Rube Walberg
George Elvin Walberg
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Weight: 190 lb.

Born: July 27, 1896 in Pine City, MN
High School: Seattle (Seattle, WA) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 29, 1923
Final Game: October 2, 1937
Died: October 27, 1978 in Tempe, AZ
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Standard Pitching

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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
1923 26 TOT MLB 4 8 .333 5.18 28 10 10 4 0 0 120.0 126 79 69 10 61 39 2 0 1 534 79 1.558 9.5 0.8 4.6 2.9 0.64
1923 26 NYG NL 0 0 1.80 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 20 213 1.000 7.2 0.0 1.8 1.8 1.00
1923 26 PHA AL 4 8 .333 5.32 26 10 10 4 0 0 115.0 122 77 68 10 60 38 2 0 1 514 77 1.583 9.5 0.8 4.7 3.0 0.63
1924 27 PHA AL 0 0 12.86 6 2 2 0 0 0 7.0 10 10 10 0 10 3 0 0 1 40 33 2.857 12.9 0.0 12.9 3.9 0.30
1925 28 PHA AL 8 14 .364 3.99 53 20 23 7 0 7 191.2 197 99 85 11 77 82 2 2 5 829 117 1.430 9.3 0.5 3.6 3.9 1.06
1926 29 PHA AL 12 10 .545 2.80 40 19 8 5 2 2 151.0 168 67 47 4 60 72 6 0 1 653 149 1.510 10.0 0.2 3.6 4.3 1.20
1927 30 PHA AL 16 12 .571 3.93 46 34 11 15 0 4 249.1 257 139 109 18 91 136 4 0 2 1079 108 1.396 9.3 0.6 3.3 4.9 1.49
1928 31 PHA AL 17 12 .586 3.55 38 30 6 15 3 1 235.2 236 111 93 19 64 112 3 0 1 993 113 1.273 9.0 0.7 2.4 4.3 1.75
1929 32 PHA AL 18 11 .621 3.60 40 33 6 20 3 4 267.2 256 115 107 22 99 94 0 0 4 1139 118 1.326 8.6 0.7 3.3 3.2 0.95
1930 33 PHA AL 13 12 .520 4.69 38 30 4 12 2 1 205.1 207 121 107 6 85 100 2 0 4 898 100 1.422 9.1 0.3 3.7 4.4 1.18
1931 34 PHA AL 20 12 .625 3.74 44 35 8 19 1 3 291.0 298 133 121 16 109 106 0 0 3 1248 121 1.399 9.2 0.5 3.4 3.3 0.97
1932 35 PHA AL 17 10 .630 4.73 41 34 4 19 3 1 272.0 305 159 143 16 103 96 0 0 5 1203 96 1.500 10.1 0.5 3.4 3.2 0.93
1933 36 PHA AL 9 13 .409 4.88 40 20 15 10 1 4 201.0 224 132 109 12 95 68 1 0 5 920 88 1.587 10.0 0.5 4.3 3.0 0.72
1934 37 BOS AL 6 7 .462 4.04 30 10 11 2 0 1 104.2 118 62 47 5 41 38 1 0 3 468 117 1.519 10.1 0.4 3.5 3.3 0.93
1935 38 BOS AL 5 9 .357 3.91 44 10 17 4 0 3 142.2 152 71 62 10 54 44 2 0 1 622 121 1.444 9.6 0.6 3.4 2.8 0.81
1936 39 BOS AL 5 4 .556 4.40 24 9 7 5 0 0 100.1 98 53 49 7 36 49 1 0 0 424 120 1.336 8.8 0.6 3.2 4.4 1.36
1937 40 BOS AL 5 7 .417 5.59 32 11 13 3 0 1 104.2 143 72 65 7 46 46 3 0 4 488 85 1.806 12.3 0.6 4.0 4.0 1.00
15 Seasons 155 141 .524 4.16 544 307 145 140 15 32 2644.0 2795 1423 1223 163 1031 1085 27 2 40 11538 107 1.447 9.5 0.6 3.5 3.7 1.05
162 Game Avg. 12 11 .524 4.16 43 25 12 11 1 3 211 223 114 98 13 82 87 2 0 3 922 107 1.447 9.5 0.6 3.5 3.7 1.05
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
PHA (11 yrs) 134 114 .540 4.11 412 267 97 126 15 27 2186.2 2280 1163 999 134 853 907 20 2 32 9516 106 1.433 9.4 0.6 3.5 3.7 1.06
BOS (4 yrs) 21 27 .438 4.44 130 40 48 14 0 5 452.1 511 258 223 29 177 177 7 0 8 2002 109 1.521 10.2 0.6 3.5 3.5 1.00
NYG (1 yr) 0 0 1.80 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 20 213 1.000 7.2 0.0 1.8 1.8 1.00
AL (15 yrs) 155 141 .524 4.17 542 307 145 140 15 32 2639.0 2791 1421 1222 163 1030 1084 27 2 40 11518 107 1.448 9.5 0.6 3.5 3.7 1.05
NL (1 yr) 0 0 1.80 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 20 213 1.000 7.2 0.0 1.8 1.8 1.00

