Rube Waddell
1897–1910 · bats R / throws L · Chicago Cubs, Louisville Colonels, Philadelphia Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Browns
410G
.162AVG
.198OBP
.220SLG
172H
4HR
79RBI
5SB
193–144W–L
2,954IP
2,328K
1.75ERA
340GS
6SV
3Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 410 | 1,133 | 1,061 | 61 | 172 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 79 | 42 | 238 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 233 | .162 | .198 | .220 | .418 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,953.7 | 407 | 340 | 261 | 193 | 144 | 6 | 2,465 | 1,075 | 575 | 37 | 812 | 2,328 | 0 | 0 | 1.75 | 1.109 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1901-08-17 to 1902-07-09
9longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | 17 strikeouts | 1905-09-05 | 1 in 19,498 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | 13 scoreless innings | 1902-08-11 | 1 in 6,007 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1904-05-02 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 206 | 538 | 80 | 3 | 42 | 23 | 114 | .159 | .191 | .217 |
| Away | 204 | 595 | 92 | 1 | 37 | 19 | 124 | .165 | .187 | .222 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 31 | 79 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | .162 | .190 | .162 |
| May | 67 | 194 | 28 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 42 | .158 | .196 | .209 |
| June | 74 | 204 | 23 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 49 | .123 | .162 | .155 |
| July | 77 | 215 | 42 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 34 | .211 | .237 | .271 |
| August | 80 | 223 | 37 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 38 | .176 | .197 | .276 |
| September | 68 | 188 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 48 | .124 | .138 | .189 |
| October | 13 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .241 | .233 | .276 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 57 | 159 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 34 | .161 | .189 | .181 |
| detroit-tigers | 52 | 138 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 28 | .185 | .225 | .246 |
| boston-red-sox | 48 | 130 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 38 | .133 | .185 | .192 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 47 | 120 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 18 | .127 | .150 | .145 |
| cleveland-guardians | 43 | 127 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 25 | .108 | .150 | .135 |
| st-louis-browns | 38 | 105 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | .162 | .190 | .253 |
| new-york-yankees | 33 | 82 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24 | .154 | .159 | .167 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 17 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | .178 | .174 | .333 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 |  Louisville Colonels | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 14 | 5 |
| 1899 | Louisville Colonels | 10 | 33 | 8 | – | 3 | – | .242 | 79 | 44 |
| 1900 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 30 | 81 | 14 | – | 9 | – | .173 | 208 | 130 |
| 1901 | Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates | 32 | 101 | 25 | 2 | 14 | 2 | .248 | 251 | 173 |
| 1902 |  Philadelphia Athletics | 34 | 112 | 32 | 1 | 18 | 1 | .286 | 276 | 210 |
| 1903 | Philadelphia Athletics | 39 | 114 | 14 | – | 6 | – | .123 | 324 | 302 |
| 1904 | Philadelphia Athletics | 46 | 138 | 17 | – | 6 | – | .123 | 383 | 349 |
| 1905 | Philadelphia Athletics | 46 | 116 | 20 | – | 6 | – | .172 | 324 | 287 |
| 1906 | Philadelphia Athletics | 43 | 85 | 14 | – | 3 | 2 | .165 | 271 | 205 |
| 1907 | Philadelphia Athletics | 44 | 100 | 12 | – | 2 | – | .120 | 283 | 231 |
| 1908 |  St. Louis Browns | 43 | 91 | 10 | 1 | 9 | – | .110 | 285 | 234 |
| 1909 | St. Louis Browns | 31 | 75 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .067 | 219 | 142 |
| 1910 | St. Louis Browns | 10 | 9 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .111 | 33 | 16 |