Rube Waddell played in Major League Baseball from 1897 to 1910, appearing in 407 games over 13 seasons. He recorded a total of 193 W and 143 L, an ERA of 2.16, 2,316 SO, a WHIP of 1.102, and a WAR of 60.8.
๐งพ Basic Profile
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Name | Rube Waddell |
Date of Birth | October 13, 1876 |
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MLB Debut | 1897 |
๐ Career Summary
Rube Waddell appeared in 407 games over 13 MLB seasons from 1897 to 1910. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 340 (MLB Rank: 233) |
GF | 54 (MLB Rank: 1,543) |
W | 193 (MLB Rank: 143) |
L | 143 (MLB Rank: 195) |
SV | 5 (MLB Rank: 1,895) |
ERA | 2.16 (MLB Rank: 698) |
IP | 2961.1 (MLB Rank: 147) |
SHO | 50 (MLB Rank: 19) |
CG | 261 (MLB Rank: 68) |
SO | 2,316 (MLB Rank: 56) |
BB | 803 (MLB Rank: 252) |
H | 2,460 (MLB Rank: 256) |
HR | 37 (MLB Rank: 2,590) |
SO9 | 7.04 (MLB Rank: 2,676) |
BB9 | 2.44 (MLB Rank: 9,899) |
H9 | 7.48 (MLB Rank: 10,522) |
HR9 | 0.11 (MLB Rank: 9,241) |
WHIP | 1.102 (MLB Rank: 11,083) |
WAR | 60.8 (MLB Rank: 62) |
๐ Last Season Summary (1910)
In his final season (1910), Rube Waddell recorded the following stats:
GS | 2 |
GF | 6 |
W | 3 |
L | 1 |
SV | 1 |
ERA | 3.55 |
IP | 33 |
SO | 16 |
BB | 11 |
H | 31 |
HR | 1 |
SO9 | 4.36 |
BB9 | 3 |
H9 | 8.45 |
HR9 | 0.27 |
WHIP | 1.273 |
WAR | โ0.2 |
๐ Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1905, 27 W
- Most SO: 1904, 349 SO
- Most IP: 1904, 383 IP
- Best WAR: 1904, 11.3 WAR
- Best ERA: 1905, 1.48 ERA
๐ฏ Postseason Performance
Rube Waddell has no postseason appearances.
Rube Waddell Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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1897 | 0 | 1 | 3.21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 0.4 | 1.643 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 136 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 0.83 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.9 | 3.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
1899 | 7 | 2 | 3.08 | 0.778 | 1 | 44 | 79 | 1.6 | 1.051 | 4 | 69 | 14 | 38 | 27 | 126 | 3.32 | 5 | 3.14 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0.5 | 7.9 | 1.6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 316 |
1900 | 8 | 13 | 2.37 | 0.381 | 0 | 130 | 208.2 | 3.8 | 1.107 | 3 | 176 | 55 | 96 | 55 | 153 | 2.75 | 5.6 | 2.36 | 22 | 29 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0.1 | 7.6 | 2.4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 838 |
1901 | 14 | 16 | 3.01 | 0.467 | 0 | 172 | 251.1 | 2.4 | 1.289 | 5 | 249 | 75 | 135 | 84 | 108 | 2.83 | 6.2 | 2.29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0.2 | 8.9 | 2.7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1055 |
1902 | 24 | 7 | 2.05 | 0.774 | 0 | 210 | 276.1 | 9.1 | 1.042 | 7 | 224 | 64 | 90 | 63 | 178 | 2.28 | 6.8 | 3.28 | 27 | 33 | 5 | 26 | 3 | 0.2 | 7.3 | 2.1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1081 |
1903 | 21 | 16 | 2.44 | 0.568 | 0 | 302 | 324 | 8.3 | 1.108 | 3 | 274 | 85 | 109 | 88 | 125 | 1.87 | 8.4 | 3.55 | 38 | 39 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 0.1 | 7.6 | 2.4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1291 |
1904 | 25 | 19 | 1.62 | 0.568 | 0 | 349 | 383 | 11.3 | 1.039 | 5 | 307 | 91 | 109 | 69 | 167 | 1.59 | 8.2 | 3.84 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 0.1 | 7.2 | 2.1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 1496 |
1905 | 27 | 10 | 1.48 | 0.73 | 0 | 287 | 328.2 | 9.4 | 0.977 | 5 | 231 | 90 | 86 | 54 | 181 | 1.89 | 7.9 | 3.19 | 34 | 46 | 11 | 27 | 7 | 0.1 | 6.3 | 2.5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1257 |
1906 | 15 | 17 | 2.21 | 0.469 | 0 | 196 | 272.2 | 5.6 | 1.148 | 1 | 221 | 92 | 89 | 67 | 124 | 2.1 | 6.5 | 2.13 | 34 | 43 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 7.3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1086 |
1907 | 19 | 13 | 2.15 | 0.594 | 0 | 232 | 284.2 | 2.6 | 1.078 | 2 | 234 | 73 | 115 | 68 | 121 | 1.57 | 7.3 | 3.18 | 33 | 44 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 0.1 | 7.4 | 2.3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1121 |
1908 | 19 | 14 | 1.89 | 0.576 | 3 | 232 | 285.2 | 3.3 | 1.096 | 0 | 223 | 90 | 93 | 60 | 125 | 1.51 | 7.3 | 2.58 | 36 | 43 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 2.8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1143 |
1909 | 11 | 14 | 2.37 | 0.44 | 0 | 141 | 220.1 | 3.2 | 1.185 | 1 | 204 | 57 | 78 | 58 | 103 | 1.87 | 5.8 | 2.47 | 28 | 31 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 8.3 | 2.3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 829 |
1910 | 3 | 1 | 3.55 | 0.75 | 1 | 16 | 33 | -0.2 | 1.273 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 71 | 2.83 | 4.4 | 1.45 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 140 |