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1929 32 PHA AL WS W CHC 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.1 3 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 22 0.474 4.3 0.0 0.0 11.4
1930 33 PHA AL WS W STL 0 1 .000 3.86 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.2 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 18 1.071 7.7 1.9 1.9 5.8 3.00
1931 34 PHA AL WS L STL 0 0 3.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 12 1.667 9.0 0.0 6.0 12.0 2.00
3 Seasons (3 Series) 1 1 .500 1.93 5 1 2 0 0 0 14.0 10 4 3 1 3 0 15 0 0 0 52 0.929 6.4 0.6 1.9 9.6 5.00
3 WS 1 1 .500 1.93 5 1 2 0 0 0 14.0 10 4 3 1 3 0 15 0 0 0 52 0.929 6.4 0.6 1.9 9.6 5.00

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age 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 ERA+
1923 26 4 8 .333 5.18 28 10 10 4 0 0 120.0 126 79 69 10 61 39 2 0 1 534 79 1.558 9.5 0.8 4.6 2.9 0.64 79
1924 27 4 8 .333 5.60 34 12 12 4 0 0 127.0 136 89 79 10 71 42 2 0 2 574 73 1.630 9.6 0.7 5.0 3.0 0.59 73
1925 28 12 22 .353 4.63 87 32 35 11 0 7 318.2 333 188 164 21 148 124 4 2 7 1403 96 1.509 9.4 0.6 4.2 3.5 0.84 96
1926 29 24 32 .429 4.04 127 51 43 16 2 9 469.2 501 255 211 25 208 196 10 2 8 2056 108 1.510 9.6 0.5 4.0 3.8 0.94 108
1927 30 40 44 .476 4.01 173 85 54 31 2 13 719.0 758 394 320 43 299 332 14 2 10 3135 108 1.470 9.5 0.5 3.7 4.2 1.11 108
1928 31 57 56 .504 3.89 211 115 60 46 5 14 954.2 994 505 413 62 363 444 17 2 11 4128 109 1.421 9.4 0.6 3.4 4.2 1.22 109
1929 32 75 67 .528 3.83 251 148 66 66 8 18 1222.1 1250 620 520 84 462 538 17 2 15 5267 111 1.401 9.2 0.6 3.4 4.0 1.16 111
1930 33 88 79 .527 3.95 289 178 70 78 10 19 1427.2 1457 741 627 90 547 638 19 2 19 6165 109 1.404 9.2 0.6 3.4 4.0 1.17 109
1931 34 108 91 .543 3.92 333 213 78 97 11 22 1718.2 1755 874 748 106 656 744 19 2 22 7413 111 1.403 9.2 0.6 3.4 3.9 1.13 111
1932 35 125 101 .553 4.03 374 247 82 116 14 23 1990.2 2060 1033 891 122 759 840 19 2 27 8616 108 1.416 9.3 0.6 3.4 3.8 1.11 108
1933 36 134 114 .540 4.11 414 267 97 126 15 27 2191.2 2284 1165 1000 134 854 908 20 2 32 9536 106 1.432 9.4 0.6 3.5 3.7 1.06 106
1934 37 140 121 .536 4.10 444 277 108 128 15 28 2296.1 2402 1227 1047 139 895 946 21 2 35 10004 107 1.436 9.4 0.5 3.5 3.7 1.06 107
1935 38 145 130 .527 4.09 488 287 125 132 15 31 2439.0 2554 1298 1109 149 949 990 23 2 36 10626 107 1.436 9.4 0.5 3.5 3.7 1.04 107
1936 39 150 134 .528 4.10 512 296 132 137 15 31 2539.1 2652 1351 1158 156 985 1039 24 2 36 11050 108 1.432 9.4 0.6 3.5 3.7 1.05 108
1937 40 155 141 .524 4.16 544 307 145 140 15 32 2644.0 2795 1423 1223 163 1031 1085 27 2 40 11538 107 1.447 9.5 0.6 3.5 3.7 1.05 107

