Was Rube Foster a pitcher?

Yes. Rube Foster pitched in the major leagues, recording 49 wins and 354 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Rube Foster hit?

Rube Foster hit 4 career home runs with 131 hits.

What was Rube Foster's career batting average?

Rube Foster batted .298 over his career, with 131 hits in 440 at bats.

How many RBI did Rube Foster have?

Rube Foster drove in 61 runs in his career.

What was Rube Foster's career ERA?

Rube Foster finished with a 2.24 career ERA, going 49-17 with 354 strikeouts.

Rube Foster

Pitcher · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records

Rube Foster was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 4 teams, including the Cuban X Giants. Across 82 career appearances, he went 49-17 with a 2.24 ERA and 354 strikeouts. He also batted .298 with 4 home runs. Rube Foster was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 264.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated September 8, 2026

⭐ Hall of Fame 1981

W–L 49–17

ERA 2.24

WHIP 1.09

SO 354

Pitcher PIV 6203.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 230 lb
Born: 9/17/1879 in La Grange, TX, USA
Died: 12/9/1930 in Kankakee, IL, USA
Hall of Fame: Inducted 1981 (Veterans)

Full name: Andrew Bishop Foster

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Rube Foster — Batting
PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
29.0	29.0	5.0	10.0	1.0	2.0	0	2.0	0	0	0	.345	.345	.517	.862

Pitching

Rube Foster — Pitching
W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
6	0	6	6	1	0	56.0	28	12	3	3	16	44	0.48	0.79

Career Pitching Statistics

Rube Foster — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
49	17	82	73	62	7	1	662.3	546	165	11	176	354	2.24	6203.9

Career ERA 2.24 vs. league average 2.84 across their career seasons — 21.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Rube Foster (b. 1879) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1903	CXG	EAS	4	0	4	4	4	1	0	36.0	19	3	7	19	0.75	3.10 (+76%)	749.9
1904	PG	IND	4	0	4	4	4	0	0	36.0	21	6	9	41	1.50	2.66 (+44%)	168.2
1905	PG	EAS	2	0	3	3	3	0	0	32.0	21	4	3	21	1.12	2.82 (+60%)	514.4
1906	PG	EAS	4	2	10	8	7	1	1	72.0	62	16	21	39	2.00	2.68 (+25%)	625.2
1907	LEL	WES	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	9.0	7	0	1	4	0.00	2.50 (+100%)	0.0
1908	LEL	WES	5	1	6	6	6	0	0	54.0	46	12	18	26	2.00	2.40 (+17%)	-11.4
1909	LEL	WES	2	0	2	2	2	2	0	18.0	11	0	4	11	0.00	2.55 (+100%)	389.0
1910	LEL	WES	3	0	4	4	4	0	0	40.0	29	5	5	20	1.12	2.79 (+60%)	592.1
1911	CAG	WES	4	1	8	5	3	0	0	56.7	46	13	12	33	2.06	3.37 (+39%)	1176.6
1912	CAG	WES	6	2	10	8	7	0	0	74.3	66	17	17	31	2.06	3.36 (+39%)	1214.8
1913	CAG	WES	4	3	8	8	5	1	0	63.3	75	33	21	38	4.69	3.07 (-53%)	358.3
1914	CAG	WES	5	4	10	9	7	2	0	72.7	57	20	25	32	2.48	2.93 (+15%)	-78.0
1915	CAG	WES	2	2	7	6	4	0	0	53.3	48	24	13	20	4.05	2.90 (-40%)	596.5
1916	CAG	WES	1	1	2	2	2	0	0	18.0	17	2	9	8	1.00	2.78 (+64%)	-92.6
1917	CAG	WES	2	1	3	3	3	0	0	27.0	21	10	11	11	3.33	2.69 (-24%)	1.0
Career · 15 seasons			49	17	82	73	62	7	1	662.1	546	165	176	354	2.24	—	6,204

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Rube Foster — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
139	440	52	131	18	6	4	61	10	20	0	.298	.331	.393	.724	264

Career AVG .298 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — +18.0% above league average.

Career OBP .331 vs. league average .315 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .393 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — +19.1% above league average.

