Willie Foster vs Bullet Rogan: Career Stats Comparison
Willie Foster and Bullet Rogan played different roles, so their careers are compared side by side rather than scored against each other. Willie Foster played ?–1937 as a pitcher; Bullet Rogan played ?–1938 as a hitter.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
Willie Foster (?–1937) and Bullet Rogan (?–1938) played opposite sides of the ball, so there is no honest category-by-category scoreboard for this matchup. Willie Foster pitched, totalling 125 wins and 1,062 strikeouts; Bullet Rogan hit, totalling 693 hits and 50 home runs. Each career is shown below in its own discipline, with PIV as the one measure that spans both roles.
Quick answer
- Who has the higher career PIV? Willie Foster, with 41,672 career PIV to Bullet Rogan's 9,545.
- Who won more championships? Willie Foster, with 2 World Series titles to Bullet Rogan's 1.
Willie Foster
Career Stats, Each in His Own Role
Willie Foster is shown on pitching lines and Bullet Rogan on batting lines. Nothing is marked as a category winner, because these two cards measure different jobs — reading them cell against cell would tell you nothing.
Willie Foster — Pitcher
| Statistic | Willie Foster |
|---|---|
| Wins | 125 |
| Losses | 60 |
| Games | 262 |
| Games Started | 185 |
| Complete Games | 142 |
| Shutouts | 34 |
| Saves | 14 |
| Strikeouts | 1,062 |
| Walks | 522 |
| Hits Allowed | 1,397 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 41 |
| Innings Pitched | 1,665.0 |
| ERA | 2.66 |
| WHIP | 1.15 |
| K/9 | 5.74 |
| BB/9 | 2.82 |
Bullet Rogan — Hitter
| Statistic | Bullet Rogan |
|---|---|
| Games | 697 |
| At-Bats | 2,099 |
| Runs | 416 |
| Hits | 693 |
| Doubles | 106 |
| Triples | 60 |
| Home Runs | 50 |
| RBI | 426 |
| Walks | 241 |
| Strikeouts | 12 |
| Stolen Bases | 112 |
| Batting Avg | .330 |
| On-Base % | .405 |
| Slugging % | .509 |
| OPS | .915 |
PIV Comparison through 2025
Willie Foster carries a career pitching PIV of 41,672; Bullet Rogan carries a career batting PIV of 9,545. Willie Foster is the higher of the two at 41,672 to 9,545. Both figures adjust each season to league baselines, but batting PIV and pitching PIV are calibrated separately — so read this as a directional comparison of career impact, not a settled verdict.
PIV is computed through the 2025 season. The career totals on this page include 2026 to date, so PIV does not yet reflect the 2026 season.
Peak Seasons
The best single seasons each player produced, ranked within his own role — ERA for the pitcher (120+ innings), OPS for the hitter (300+ at-bats).
Willie Foster — top 3 seasons by ERA (lower is better)
Bullet Rogan
No seasons meet the qualifying workload, so there is no peak-season list to show.
Verdict
There is no head-to-head scoreboard for Willie Foster and Bullet Rogan: one pitched and one hit, and no counting stat means the same thing on both cards. On PIV — the one metric that scores both roles against league baselines — Willie Foster grades higher, 41,672 to 9,545. Because the batting and pitching versions of PIV are calibrated separately, that gap is a directional signal about career impact rather than a ruling on who was the better ballplayer. Click through to each profile for the full season-by-season breakdown.
Related Matchups
How the Willie Foster and Bullet Rogan careers compare
The two careers never overlapped: Willie Foster's ended in 1937, and Bullet Rogan debuted in 1938. Willie Foster's pitching card shows 125 wins, a 2.66 ERA and 1,062 strikeouts. Bullet Rogan's batting card reads 693 hits, 50 home runs and a .330 average. No single table can grade a pitcher against a hitter, so each career is shown in its own discipline, with PIV as the common scale. Bullet Rogan has no qualifying season for the peak list, while Willie Foster's best is 1926.
Willie Foster vs Bullet Rogan: Frequently Asked Questions
- Who has the higher career PIV?
- Willie Foster, with 41,672 career PIV to Bullet Rogan's 9,545.
- Who won more championships?
- Willie Foster, with 2 World Series titles to Bullet Rogan's 1.
- How do Willie Foster and Bullet Rogan compare?
- Willie Foster played ?–1937 and Bullet Rogan played ?–1938; this page sets their career totals side by side in every category both accumulated.