Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Rube Waddell
Birthdate:
Oct. 13, 1876 (127 y, 8 m, 15 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 | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 42 | 40.9 | 30.3 |
| Grey Ink | 142 | 198.2 | 166.3 |
| HoF Standard | 46 | 49.5 | 47.8 |
| WAR | 69.1 | 69.2 | 60.9 |
| WAR7 | 58.5 | 47.2 | 39.7 |
| JAWS | 63.8 | 58.2 | 50.3 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Hippo Vaughn R | 919 |
| Doc White R | 908 |
| Dazzy Vance R | 893 |
| Bill Donovan R | 891 |
| Ed Walsh R | 891 |
| Eddie Cicotte R | 888 |
| Mike Cuellar R | 884 |
| Jack Chesbro R | 884 |
| Carlos Aramburo | 860 |
| Don Drysdale R | 860 |
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 |
| 1908 | 43 | 4 |
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 38 | 2 |
| 1904 | 46 | 2 |
| 1905 | 34 | 10 |
| 1906 | 34 | 7 |
| 1908 | 36 | 3 |
| Year | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 24 | 2 |
| 1903 | 21 | 3 |
| 1904 | 25 | 4 |
| 1905 | 27 | 1 |
| 1908 | 19 | 5 |
| Year | L | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 16 | 6 |
| 1904 | 19 | 8 |
| 1906 | 17 | 7 |
| 1909 | 14 | 9 |
| Year | Win % | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 0.774 | 2 |
| 1905 | 0.730 | 1 |
| 1907 | 0.594 | 10 |
| Year | SV | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 1 | 7 |
| 1908 | 3 | 3 |
| 1910 | 1 | 9 |
| Year | Hold | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 2 | 1 |
| Year | IP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 324.0 | 4 |
| 1904 | 383.0 | 3 |
| 1905 | 328.2 | 4 |
| 1907 | 284.2 | 10 |
| Year | BF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 1291 | 5 |
| 1904 | 1496 | 4 |
| 1905 | 1257 | 7 |
| 1908 | 1143 | 9 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1905 | 5 | 8 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 85 | 3 |
| 1904 | 91 | 6 |
| 1905 | 90 | 8 |
| 1906 | 92 | 3 |
| 1908 | 90 | 2 |
| 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 |
| 1908 | 232 | 2 |
| 1909 | 141 | 5 |
| Year | WP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 11 | 4 |
| 1902 | 11 | 2 |
| 1903 | 9 | 1 |
| 1904 | 8 | 10 |
| 1905 | 10 | 5 |
| 1906 | 10 | 5 |
| Year | ERA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 2.372 | 1 |
| 1902 | 2.052 | 2 |
| 1904 | 1.621 | 2 |
| 1905 | 1.479 | 1 |
| 1907 | 2.150 | 9 |
| 1908 | 1.890 | 10 |
| Year | BABIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.271 | 6 |
| Year | WHIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 1.107 | 1 |
| 1902 | 1.042 | 2 |
| 1903 | 1.108 | 9 |
| 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 | 7 |
| 1907 | 7.398 | 7 |
| 1908 | 7.026 | 8 |
| Year | BB/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 2.084 | 10 |
| Year | CG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 34 | 1 |
| 1904 | 39 | 4 |
| 1908 | 25 | 6 |
| Year | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 2 | 10 |
| 1902 | 3 | 5 |
| 1903 | 4 | 6 |
| 1904 | 8 | 2 |
| 1905 | 7 | 2 |
| 1906 | 8 | 3 |
| 1907 | 7 | 2 |
| 1908 | 5 | 6 |
| 1909 | 5 | 5 |
| Year | BB (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 55 | 7 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 307 | 9 |
| Year | Hits (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 176 | 1 |
| 1901 | 249 | 8 |
| 1902 | 224 | 7 |
| Year | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 3 | 2 |
| 1903 | 3 | 5 |
| 1906 | 1 | 3 |
| 1908 | 0 | 1 |
| 1909 | 1 | 5 |
| 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 |
| 1908 | 7.6 | 3 |
| 1909 | 4.8 | 6 |
| Year | W (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 8 | 1 |
| 1901 | 14 | 9 |
| 1909 | 11 | 10 |
| Year | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 13 | 9 |
| 1902 | 7 | 3 |
| 1905 | 10 | 4 |
| Year | rWAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 10.6 | 2 |
| 1903 | 9.2 | 2 |
| 1904 | 10.9 | 3 |
| 1905 | 10.6 | 1 |
| 1906 | 6.3 | 9 |
| 1908 | 5.8 | 10 |