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Rube Waddell
George Edward Waddell
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Weight: 196 lb.

Born: October 13, 1876 in Bradford, PA
Signed as a Free Agent with the Louisville Colonels in 1897. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1897
Final Game: August 1, 1910
Died: April 1, 1914 in San Antonio, TX
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1946.
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1897 20 LOU NL 0 1 .000 3.21 2 1 1 1 0 0 14.0 17 6 5 0 6 5 1 0 0 64 133 1.643 10.9 0.0 3.9 3.2 0.83
1899 22 LOU NL 7 2 .778 3.08 10 9 1 9 1 1 79.0 69 38 27 4 14 44 8 0 2 324 125 1.051 7.9 0.5 1.6 5.0 3.14
1900 23 PIT NL 8 13 .381 2.37 29 22 7 16 2 0 208.2 176 96 55 3 55 130 13 0 2 865 153 1.107 7.6 0.1 2.4 5.6 2.36
1901 24 TOT NL 14 16 .467 3.01 31 30 1 26 0 0 251.1 249 135 84 5 75 172 10 0 11 1104 108 1.289 8.9 0.2 2.7 6.2 2.29
1901 24 PIT NL 0 2 .000 9.39 2 2 0 0 0 0 7.2 10 12 8 0 9 4 1 0 1 45 35 2.478 11.7 0.0 10.6 4.7 0.44
1901 24 CHC NL 14 14 .500 2.81 29 28 1 26 0 0 243.2 239 123 76 5 66 168 9 0 10 1059 116 1.252 8.8 0.2 2.4 6.2 2.55
1902 25 PHA AL 24 7 .774 2.05 33 27 5 26 3 0 276.1 224 90 63 7 64 210 10 1 11 1099 179 1.042 7.3 0.2 2.1 6.8 3.28
1903 26 PHA AL 21 16 .568 2.44 39 38 1 34 4 0 324.0 274 109 88 3 85 302 8 0 9 1307 125 1.108 7.6 0.1 2.4 8.4 3.55
1904 27 PHA AL 25 19 .568 1.62 46 46 0 39 8 0 383.0 307 109 69 5 91 349 15 0 8 1548 165 1.039 7.2 0.1 2.1 8.2 3.84
1905 28 PHA AL 27 10 .730 1.48 46 34 11 27 7 0 328.2 231 86 54 5 90 287 10 2 10 1300 179 0.977 6.3 0.1 2.5 7.9 3.19
1906 29 PHA AL 15 17 .469 2.21 43 34 7 22 8 0 272.2 221 89 67 1 92 196 10 1 10 1126 123 1.148 7.3 0.0 3.0 6.5 2.13
1907 30 PHA AL 19 13 .594 2.15 44 33 4 20 7 0 284.2 234 115 68 2 73 232 16 0 4 1162 121 1.078 7.4 0.1 2.3 7.3 3.18
1908 31 SLB AL 19 14 .576 1.89 43 36 6 25 5 3 285.2 223 93 60 0 90 232 8 0 7 1178 126 1.096 7.0 0.0 2.8 7.3 2.58
1909 32 SLB AL 11 14 .440 2.37 31 28 3 16 5 0 220.1 204 78 58 1 57 141 7 0 3 881 102 1.185 8.3 0.0 2.3 5.8 2.47
1910 33 SLB AL 3 1 .750 3.55 10 2 6 0 0 1 33.0 31 19 13 1 11 16 1 0 0 143 70 1.273 8.5 0.3 3.0 4.4 1.45
13 Seasons 193 143 .574 2.16 407 340 53 261 50 5 2961.1 2460 1063 711 37 803 2316 117 4 77 12101 135 1.102 7.5 0.1 2.4 7.0 2.88
162 Game Avg. 18 13 .574 2.16 37 31 5 24 5 0 270 224 97 65 3 73 211 11 0 7 1102 135 1.102 7.5 0.1 2.4 7.0 2.88
PHA (6 yrs) 131 82 .615 1.97 251 212 28 168 37 0 1869.1 1491 598 409 23 495 1576 69 4 52 7542 146 1.062 7.2 0.1 2.4 7.6 3.18
SLB (3 yrs) 33 29 .532 2.19 84 66 15 41 10 4 539.0 458 190 131 2 158 389 16 0 10 2202 110 1.143 7.6 0.0 2.6 6.5 2.46
LOU (2 yrs) 7 3 .700 3.10 12 10 2 10 1 1 93.0 86 44 32 4 20 49 9 0 2 388 126 1.140 8.3 0.4 1.9 4.7 2.45
PIT (2 yrs) 8 15 .348 2.62 31 24 7 16 2 0 216.1 186 108 63 3 64 134 14 0 3 910 138 1.156 7.7 0.1 2.7 5.6 2.09
CHC (1 yr) 14 14 .500 2.81 29 28 1 26 0 0 243.2 239 123 76 5 66 168 9 0 10 1059 116 1.252 8.8 0.2 2.4 6.2 2.55
AL (9 yrs) 164 111 .596 2.02 335 278 43 209 47 4 2408.1 1949 788 540 25 653 1965 85 4 62 9744 137 1.080 7.3 0.1 2.4 7.3 3.01
NL (4 yrs) 29 32 .475 2.78 72 62 10 52 3 1 553.0 511 275 171 12 150 351 32 0 15 2357 126 1.195 8.3 0.2 2.4 5.7 2.34

