Rube Waddell

Hall of Fame

Pitcher

1897—1910

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PITCHER LeveL
Elite
Pitcher rank
#49
ALL-TIME

Player Detail

October 13, 1876, in Bradford, PA
BORN
April 1, 1914, in San Antonio, TX
DIED

1897—1910

Playing Career
Played from 20-33
PLAYING AGE

Left-Handed

THREW

Power

PITCHING STYLE

A's

Primary Team
NONE
World Series Titles
NONE
Nickname
6-1
HEIGHT
196
WEIGHT

September 8, 1897

MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT

August 1, 1910

FINAL GAME

WHO IS Rube Waddell?

Firetruck-chasing southpaw who had the fastesst fastball of the deadball era. Burned bright, but burned out fast.

Career Stats

WINS LOSSES IP STRIKEOUTS WALKS ERA
193
143
2961.1
2316
803
2.16

Rube Waddell PITCHES

1. Fastball
2. Hard Curve

1904 Philadelphia A's

27 Years Old

25
WINS
19
LOSSES
1.62
ERA
167
ERA+
383.0
IP
307
HITS
349
SO
91
BB
46
STARTS
8
SHO
SAVES
11.3
WAR

Greatest Game

July 9, 1902
Pitching for the A's
VS THE Red Sox
GAME SCORE FINAL DECISION IP H ER BB K
112
W 4-2
CG W
17
11
2
1
16

PITCHER LUCK

MORRIS WINS* deGROM LOSSES*
NA
13

*MORRIS WIN: ALLOWED 5+ ER BUT STILL GOT THE WIN.

*DEGROM LOSS: WENT 7+ IP & ALLOWED 1 ER OR LESS, BUT DID NOT GET A WIN.

Rate Stats

ERA+ K/BB RATIO
135
2.88

QUALITY START: MINIMUM OF 6 IP WITH 3 ER OR LESS.

K/BB RATIO: HOW MANY STRIKEOUTS THE PITCHER RECORDS PER WALK.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS HOF JAWS
54.8
61.4

JAWS: AVERAGE OF WAR & WAR7 (BEST 7 SEASONS).

Rube Waddell Rankings

AMONG PITCHERS According to these sources

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS POSNANSKI JAWS BILL JAMES
49
52
UNK
54
53
NR = NOT RANKED         UNK = Unknown

Among Pitchers All-Time (Top 100)

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
63
24
11
15
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Rube Waddell Pitcher Value

WINS ABOVE REPLACEMENT

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
58.3
51.2
43.6
29.4
3.94
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
3.71
BLUE = Rube Waddell
GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

WIN SHARES

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
231.7
186.8
UNK
97.7
UNK
302.1
173.9
UNK
86.0
UNK
BLUE = Rube Waddell
GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).