Rube Waddell
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Rube Waddell
Birthdate:
Oct. 13, 1879 (51 y, 8 m, 22 d)
Born In:
Bradford, PA, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
R/L
Height/Weight:
6'0"/199
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 1920 (3rd) New York (PVBL)
1919 (2nd) New York (PVBL)
1915 (2nd) Pittsburgh (PVBL)
1914 (3rd) Pittsburgh (PVBL)
1913 (3rd) Pittsburgh (PVBL)
1912 Philadelphia (PVBL)
1910 (3rd) Philadelphia (PVBL)
1908 (2nd) Philadelphia (PVBL)
1907 Philadelphia (PVBL)
1906 Philadelphia (PVBL)
1905 (2nd) Pittsburgh (PVBL)
1904 Pittsburgh (PVBL)
1903 Pittsburgh (PVBL)
MVP / Batter of the Year 1912 (2nd) Philadelphia (PVBL)
1907 (2nd) Philadelphia (PVBL)
1906 (3rd) Philadelphia (PVBL)
1904 Pittsburgh (PVBL)
1903 (3rd) Pittsburgh (PVBL)
All-Star 1921 New York (PVBL)
1919 New York (PVBL)
1915 Pittsburgh (PVBL)
1914 Pittsburgh (PVBL)
1913 Philadelphia (PVBL)
1912 Philadelphia (PVBL)
1910 Philadelphia (PVBL)
1908 Philadelphia (PVBL)
1907 Philadelphia (PVBL)
1906 Philadelphia (PVBL)
1905 Pittsburgh (PVBL)
1904 Pittsburgh (PVBL)
1903 Pittsburgh (PVBL)
League Champ 1921 New York (PVBL)
1915 Pittsburgh (PVBL)
1905 Pittsburgh (PVBL)
1903 Pittsburgh (PVBL)
Pitcher of the Month Oct 1920 New York (PVBL)
May 1918 New York (PVBL)
Jun 1915 Pittsburgh (PVBL)
Aug 1914 Pittsburgh (PVBL)
Aug 1911 Philadelphia (PVBL)
Oct 1910 Philadelphia (PVBL)
May 1910 Philadelphia (PVBL)
Aug 1909 Philadelphia (PVBL)
Oct 1907 Philadelphia (PVBL)
Aug 1907 Philadelphia (PVBL)
Jun 1907 Philadelphia (PVBL)
Oct 1906 Philadelphia (PVBL)
Jul 1906 Philadelphia (PVBL)
Aug 1905 Pittsburgh (PVBL)
Jul 1905 Pittsburgh (PVBL)
Oct 1904 Pittsburgh (PVBL)
May 1904 Pittsburgh (PVBL)
Jul 1903 Pittsburgh (PVBL)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink96
Grey Ink346
Similar Players (SP)
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1906 35 5
1907 33 6
1908 36 1
1909 35 1
1910 36 3
1911 36 1
1912 34 6
1915 31 10
1917 32 3
1918 31 5
1919 30 3
1920 31 7
1921 31 10
Year W Rank
1903 14 3
1904 20 1
1905 13 6
1906 18 2
1907 21 1
1908 14 5
1910 16 5
1911 12 9
1912 16 3
1914 17 3
1915 18 2
1916 12 9
1917 14 6
1919 15 1
1920 17 3
1921 15 4
Year L Rank
1910 12 10
1911 10 10
1918 12 8
1922 16 1
Year Win % Rank
1903 0.700 3
1904 0.909 2
1905 0.650 6
1906 0.818 1
1907 0.808 1
1910 0.571 10
1912 0.696 4
1914 0.680 6
1915 0.783 2
1916 0.632 7
1917 0.778 2
1919 0.682 3
1920 0.739 2
1921 0.577 10
Year IP Rank
1903 175.0 9
1904 230.0 1
1905 206.1 2
1906 220.0 2
1907 223.1 2
1908 221.0 2
1909 204.1 7
1910 241.0 1
1911 212.2 3
1912 230.1 2
1913 197.0 4
1914 204.2 2
1915 208.2 3
