Player
Rube Waddell HOF 1946
Player Info
- Full Name
- George Edward
- Born
-
October 13, 1876
Bradford, PA, USA - Died
- April 1, 1914
- Size
- 6'1" / 196 lbs
- B/T
- R / L
- Debut
- September 8, 1897
- Final Game
- August 1, 1910
- Career
- 14 years
Teams
- Louisville Colonels 1897-1899
- Pittsburgh Pirates 1900-1901
- Chicago Cubs 1901-1901
- Philadelphia Athletics 1902-1907
- St. Louis Browns 1908-1910
Honors
1908 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(AL)
1905 - Pitching Triple Crown
(AL)
Career Batting
410
G
.161
AVG
172
H
4
HR
83
RBI
.412
OPS
30
OPS vs Lg
19% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Career Pitching
193-143
W-L
2.16
ERA
407
G
2,316
SO
5
SV
1.10
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | St. Louis Browns | 3 | 1 | 3.55 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 33.0 | 16 | 11 |
| 1909 | St. Louis Browns | 11 | 14 | 2.37 | 31 | 28 | 0 | 220.1 | 141 | 57 |
| 1908 | St. Louis Browns | 19 | 14 | 1.89 | 43 | 36 | 3 | 285.2 | 232 | 90 |
| 1907 | Philadelphia Athletics | 19 | 13 | 2.15 | 44 | 33 | 0 | 284.2 | 232 | 73 |
| 1906 | Philadelphia Athletics | 15 | 17 | 2.21 | 43 | 34 | 0 | 272.2 | 196 | 92 |
| 1905 | Philadelphia Athletics | 27 | 10 | 1.48 | 46 | 34 | 0 | 328.2 | 287 | 90 |
| 1904 | Philadelphia Athletics | 25 | 19 | 1.62 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 383.0 | 349 | 91 |
| 1903 | Philadelphia Athletics | 21 | 16 | 2.44 | 39 | 38 | 0 | 324.0 | 302 | 85 |
| 1902 | Philadelphia Athletics | 24 | 7 | 2.05 | 33 | 27 | 0 | 276.0 | 210 | 64 |
| 1901 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 2 | 9.39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7.2 | 4 | 9 |
| 1901 | Chicago Orphans | 14 | 14 | 2.81 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 243.1 | 168 | 66 |
| 1900 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 8 | 13 | 2.37 | 29 | 22 | 0 | 208.1 | 130 | 55 |
| 1899 | Louisville Colonels | 7 | 2 | 3.08 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 79.0 | 44 | 14 |
| 1897 | Louisville Colonels | 0 | 1 | 3.21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 5 | 6 |
Advanced Pitching
About these stats
| Year | Lg | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | WHIP | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | AL | 33.0 | 4.36 | 3.00 | 1.273 | |
| 1909 | AL | 220.3 | 5.76 | 2.33 | 1.185 | ✓ |
| 1908 | AL | 285.7 | 7.31 | 2.84 | 1.096 | ✓ |
| 1907 | AL | 284.7 | 7.33 | 2.31 | 1.078 | ✓ |
| 1906 | AL | 272.7 | 6.47 | 3.04 | 1.148 | ✓ |
| 1905 | AL | 328.7 | 7.86 | 2.46 | 0.977 | ✓ |
| 1904 | AL | 383.0 | 8.20 | 2.14 | 1.039 | ✓ |
| 1903 | AL | 324.0 | 8.39 | 2.36 | 1.108 | ✓ |
| 1902 | AL | 276.3 | 6.84 | 2.08 | 1.042 | ✓ |
| 1901 | NL | 251.3 | 6.16 | 2.69 | 1.289 | ✓ |
| 1900 | NL | 208.7 | 5.61 | 2.37 | 1.107 | ✓ |
| 1899 | NL | 79.0 | 5.01 | 1.59 | 1.051 | |
| 1897 | NL | 14.0 | 3.21 | 3.86 | 1.643 |
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | St. Louis Browns | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 |
| 1909 | St. Louis Browns | 31 | 75 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .067 |
| 1908 | St. Louis Browns | 43 | 91 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .110 |
| 1907 | Philadelphia Athletics | 44 | 101 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .119 |
| 1906 | Philadelphia Athletics | 43 | 86 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .163 |
| 1905 | Philadelphia Athletics | 46 | 116 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .172 |
| 1904 | Philadelphia Athletics | 46 | 139 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .122 |
| 1903 | Philadelphia Athletics | 39 | 115 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .122 |
| 1902 | Philadelphia Athletics | 34 | 112 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .286 |
| 1901 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1901 | Chicago Orphans | 30 | 98 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | .255 |
| 1900 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 30 | 81 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .173 |
| 1899 | Louisville Colonels | 10 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .235 |
| 1897 | Louisville Colonels | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | AL | 10 | .000 | .143 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| 1909 | AL | 78 | .013 | .096 | 3.8 | 29.5 | -40 | 0.0 | |
| 1908 | AL | 103 | .077 | .164 | 7.8 | 34.0 | 26 | 1.0 | |
| 1907 | AL | 107 | .020 | .191 | 3.7 | 35.5 | -5 | 0.0 | |
| 1906 | AL | 100 | .035 | .259 | 8.0 | 32.0 | 42 | 0.0 | |
| 1905 | AL | 126 | .043 | .244 | 3.2 | 27.0 | 36 | 0.0 | |
| 1904 | AL | 147 | .022 | .167 | 4.1 | 25.2 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| 1903 | AL | 124 | .017 | .177 | 2.4 | 29.0 | -10 | 0.0 | |
| 1902 | AL | 117 | .116 | .330 | 3.4 | 14.5 | 104 | 1.2 | |
| 1901 | NL | 103 | .149 | .303 | 1.9 | 22.3 | 94 | 2.3 | |
| 1900 | NL | 82 | .099 | .212 | 0.0 | 18.3 | 28 | 0.0 | |
| 1899 | NL | 34 | .059 | .296 | 0.0 | 20.6 | 49 | 0.0 | |
| 1897 | NL | 6 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 16.7 | -100 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 407 | 170 | 740 | 91 | 16 | .909 |
| 1B | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | St. Louis Browns | P | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| 1909 | St. Louis Browns | P | 31 | 13 | 56 | 11 | 1 | .863 |
| 1908 | St. Louis Browns | P | 43 | 5 | 79 | 10 | 1 | .894 |
| 1907 | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 44 | 17 | 67 | 12 | 3 | .875 |
| 1906 | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 43 | 15 | 64 | 6 | 0 | .929 |
| 1905 | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 46 | 13 | 89 | 15 | 3 | .872 |
| 1904 | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 46 | 27 | 105 | 9 | 2 | .936 |
| 1903 | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 39 | 17 | 77 | 7 | 3 | .931 |
| 1902 | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 33 | 15 | 64 | 7 | 1 | .919 |
| 1901 | Chicago Orphans | 1B | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1901 | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 |
| 1901 | Chicago Orphans | P | 29 | 32 | 62 | 4 | 0 | .959 |
| 1900 | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 29 | 12 | 49 | 5 | 1 | .924 |
| 1899 | Louisville Colonels | P | 10 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | .900 |
| 1897 | Louisville Colonels | P | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |