Rube Waddell Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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.

🧾 Basic Profile

Rube Waddell
NameRube Waddell
Date of BirthOctober 13, 1876
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
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BatsRight
MLB Debut1897
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Rube Waddell Yearly Pitching Stats

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

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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: 235)
GF54 (MLB Rank: 1,559)
W193 (MLB Rank: 143)
L143 (MLB Rank: 195)
SV5 (MLB Rank: 1,922)
ERA2.16 (MLB Rank: 706)
IP2961.1 (MLB Rank: 148)
SHO50 (MLB Rank: 19)
CG261 (MLB Rank: 68)
SO2,316 (MLB Rank: 56)
BB803 (MLB Rank: 253)
H2,460 (MLB Rank: 256)
HR37 (MLB Rank: 2,633)
SO97.04 (MLB Rank: 2,806)
BB92.44 (MLB Rank: 10,061)
H97.48 (MLB Rank: 10,671)
HR90.11 (MLB Rank: 9,396)
WHIP1.102 (MLB Rank: 11,247)
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