Rube Waddell
Hall of Famer
Eligible Seasons: 1899-1910
Best Season: 1905
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Pitching Stats
| Team | GP | GS | W | L | SV | IP | BB | K | ER | ERA | ERC | ERC# | OAV | WHIP | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 Louisville Colonels | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 79.0 | 14 | 44 | 27 | 3.08 | 2.69 | 2.66 | .235 | 1.05 | 3.14 | 5.01 | 1.59 | 0.46 | $2.16M |
| 1900 Pittsburgh Pirates | 29 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 208.2 | 55 | 130 | 55 | 2.37 | 2.48 | 2.49 | .229 | 1.11 | 2.36 | 5.61 | 2.37 | 0.13 | $7.55M |
| 1901 Chicago Orphans | 29 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 243.2 | 66 | 168 | 76 | 2.81 | 3.12 | 3.35 | .255 | 1.25 | 2.55 | 6.21 | 2.44 | 0.18 | $7.65M |
| 1902 Philadelphia Athletics | 33 | 27 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 276.1 | 64 | 210 | 63 | 2.05 | 2.21 | 2.31 | .222 | 1.04 | 3.28 | 6.84 | 2.08 | 0.23 | $11.58M |
| 1903 Philadelphia Athletics | 39 | 38 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 324.0 | 85 | 302 | 88 | 2.44 | 2.33 | 2.66 | .229 | 1.11 | 3.55 | 8.39 | 2.36 | 0.08 | $11.37M |
| 1904 Philadelphia Athletics | 46 | 46 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 383.0 | 91 | 349 | 69 | 1.62 | 2.13 | 2.61 | .221 | 1.04 | 3.84 | 8.20 | 2.14 | 0.12 | $11.73M |
| 1905 Philadelphia Athletics | 46 | 34 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 328.2 | 90 | 287 | 54 | 1.48 | 1.79 | 2.24 | .200 | 0.98 | 3.19 | 7.86 | 2.46 | 0.14 | $12.16M |
| 1906 Philadelphia Athletics | 43 | 34 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 272.2 | 92 | 196 | 67 | 2.21 | 2.45 | 2.96 | .225 | 1.15 | 2.13 | 6.47 | 3.04 | 0.03 | $8.80M |
| 1907 Philadelphia Athletics | 44 | 33 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 284.2 | 73 | 232 | 68 | 2.15 | 2.32 | 2.80 | .227 | 1.08 | 3.18 | 7.33 | 2.31 | 0.06 | $8.60M |
| 1908 St. Louis Browns | 43 | 36 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 285.2 | 90 | 232 | 60 | 1.89 | 2.13 | 2.64 | .213 | 1.10 | 2.58 | 7.31 | 2.84 | 0.00 | $10.13M |
| 1909 St. Louis Browns | 31 | 28 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 220.1 | 57 | 141 | 58 | 2.37 | 2.95 | 3.54 | .267 | 1.18 | 2.47 | 5.76 | 2.33 | 0.04 | $5.05M |
| 1910 St. Louis Browns | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 33.0 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 3.55 | 3.11 | 3.63 | .242 | 1.27 | 1.45 | 4.36 | 3.00 | 0.27 | $548K |
Hitting Stats
| Team | Pos | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | SO | BB | HBP | RC | RC27 | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 Louisville Colonels | P | 10 | 34 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 2.3 | $2.16M |
| 1900 Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 29 | 82 | 81 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4.2 | 1.6 | $7.55M |
| 1901 Chicago Orphans | P | 29 | 100 | 98 | 16 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11.2 | 3.9 | $7.65M |
| 1902 Philadelphia Athletics | P | 33 | 117 | 112 | 8 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 14.5 | 4.6 | $11.58M |
| 1903 Philadelphia Athletics | P | 39 | 124 | 115 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2.9 | .7 | $11.37M |
| 1904 Philadelphia Athletics | P | 46 | 147 | 139 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3.6 | .8 | $11.73M |
| 1905 Philadelphia Athletics | P | 46 | 126 | 116 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5.6 | 1.5 | $12.16M |
| 1906 Philadelphia Athletics | P | 43 | 100 | 86 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5.3 | 1.9 | $8.80M |
| 1907 Philadelphia Athletics | P | 44 | 107 | 101 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2.4 | .7 | $8.60M |