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1897 20 LOU NL 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
1899 22 LOU NL 10 34 34 2 8 2 0 0 3 0 0 .235 .235 .294 .529 45 10 0 0 1
1900 23 PIT NL 30 82 81 6 14 2 3 0 9 1 0 .173 .183 .272 .455 24 22 1 0 1
1901 24 TOT NL 32 103 101 16 25 3 3 2 14 2 2 .248 .262 .396 .658 93 40 0 0 1/3
1901 24 PIT NL 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
1901 24 CHC NL 30 100 98 16 25 3 3 2 14 2 2 .255 .270 .408 .678 99 40 0 0 1/3
1902 25 PHA AL 34 117 112 8 32 6 2 1 18 1 4 .286 .310 .402 .712 93 45 0 1 1
1903 26 PHA AL 39 124 115 4 14 2 0 0 6 0 3 .122 .151 .139 .290 -14 16 1 5 1
1904 27 PHA AL 46 147 139 6 17 3 0 0 6 0 6 .122 .164 .144 .308 -4 20 1 1 1
1905 28 PHA AL 46 126 116 4 20 3 1 0 10 0 4 .172 .200 .216 .416 31 25 0 6 1
1906 29 PHA AL 43 100 86 5 14 1 1 0 3 2 8 .163 .242 .198 .440 36 17 1 5 1
1907 30 PHA AL 44 107 101 4 12 2 0 0 3 0 4 .119 .152 .139 .291 -8 14 0 2 1
1908 31 SLB AL 43 103 91 4 10 4 0 1 8 0 8 .110 .190 .187 .377 22 17 1 3 1
1909 32 SLB AL 31 78 75 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 3 .067 .103 .080 .183 -40 6 0 0 1
1910 33 SLB AL 10 10 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .111 .200 .111 .311 0 1 1 0 1
13 Seasons 410 1137 1066 61 172 29 10 4 83 6 42 .161 .197 .219 .416 25 233 6 23
162 Game Avg. 162 449 421 24 68 11 4 2 33 2 17 .161 .197 .219 .416 25 92 2 9
PHA (6 yrs) 252 721 669 31 109 17 4 1 46 3 29 .163 .201 .205 .406 22 137 3 20
SLB (3 yrs) 84 191 175 6 16 5 0 1 11 0 11 .091 .154 .137 .291 -5 24 2 3
LOU (2 yrs) 12 40 40 2 8 2 0 0 3 0 0 .200 .200 .250 .450 22 10 0 0
PIT (2 yrs) 32 85 84 6 14 2 3 0 9 1 0 .167 .176 .262 .438 20 22 1 0
CHC (1 yr) 30 100 98 16 25 3 3 2 14 2 2 .255 .270 .408 .678 99 40 0 0
AL (9 yrs) 336 912 844 37 125 22 4 2 57 3 40 .148 .191 .191 .382 17 161 5 23
NL (4 yrs) 74 225 222 24 47 7 6 2 26 3 2 .212 .222 .324 .547 54 72 1 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1897 LOU NL 20 P 2 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 2.00 .925 2.10
1899 LOU NL 22 P 10 20 4 14 2 1 .900 1.80 .910 2.24
1900 PIT NL 23 P 29 66 12 49 5 1 .924 2.10 .921 2.17
1901 TOT NL 24 P 31 103 32 66 5 0 .951 3.16 .933 2.39
1901 PIT NL 24 P 2 5 0 4 1 0 .800 2.00 .940 2.40
1901 CHC NL 24 P 29 98 32 62 4 0 .959 3.24 .933 2.39
1901 CHC NL 24 1B 1 6 6 0 0 1 1.000 6.00 .983 10.00
1902 PHA AL 25 P 33 86 15 64 7 1 .919 2.39 .929 2.65
1903 PHA AL 26 P 39 101 17 77 7 3 .931 2.41 .949 2.73
1904 PHA AL 27 P 46 141 27 105 9 2 .936 2.87 .952 3.01
1905 PHA AL 28 P 46 117 13 89 15 3 .872 2.22 .947 2.61
1906 PHA AL 29 P 43 85 15 64 6 0 .929 1.84 .949 2.52
1907 PHA AL 30 P 44 96 17 67 12 3 .875 1.91 .950 2.43
1908 SLB AL 31 P 43 94 5 79 10 1 .894 1.95 .949 2.28
1909 SLB AL 32 P 31 80 13 56 11 1 .863 2.23 .948 2.25
1910 SLB AL 33 P 10 8 0 6 2 0 .750 0.60 .950 2.35
13 Seasons P 407 1001 170 740 91 16 .909 2.24 .943 2.51
1 Season 1B 1 6 6 0 0 1 1.000 6.00 .983 10.00
13 Seasons TOT 408 1007 176 740 91 17 .910 2.25 .853 2.53

