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Rube Waddell

Rube Waddell

#75 PITCHER ALL-TIME
1897—1910
Starting Pitcher
BORN
October 13, 1876, in Bradford, PA
THROWS
Left-Handed
PRIMARY TEAM
Philadelphia A's

What Pitches Did Rube Waddell Throw?

Fastball
Hard Curve
193
WINS
INC
QUALITY START PCT
58.3
WAR
143
LOSSES
135
ERA+
51.2
WAR7
2.16
ERA
2.88
K / BB RATIO
29.4
WAR3
2316
STRIKEOUTS
WHIP
3.9
WAR PER SEASON
Firetruck-chasing southpaw who had the fastesst fastball of the deadball era. Burned bright, but burned out fast.
Hall of Fame
A's
ALL-TIME TEAM

Rube Waddell Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
Waddell
CAREER
58.3
WAR7
51.2
WAR5C
43.6
WAR3
29.4
JAWS
54.8
WAR PER SN
3.9
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
73.0
WAR7
49.8
WAR5C
30.3
WAR3
21.5
JAWS
61.4
WAR PER SN
4.5

Where Does Rube Waddell Rank Among Pitchers?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
75
CAREER
60
LONG PEAK
23
PRIME
10
SHORT PEAK
13
JAWS
43
RANKING
EGG RANKING
CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS