Rube Waddell Career Pitching Summary

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.

Rube Waddell Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Rube Waddell.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Rube Waddell
    NameRube Waddell
    Date of BirthOctober 13, 1876
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut1897

    📊 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:

    GS340 (MLB Rank: 233)
    GF54 (MLB Rank: 1,543)
    W193 (MLB Rank: 143)
    L143 (MLB Rank: 195)
    SV5 (MLB Rank: 1,895)
    ERA2.16 (MLB Rank: 698)
    IP2961.1 (MLB Rank: 147)
    SHO50 (MLB Rank: 19)
    CG261 (MLB Rank: 68)
    SO2,316 (MLB Rank: 56)
    BB803 (MLB Rank: 252)
    H2,460 (MLB Rank: 256)
    HR37 (MLB Rank: 2,590)
    SO97.04 (MLB Rank: 2,676)
    BB92.44 (MLB Rank: 9,899)
    H97.48 (MLB Rank: 10,522)
    HR90.11 (MLB Rank: 9,241)
    WHIP1.102 (MLB Rank: 11,083)
    WAR60.8 (MLB Rank: 62)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1910)

    In his final season (1910), Rube Waddell recorded the following stats:

    GS2
    GF6
    W3
    L1
    SV1
    ERA3.55
    IP33
    SO16
    BB11
    H31
    HR1
    SO94.36
    BB93
    H98.45
    HR90.27
    WHIP1.273
    WAR−0.2

    📈 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

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    Rube Waddell has no postseason appearances.

    Rube Waddell Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    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