| 1908 St. Louis Browns | P | 43 | 103 | 91 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3.9 | 1.2 | $10.13M |
| 1909 St. Louis Browns | P | 31 | 78 | 75 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .7 | .3 | $5.05M |
| 1910 St. Louis Browns | P | 10 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .3 | .8 | $548K |
Advanced Hitting Stats
| Team | Pos | GP | PA | AB | BA | BA+ | BA# | OBP | OBP+ | OBP# | SLG | SLG+ | SLG# | OPS | OPS+ | OPS# | HR/AB | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 Louisville Colonels | P | 10 | 34 | 34 | .235 | 83 | .226 | .235 | 69 | .229 | .294 | 80 | .301 | .529 | 75 | .531 | .000 | $2.16M |
| 1900 Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 29 | 82 | 81 | .173 | 62 | .167 | .183 | 54 | .180 | .272 | 74 | .278 | .455 | 64 | .458 | .000 | $7.55M |
| 1901 Chicago Orphans | P | 29 | 100 | 98 | .255 | 96 | .253 | .270 | 84 | .274 | .408 | 117 | .426 | .678 | 101 | .699 | .020 | $7.65M |
| 1902 Philadelphia Athletics | P | 33 | 117 | 112 | .286 | 104 | .279 | .310 | 94 | .310 | .402 | 109 | .409 | .712 | 102 | .718 | .009 | $11.58M |
| 1903 Philadelphia Athletics | P | 39 | 124 | 115 | .122 | 48 | .124 | .151 | 50 | .159 | .139 | 40 | .149 | .290 | 45 | .308 | .000 | $11.37M |
| 1904 Philadelphia Athletics | P | 46 | 147 | 139 | .122 | 50 | .127 | .164 | 56 | .175 | .144 | 45 | .161 | .308 | 50 | .336 | .000 | $11.73M |
| 1905 Philadelphia Athletics | P | 46 | 126 | 116 | .172 | 72 | .181 | .200 | 67 | .211 | .216 | 69 | .242 | .416 | 68 | .453 | .000 | $12.16M |
| 1906 Philadelphia Athletics | P | 43 | 100 | 86 | .163 | 65 | .168 | .242 | 80 | .253 | .198 | 62 | .221 | .440 | 71 | .474 | .000 | $8.80M |
| 1907 Philadelphia Athletics | P | 44 | 107 | 101 | .119 | 48 | .123 | .152 | 51 | .161 | .139 | 45 | .159 | .291 | 48 | .319 | .000 | $8.60M |
| 1908 St. Louis Browns | P | 43 | 103 | 91 | .110 | 46 | .116 | .190 | 65 | .202 | .187 | 62 | .214 | .377 | 63 | .417 | .011 | $10.13M |
| 1909 St. Louis Browns | P | 31 | 78 | 75 | .067 | 27 | .070 | .103 | 34 | .108 | .080 | 26 | .093 | .183 | 30 | .201 | .000 | $5.05M |
| 1910 St. Louis Browns | P | 10 | 10 | 9 | .111 | 46 | .116 | .200 | 65 | .208 | .111 | 35 | .127 | .311 | 50 | .334 | .000 | $548K |
Fielding Grades (Fielding/Range/Arm)
| Team | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 Louisville Colonels | B/C | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $2.16M |
| 1900 Pittsburgh Pirates | C+/C | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $7.55M |
| 1901 Chicago Orphans | B/B+ | -- | B-/B+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | $7.65M |
| 1902 Philadelphia Athletics | C/C | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $11.58M |
| 1903 Philadelphia Athletics | C+/C+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $11.37M |
| 1904 Philadelphia Athletics | C/B | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $11.73M |
| 1905 Philadelphia Athletics | D/B- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $12.16M |
| 1906 Philadelphia Athletics | C/D+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $8.80M |
| 1907 Philadelphia Athletics | D/C- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $8.60M |
| 1908 St. Louis Browns | D/C | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $10.13M |
| 1909 St. Louis Browns | D/B- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.05M |
| 1910 St. Louis Browns | B/D+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $548K |
The entire playing career for Rube Waddell is displayed above. All columns may be sorted by clicking the column name. Clicking on an indivdiual season will display the team's roster for that season.
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