Career OPS .724 vs. league average .645 across their career seasons — +12.2% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Rube Foster (b. 1879) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1903	CXG	EAS	5	17	3	6	1	1	0	3	0	0	.353	—	—	—	—	0.0
1904	PG	IND	7	24	6	9	2	1	0	4	2	1	.375	—	—	—	—	0.0
1905	PG	EAS	10	43	2	15	1	1	0	10	3	1	.349	—	—	—	—	0.0
1906	PG	EAS	19	72	10	23	5	2	0	9	2	3	.319	.247 (+29%)	.307 (+16%)	.315 (+41%)	.622 (+28%)	263.6
1907	LEL	WES	2	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1908	LEL	WES	13	41	8	14	2	0	1	10	0	1	.341	—	—	—	—	0.0
1909	LEL	WES	5	14	1	5	2	0	0	4	0	1	.357	—	—	—	—	0.0
1910	LEL	WES	7	18	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1911	CAG	WES	9	21	2	6	0	0	0	1	1	2	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1912	CAG	WES	18	47	2	13	2	1	0	7	0	2	.277	—	—	—	—	0.0
1913	CAG	WES	12	36	2	8	0	0	0	0	0	3	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
1914	CAG	WES	13	45	9	19	2	0	3	11	1	1	.422	—	—	—	—	0.0
1915	CAG	WES	12	34	4	9	1	0	0	1	1	2	.265	—	—	—	—	0.0
1916	CAG	WES	3	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1917	CAG	WES	4	14	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			139	440	52	131	18	6	4	61	10	20	.298	—	—	—	—	264

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Rube Foster — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	27	8	227	22	17	10
3B	1	0	1	1	1	0
OF	22	16	16	6	3	0
P	82	26	26	178	18	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Rube Foster — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1903	CXG	P	4	4	1	12	1	0
1904	PG	OF	2	2	6	6	1	0
1904	PG	P	4	4	2	5	0	1
1905	PG	OF	7	7	7	0	1	0
1905	PG	P	3	3	2	7	0	1
1906	PG	1B	5	5	43	4	4	1
1906	PG	OF	8	6	2	0	1	0
1906	PG	P	10	8	4	26	3	2
1907	LEL	OF	1	1	1	0	0	0
1907	LEL	P	1	1	0	3	0	0
1908	LEL	1B	3	3	34	2	1	2
1908	LEL	OF	2	0	0	0	0	0
1908	LEL	P	6	6	4	14	2	0
1909	LEL	1B	2	0	12	1	1	2
1909	LEL	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1909	LEL	P	2	0	0	7	0	0
1910	LEL	1B	1	0	4	1	0	1
1910	LEL	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1910	LEL	P	4	0	3	12	0	0
1911	CAG	P	8	0	1	15	2	0
1912	CAG	1B	6	0	41	1	3	2
1912	CAG	P	10	0	2	18	0	0
1913	CAG	1B	3	0	18	6	2	1
1913	CAG	3B	1	0	1	1	1	0
1913	CAG	P	8	0	2	19	2	0
1914	CAG	1B	3	0	28	4	0	0
1914	CAG	P	10	0	2	16	7	0
1915	CAG	1B	3	0	36	2	6	1
1915	CAG	P	7	0	2	13	1	1
1916	CAG	P	2	0	1	5	0	0
1917	CAG	1B	1	0	11	1	0	0
1917	CAG	P	3	0	0	6	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Rube Foster (b. 1879) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	82
First Base	27
Third Base	1
Left Field	3
Center Field	1
Right Field	18

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Frequently Asked Questions about Rube Foster

Was Rube Foster a pitcher?: Yes. Rube Foster pitched in the major leagues, recording 49 wins and 354 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rube Foster hit?: Rube Foster hit 4 career home runs with 131 hits.
Is Rube Foster in the Hall of Fame?: Yes. Rube Foster was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981.
What was Rube Foster's career batting average?: Rube Foster batted .298 over his career, with 131 hits in 440 at bats.
How many RBI did Rube Foster have?: Rube Foster drove in 61 runs in his career.
What was Rube Foster's career ERA?: Rube Foster finished with a 2.24 career ERA, going 49-17 with 354 strikeouts.