Rube Vickers
1902–1909 · bats L / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Athletics
90G
.160AVG
.208OBP
.184SLG
More career statistics
26H
0HR
13RBI
0SB
22–27W–L
458.0IP
213K
2.93ERA
45GS
2SV
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Hits | 26 | 27 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 179 | 180 |
| Batting · RBI | 13 | 11 |
| Batting · Walks | 10 | 11 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 1,839 | 1,818 |
| Pitching · p er | 149 | 122 |
| Pitching · p h | 426 | 422 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 1,374 | 1,370 |
| Pitching · p k | 213 | 215 |
| Pitching · p r | 216 | 214 |
| Pitching · p w | 119 | 121 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | 179 | 163 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | .160 | .208 | .184 | .392 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 458.0 | 88 | 45 | 29 | 22 | 27 | 2 | 426 | 216 | 149 | 1 | 119 | 213 | 0 | 0 | 2.93 | 1.190 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1908-06-14 to 1908-06-24
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 10 scoreless innings | 1908-07-23 | 1 in 1,678 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Twelve Runs Allowed | 1902-09-27 | 1 in 264 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 12 innings pitched | 1907-10-05 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 |  Cincinnati Reds | 4 | 11 | 4 | – | 3 | – | .364 | 21 | 6 |
| 1903 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 5 | 10 | 2 | – | – | – | .200 | 14 | 5 |
| 1907 |  Philadelphia Athletics | 10 | 20 | 3 | – | – | – | .150 | 49 | 22 |
| 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics | 53 | 106 | 17 | – | 5 | – | .160 | 316 | 158 |
| 1909 | Philadelphia Athletics | 18 | 16 | 1 | – | 3 | – | .062 | 55 | 24 |