Neutralized Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1923 26 5 8 .385 4.79 124.0 126 73 66 10 61 40 2 1.508 9.1 4.4 2.9 0.66 0.7 28
1924 27 0 0 12.86 7.0 10 11 10 0 10 3 0 2.857 12.9 12.9 3.9 0.30 0.0 6
1925 28 13 9 .591 3.18 204.0 186 80 72 10 73 87 2 1.270 8.2 3.2 3.8 1.19 0.4 53
1926 29 11 5 .688 2.59 153.0 164 49 44 4 59 73 6 1.458 9.6 3.5 4.3 1.24 0.2 40
1927 30 17 12 .586 3.45 261.0 252 111 100 18 89 142 4 1.307 8.7 3.1 4.9 1.60 0.6 46
1928 31 16 11 .593 3.38 245.0 242 102 92 19 66 116 3 1.257 8.9 2.4 4.3 1.76 0.7 38
1929 32 19 12 .613 3.21 283.0 257 112 101 22 99 99 0 1.258 8.2 3.1 3.1 1.00 0.7 40
1930 33 13 11 .542 3.69 222.0 196 101 91 6 80 108 2 1.243 7.9 3.2 4.4 1.35 0.2 38
1931 34 20 13 .606 3.13 305.0 284 118 106 15 104 111 0 1.272 8.4 3.1 3.3 1.07 0.4 44
1932 35 16 16 .500 3.90 291.0 294 140 126 15 99 103 0 1.351 9.1 3.1 3.2 1.04 0.5 41
1933 36 11 13 .458 4.19 219.0 226 113 102 12 96 74 1 1.470 9.3 3.9 3.0 0.77 0.5 40
1934 37 7 5 .583 3.27 113.0 113 46 41 5 39 41 1 1.345 9.0 3.1 3.3 1.05 0.4 30
1935 38 10 7 .588 3.18 153.0 145 60 54 10 52 47 2 1.288 8.5 3.1 2.8 0.90 0.6 44
1936 39 7 4 .636 3.20 107.0 88 42 38 6 32 52 1 1.121 7.4 2.7 4.4 1.63 0.5 24
1937 40 5 7 .417 4.54 109.0 133 61 55 7 43 48 3 1.615 11.0 3.6 4.0 1.12 0.6 32
15 Seasons 170 133 .561 3.53 2796.0 2716 1219 1098 159 1002 1144 27 1.330 8.7 3.7 1.14 0.5 544

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1929 AL--3.598--8th
1931 AL--3.742--8th

Wins s c a p y
1927 AL--16--10th
1928 AL--17--8th
1929 AL--18--5th
1931 AL--20--5th
1932 AL--17--8th
Career--155--225th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1929 AL--.621--7th
1931 AL--.625--8th
1932 AL--.630--10th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1928 AL--1.273--8th
1929 AL--1.326--5th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1925 AL--9.250--6th
1929 AL--8.608--4th
1930 AL--9.073--9th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1925 AL--3.850--4th
1927 AL--4.909--3rd
1928 AL--4.277--4th
1930 AL--4.383--9th

Games Played s c a p y
1925 AL--53--2nd
1926 AL--40--9th
1927 AL--46--5th
1929 AL--40--8th
1931 AL--44--7th
1935 AL--44--6th

Saves s c a p y
1925 AL--7--4th
1927 AL--4--9th
1929 AL--4--5th
1931 AL--3--10th
1933 AL--4--8th
1935 AL--3--8th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1927 AL--249.3--7th
1929 AL--267.7--4th
1931 AL--291.0--1st
1932 AL--272.0--4th
Career--2644.0--198th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1925 AL--82--10th
1926 AL--72--10th
1927 AL--136--2nd
1928 AL--112--6th
1931 AL--106--7th

Games Started s c a p y
1927 AL--34--2nd
1929 AL--33--4th
1931 AL--35--3rd
1932 AL--34--4th

Complete Games s c a p y
1927 AL--15--9th
1929 AL--20--6th
1931 AL--19--6th
1932 AL--19--8th

Shutouts s c a p y
1928 AL--3--6th
1929 AL--3--5th
1930 AL--2--4th
1932 AL--3--3rd

Home Runs s c a p y
1925 AL--11--10th
1927 AL--18--1st
1928 AL--19--3rd
1929 AL--22--1st
1931 AL--16--6th
1932 AL--16--10th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1927 AL--91--6th
1929 AL--99--5th
1931 AL--109--5th
1932 AL--103--7th
1933 AL--95--7th
Career--1031--102nd

Hits s c a p y
1927 AL--257--7th
1931 AL--298--3rd
1932 AL--305--2nd
Career--2795--158th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1925 AL--1.065--10th
1927 AL--1.495--4th
1928 AL--1.750--4th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1930 AL--.263--4th

Losses s c a p y
1925 AL--14--7th
Career--141--194th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1927 AL--109--6th
1929 AL--107--9th
1931 AL--121--10th
1932 AL--143--2nd
1933 AL--109--5th
Career--1223--108th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1925 AL--5--4th
1930 AL--4--9th
1932 AL--5--9th
1933 AL--5--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1926 AL--6--7th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1927 AL--1079--6th
1929 AL--1139--4th
1931 AL--1248--1st
1932 AL--1203--4th
Career--11538--155th

Games Finished s c a p y
1925 AL--23--4th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1929 AL--118--9th
1931 AL--121--9th

Oldest s c a p y
1935 AL--born 1896-07-27--4th
1936 AL--born 1896-07-27--3rd
1937 AL--born 1896-07-27--2nd

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkPitching - 3 (421), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 92 (106), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 31 (415), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 9 (908), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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