Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Rube Waddell
Birthdate:
Oct. 13, 1876 (147 y, 10 m, 11 d)Born In:
Bradford, PA, USANationality:
American
Position:
PBats/Throws:
R/LHeight/Weight:
6'0"/196
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score |
|---|---|
| Black Ink | 42 |
| Grey Ink | 128 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Hippo Vaughn | 919 |
| Doc White | 908 |
| Dazzy Vance | 893 |
| Ed Walsh | 891 |
| Bill Donovan | 891 |
| Eddie Cicotte | 888 |
| Mike Cuellar | 884 |
| Jack Chesbro | 884 |
| Don Drysdale | 860 |
| Dave McNally | 858 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 39 | 6 |
| 1904 | 46 | 3 |
| 1905 | 46 | 1 |
| 1906 | 43 | 3 |
| 1907 | 44 | 4 |
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 38 | 2 |
| 1904 | 46 | 2 |
| 1905 | 34 | 9 |
| 1906 | 34 | 7 |
| 1907 | 33 | 10 |
| Year | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 24 | 2 |
| 1903 | 21 | 3 |
| 1904 | 25 | 4 |
| 1905 | 27 | 1 |
| Year | L | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 16 | 5 |
| 1904 | 19 | 7 |
| 1906 | 17 | 7 |
| Year | Win % | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 0.774 | 2 |
| 1903 | 0.568 | 10 |
| 1905 | 0.730 | 1 |
| 1907 | 0.594 | 10 |
| Year | Hold | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 2 | 1 |
| Year | IP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 276.1 | 10 |
| 1903 | 324.0 | 4 |
| 1904 | 383.0 | 3 |
| 1905 | 328.2 | 4 |
| 1907 | 284.2 | 9 |
| Year | BF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 1291 | 5 |
| 1904 | 1496 | 4 |
| 1905 | 1257 | 6 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 7 | 10 |
| 1904 | 5 | 9 |
| 1905 | 5 | 7 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 85 | 3 |
| 1904 | 91 | 6 |
| 1905 | 90 | 7 |
| 1906 | 92 | 3 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 130 | 2 |
| 1901 | 172 | 5 |
| 1902 | 210 | 1 |
| 1903 | 302 | 1 |
| 1904 | 349 | 1 |
| 1905 | 287 | 1 |
| 1906 | 196 | 1 |
| 1907 | 232 | 1 |
| Year | WP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 11 | 5 |
| 1902 | 11 | 2 |
| 1903 | 9 | 1 |
| 1904 | 8 | 8 |
| 1905 | 10 | 5 |
| 1906 | 10 | 5 |
| Year | ERA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 2.372 | 1 |
| 1902 | 2.052 | 2 |
| 1903 | 2.444 | 10 |
| 1904 | 1.621 | 2 |
| 1905 | 1.479 | 1 |
| 1906 | 2.212 | 8 |
| 1907 | 2.150 | 8 |
| Year | BABIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.279 | 6 |
| 1902 | 0.284 | 10 |
| Year | WHIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 1.107 | 1 |
| 1902 | 1.042 | 2 |
| 1903 | 1.108 | 8 |
| 1904 | 1.039 | 7 |
| 1905 | 0.977 | 2 |
| 1907 | 1.079 | 8 |
| Year | H/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 7.591 | 1 |
| 1902 | 7.296 | 2 |
| 1903 | 7.611 | 4 |
| 1904 | 7.214 | 5 |
| 1905 | 6.326 | 1 |
| 1906 | 7.295 | 4 |
| 1907 | 7.398 | 6 |
| Year | BB/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 2.084 | 8 |
| Year | CG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 34 | 1 |
| 1904 | 39 | 4 |
| 1905 | 27 | 10 |
| Year | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 2 | 10 |
| 1902 | 3 | 5 |
| 1903 | 4 | 5 |
| 1904 | 8 | 2 |
| 1905 | 7 | 2 |
| 1906 | 8 | 3 |
| 1907 | 7 | 2 |
| Year | BB (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 55 | 7 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 274 | 10 |
| 1904 | 307 | 9 |
| Year | Hits (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 176 | 1 |
| 1902 | 224 | 6 |
| Year | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 3 | 2 |
| 1903 | 3 | 5 |
| 1906 | 1 | 3 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 5.5 | 5 |
| 1901 | 4.9 | 8 |
| 1902 | 8.3 | 2 |
| 1903 | 10.3 | 1 |
| 1904 | 11.5 | 1 |
| 1905 | 8.7 | 2 |
| 1906 | 5.4 | 5 |
| 1907 | 7.7 | 2 |
| Year | W (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 8 | 1 |
| Year | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 13 | 9 |
| 1902 | 7 | 3 |
| 1905 | 10 | 4 |