Rube Waddell
George Edward Waddell
Born: October 13, 1876
Bradford, PA USA
Deceased: 1914
San Antonio, TX USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, 1B
Bats: R
Throws: L
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 196
College: Volant College
Career: 1897-1910
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946.
Minor League Statistics
Rube Waddell compiled a career record of 193 wins and 143 losses in his 410-game career with the Louisville Colonels, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Orphans, Philadelphia Athletics and St. Louis Browns. He began playing during the 1897 season and last took the field during the 1910 campaign. Waddell was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | NL | Louisville Colonels | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| 1899 | NL | Louisville Colonels | 7 | 2 | .778 | 3.08 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 79.0 | 69 | 38 | 27 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 316 |
| 1900 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 8 | 13 | .381 | 2.37 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 208.7 | 176 | 96 | 55 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 130 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 838 |
| 1901 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 2 | .000 | 9.39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| 1901 | NL | Chicago Orphans | 14 | 14 | .500 | 2.81 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 243.7 | 239 | 123 | 76 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 168 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1013 |
| 1902 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 24 | 7 | .774 | 2.05 | 33 | 27 | 5 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 276.3 | 224 | 90 | 63 | 7 | 64 | 0 | 210 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1081 |
| 1903 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 21 | 16 | .568 | 2.44 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 324.0 | 274 | 109 | 88 | 3 | 85 | 0 | 302 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1291 |
| 1904 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 25 | 19 | .568 | 1.62 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 383.0 | 307 | 109 | 69 | 5 | 91 | 0 | 349 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 1496 |
| 1905 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 27 | 10 | .730 | 1.48 | 46 | 34 | 11 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 328.7 | 231 | 86 | 54 | 5 | 90 | 0 | 287 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 1257 |
| 1906 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 15 | 17 | .469 | 2.21 | 43 | 34 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 272.7 | 221 | 89 | 67 | 1 | 92 | 0 | 196 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1086 |
| 1907 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 19 | 13 | .594 | 2.15 | 44 | 33 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 284.7 | 234 | 115 | 68 | 2 | 73 | 0 | 232 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1121 |
| 1908 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 19 | 14 | .576 | 1.89 | 43 | 36 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 285.7 | 223 | 93 | 60 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 232 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1143 |
| 1909 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 11 | 14 | .440 | 2.37 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 220.3 | 204 | 78 | 58 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 141 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 829 |
| 1910 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 3 | 1 | .750 | 3.55 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33.0 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 140 |
| Totals | 193 | 143 | .574 | 2.16 | 407 | 340 | 54 | 261 | 50 | 5 | 2961.3 | 2460 | 1063 | 711 | 37 | 803 | 0 | 2316 | 115 | 3 | 74 | 11717 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | NL | Louisville Colonels | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1899 | NL | Louisville Colonels | 10 | 34 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .235 | .235 | .294 | .529 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1900 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 30 | 82 | 81 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .173 | .183 | .272 | .455 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1901 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1901 | NL | Chicago Orphans | 30 | 100 | 98 | 16 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .255 | .270 | .408 | .678 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1902 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 34 | 117 | 112 | 8 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 | .286 | .310 | .402 | .712 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1903 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 39 | 124 | 115 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | .122 | .151 | .139 | .290 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1904 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 46 | 147 | 139 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 37 | .122 | .164 | .144 | .308 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1905 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 46 | 126 | 116 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 34 | .172 | .200 | .216 | .416 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1906 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 43 | 100 | 86 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 32 | .163 | .242 | .198 | .440 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1907 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 44 | 107 | 101 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38 | .119 | .152 | .139 | .291 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1908 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 43 | 103 | 91 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 35 | .110 | .190 | .187 | .377 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1909 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 31 | 78 | 75 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | .067 | .103 | .080 | .183 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 10 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .111 | .200 | .111 | .311 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 410 | 1137 | 1066 | 61 | 172 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 83 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 300 | .161 | .197 | .219 | .416 | 233 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | NL | Louisville Colonels | P | 2 | 0 | 14.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.571 | 2.000 |
| 1899 | NL | Louisville Colonels | P | 10 | 0 | 79.0 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | .900 | 2.051 | 1.800 |
| 1900 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 29 | 0 | 209.0 | 12 | 49 | 5 | 1 | .924 | 2.627 | 2.103 |
| 1901 | NL | Chicago Orphans | P | 29 | 0 | 244.0 | 32 | 62 | 4 | 0 | .959 | 3.467 | 3.241 |
| 1901 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 2 | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 4.500 | 2.000 |
| 1901 | NL | Chicago Orphans | 1B | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 6.000 |
| 1902 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 33 | 0 | 276.0 | 15 | 64 | 7 | 1 | .919 | 2.576 | 2.394 |
| 1903 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 39 | 0 | 324.0 | 17 | 77 | 7 | 3 | .931 | 2.611 | 2.410 |
| 1904 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 46 | 46 | 383.0 | 27 | 105 | 9 | 2 | .936 | 3.102 | 2.870 |
| 1905 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 46 | 34 | 329.0 | 13 | 89 | 15 | 3 | .872 | 2.790 | 2.217 |
| 1906 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 43 | 34 | 273.0 | 15 | 64 | 6 | 0 | .929 | 2.604 | 1.837 |
| 1907 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 44 | 33 | 285.0 | 17 | 67 | 12 | 3 | .875 | 2.653 | 1.909 |
| 1908 | AL | St. Louis Browns | P | 43 | 36 | 286.0 | 5 | 79 | 10 | 1 | .894 | 2.643 | 1.953 |
| 1909 | AL | St. Louis Browns | P | 31 | 28 | 220.0 | 13 | 56 | 11 | 1 | .863 | 2.823 | 2.226 |
| 1910 | AL | St. Louis Browns | P | 10 | 2 | 33.0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 1.636 | .600 |
| Totals | 408 | 213 | 2968.0 | 176 | 740 | 91 | 17 | .910 | 2.778 | 2.245 |
Awards
1905 - AL Pitching Triple Crown
1908 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star P3
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