1917 191.0 5
1919 193.1 1
1920 204.2 2
1921 193.1 4
Year BF Rank
1903 720 10
1904 926 1
1905 893 2
1906 906 4
1907 871 4
1908 908 4
1909 869 6
1910 974 2
1911 902 4
1912 925 2
1913 800 7
1914 822 9
1915 837 10
1917 806 5
1919 792 1
1920 818 6
1921 814 7
Year HR Rank
1903 22 10
1904 25 10
1905 32 1
1907 27 6
1909 31 6
1910 30 4
1911 34 3
1917 29 9
1918 31 6
1920 30 7
Year BB Rank
1903 65 8
1905 86 5
1906 75 8
1908 93 1
1909 92 3
1910 80 5
1911 82 2
Year K Rank
1903 255 1
1904 331 1
1905 261 1
1906 327 1
1907 324 1
1908 341 1
1909 291 1
1910 324 1
1911 267 1
1912 288 1
1913 285 1
1914 286 1
1915 303 2
1916 266 3
1917 265 2
1918 223 3
1919 262 2
1920 255 2
Year WP Rank
1903 13 1
1909 8 8
1910 9 4
1911 7 8
1912 11 2
1914 12 2
1918 9 8
1922 7 10
Year ERA Rank
1903 2.726 2
1904 2.896 2
1905 3.751 4
1906 2.782 1
1907 2.216 1
1908 3.502 7
1910 3.286 9
1912 2.931 1
1913 3.838 5
1914 4.090 7
1915 4.011 5
1916 4.413 10
1917 4.476 10
1919 3.491 3
1920 3.386 3
1921 4.143 9
Year BABIP Rank
1903 0.292 3
1904 0.301 1
1905 0.284 2
1907 0.236 1
1912 0.298 7
1914 0.301 7
1919 0.321 7
1920 0.276 1
1921 0.288 1
Year WHIP Rank
1903 1.114 2
1904 1.052 1
1905 1.265 1
1906 1.141 1
1907 0.887 1
1908 1.136 3
1909 1.258 10
1910 1.075 4
1912 1.068 2
1913 1.086 2
1914 1.060 2
1915 1.069 3
1916 1.191 4
1917 1.262 7
1919 1.107 3
1920 1.065 3
1921 1.241 5
Year H/9 Rank
1903 6.686 2
1904 6.809 1
1905 7.633 1
1906 7.200 1
1907 5.319 1
1908 6.434 1
1909 7.268 5
1910 6.685 4
1911 8.083 4
1912 7.268 1
1913 7.629 1
1914 7.344 2
1915 7.936 2
1916 8.195 3
1917 8.152 5
1919 7.588 4
1920 7.036 2
Year BB/9 Rank
1904 2.661 6
1907 2.660 9
1912 2.344 10
1915 1.682 6
1919 2.374 5
1920 2.551 7
1921 1.909 2
Year CG Rank
1903 4 2
1904 5 1
1905 3 3
1907 2 7
1909 1 10
1911 2 6
1913 2 5
1914 5 1
1915 2 9
Year SHO Rank
1903 2 1
1904 1 2
1905 1 4
1907 1 5
1909 1 4
1911 1 4
1914 2 1
1915 1 3
Year BB (Low) Rank
1915 39 7
1918 54 9
1919 51 5
1920 58 8
1921 41 3
Year Hits Rank
1910 179 10
1918 201 5
1921 199 6
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1903 130 2
1904 174 3
1905 175 3
1906 176 3
1907 132 2
1908 158 5
1912 186 10
1913 167 5
1914 167 5
1915 184 4
1916 156 4
1917 173 8
1919 163 6
1920 160 3
Year HR (Low) Rank
1903 22 10
1906 17 9
1912 23 10
1919 18 5
Year WAR Rank
1903 4.7 6
1904 7.4 1
1905 3.9 8
1906 8.2 1
1907 7.2 2
1908 7.1 2
1909 4.4 7
1910 7.1 2
1911 4.1 8
1912 7.7 1
1913 6.4 2
1914 6.1 2
1915 6.2 1
1916 4.4 7
1917 4.1 5
1919 6.2 2
1920 4.8 4
Year W (Low) Rank
1903 14 9
1913 10 9
Year L (Low) Rank
1903 6 3
1904 2 1
1905 7 6
1906 4 1
1907 5 2
1912 7 5
1914 8 6
1915 5 2
1916 7 7
1917 4 2
1919 7 7
1920 6 3