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1905-AL-Triple Crown

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1900 NL--2.372--1st
1902 AL--2.052--2nd
1904 AL--1.621--2nd
1905 AL--1.479--1st
1907 AL--2.150--9th
1908 AL--1.890--10th
Career--2.161--10th

Wins s c a p y
1902 AL--24--2nd
1903 AL--21--3rd
1904 AL--25--4th
1905 AL--27--1st
1908 AL--19--5th
Career--193--131st

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1902 AL--.774--2nd
1905 AL--.730--1st
1907 AL--.594--10th
Career--.574--203rd

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1900 NL--1.107--1st
1902 AL--1.042--2nd
1903 AL--1.108--9th
1904 AL--1.039--7th
1905 AL--.977--2nd
1907 AL--1.079--8th
Career--1.102--19th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1900 NL--7.591--1st
1902 AL--7.296--2nd
1903 AL--7.611--4th
1904 AL--7.214--5th
1905 AL--6.326--1st
1906 AL--7.295--7th
1907 AL--7.398--7th
1908 AL--7.026--8th
Career--7.476--34th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1902 AL--2.084--10th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1900 NL--5.607--1st
1901 NL--6.159--2nd
1902 AL--6.840--1st
1903 AL--8.389--1st
1904 AL--8.201--1st
1905 AL--7.859--1st
1906 AL--6.469--1st
1907 AL--7.335--1st
1908 AL--7.309--1st
1909 AL--5.760--4th
Career--7.039--85th

Games Played s c a p y
1903 AL--39--6th
1904 AL--46--3rd
1905 AL--46--1st
1906 AL--43--3rd
1907 AL--44--4th
1908 AL--43--4th

Saves s c a p y
1899 NL--1--7th
1908 AL--3--3rd
1910 AL--1--9th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1903 AL--324.0--4th
1904 AL--383.0--3rd
1905 AL--328.7--4th
1907 AL--284.7--10th
Career--2961.3--138th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1900 NL--130--2nd
1901 NL--172--5th
1902 AL--210--1st
1903 AL--302--1st
1904 AL--349--1st
1905 AL--287--1st
1906 AL--196--1st
1907 AL--232--1st
1908 AL--232--2nd
1909 AL--141--5th
Career--2316--43rd

