per 9IP
1921-5-9.8
 OAVG
1921-7-.280
 OSLG
1921-2-.372
 OOPS
1921-8-.713
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 39    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
 
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  1. Red Faber (969)
  2. Pete Donohue (952)
  3. Fred Toney (938)
  4. Carl Mays (936)
  5. Bill Donovan (932)
  6. Stan Baumgartner (931)
  7. Jim Shaw (928)
  8. Slim Sallee (926)
  9. Ray Roberts (925)
  10. Frank Smith (924)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Ralph Comstock (993)
  2. George Baumgardner (993)
  3. Slim Sallee (992)
  4. John Burke (990)
  5. Pete Dowling (989)
  6. Jake Boultes (988)
  7. Stan Coveleski (986)
  8. Noodles Hahn (985)
  9. Roy Johnson (984)
  10. Alex Hardy (983)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 21st overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1913
Had first career hit on 4/20/1913, off Ray Boyd (CHN)
Earned first career win on 4/20/1913
Hit first career homerun on 7/22/1913, off Doc Scanlan (BRO)
Injured on 3/21/1914 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 2-3 weeks
2/13/1916: Gets a new one-year contract worth $394,286 through salary arbitration
2/11/1917: Gets a new one-year contract worth $394,286 through salary arbitration
4/11/1917: Signed a minor league contract extension with Cincinnati
3/12/1918: Signed a minor league contract extension with Cincinnati
7/16/1919: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $380,000 per year, for 1 years
Won World Series with Cincinnati in 1919
Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 2/15/1921 to a 3-year deal worth $2,100,000 per year
Won Player of the Week award on 6/6/1921, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 8/22/1921, winning 2 games with a 1.59 ERA
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia (N) on 2/20/1924 to a 3-year deal worth $3,000,000 per year
Released by Philadelphia (N) on 9/16/1924
 
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