Games Started s c a p y
1903 AL--38--2nd
1904 AL--46--2nd
1905 AL--34--10th
1906 AL--34--7th
1908 AL--36--3rd
Career--340--199th

Complete Games s c a p y
1903 AL--34--1st
1904 AL--39--4th
1908 AL--25--6th
Career--261--68th

Shutouts s c a p y
1900 NL--2--10th
1902 AL--3--5th
1903 AL--4--6th
1904 AL--8--2nd
1905 AL--7--2nd
1906 AL--8--3rd
1907 AL--7--2nd
1908 AL--5--6th
1909 AL--5--5th
Career--50--19th

Home Runs s c a p y
1905 AL--5--8th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1903 AL--85--3rd
1904 AL--91--6th
1905 AL--90--8th
1906 AL--92--3rd
1908 AL--90--2nd
Career--803--236th

Hits s c a p y
1904 AL--307--9th
Career--2460--238th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1900 NL--2.364--2nd
1901 NL--2.293--9th
1902 AL--3.281--1st
1903 AL--3.553--2nd
1904 AL--3.835--2nd
1905 AL--3.189--2nd
1906 AL--2.130--9th
1907 AL--3.178--3rd
1908 AL--2.578--8th
1909 AL--2.474--7th
Career--2.884--45th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1900 NL--.129--5th
1903 AL--.083--5th
1906 AL--.033--6th
1908 AL--0.00--1st
Career--.112--46th

Losses s c a p y
1903 AL--16--6th
1904 AL--19--8th
1906 AL--17--7th
1909 AL--14--9th
Career--143--183rd

Earned Runs s c a p y
1903 AL--88--10th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1901 NL--11--4th
1902 AL--11--2nd
1903 AL--9--1st
1904 AL--8--10th
1905 AL--10--5th
1906 AL--10--5th
Career--77--179th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1904 AL--15--7th
1906 AL--10--7th
1907 AL--16--4th
Career--117--37th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1897 NL--64--5th
1899 NL--324--6th
1900 NL--865--5th
1902 AL--1099--10th
1903 AL--1307--5th
1904 AL--1548--4th
1905 AL--1300--3rd
1906 AL--1126--5th
1907 AL--1162--10th
1908 AL--1178--8th
Career--12101--126th

Games Finished s c a p y
1900 NL--7--4th
1902 AL--5--2nd
1905 AL--11--5th
1906 AL--7--9th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1900 NL--153--1st
1902 AL--179--2nd
1904 AL--165--1st
1905 AL--179--1st
1906 AL--123--10th
1907 AL--121--9th
1908 AL--126--10th
Career--135--24th

Youngest s c a p y
1897 NL--born 1876-10-13--10th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 31 (31), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 107 (79), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 132 (53), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 47 (42), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

August 25, 1897: Signed as a Free Agent with the Louisville Colonels.

November, 1897: Sent to Detroit (Western) by the Louisville Colonels as part of a conditional deal.

September, 1898: Drafted by the Louisville Colonels from Detroit (Western) in the 1898 rule 5 draft.

Before 1899 Season: Loaned to Columbus-Grand Rapids (Western) by the Louisville Colonels.

September 9, 1899: Returned to the Louisville Colonels by Columbus-Grand Rapids (Western) as part of earlier loan. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

December 8, 1899: Traded by the Louisville Colonels with Fred Clarke, Bert Cunningham, Mike Kelley, Tacks Latimer, Tommy Leach, Tom Messitt, Deacon Phillippe, Claude Ritchey, Jack Wadsworth, Honus Wagner and Chief Zimmer to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jack Chesbro, Paddy Fox, Art Madison, John O'Brien and $25,000.

July 25, 1900: Loaned to Milwaukee (American) by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

August 29, 1900: Returned to the Pittsburgh Pirates by Milwaukee (American) as part of earlier loan. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

May 2, 1901: Purchased by the Chicago Orphans from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

December 19, 1901: Jumped from the Chicago Orphans to Los Angeles (California).

June 19, 1902: Jumped from Los Angeles (California) to the Philadelphia Athletics.

February 7, 1908: Purchased by the St. Louis Browns from the Philadelphia Athletics.

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