How Rube Waddell's Assists Compares to Similar Players

Rube Waddell totaled 740 career Assists, well above the league average of 312.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Assists season came in 1904, posting 105, near the league average of 99.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1897 at 4, well below the league average of 72.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Assists total went from 79 in 1908 to 56 in 1909 and 6 in 1910, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Assists profile — ranging from 4 to 105 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Rube Waddell Lifetime Assists

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Rube Waddell
Assists
Career740
Season Avg.56.92
162 Game Avg.293.82
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Rube Waddell Assists Per Season

Rube Waddell's Assists for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Rube Waddell Assists per season line chart

Rube Waddell Assists by Team

Rube Waddell's career Assists totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rube Waddell career Assists by team bar chart

Rube Waddell Cumulative Assists — Career Progression

A running total of Rube Waddell's career Assists, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Rube Waddell Assists year-over-year waterfall chart

Rube Waddell Assists Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Rube Waddell's seasonal Assists alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Rube Waddell Assists distribution box chart versus comparable players

Rube Waddell Assists — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Rube Waddell's MLB career with Assists alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Rube Waddell Assists season-by-season breakdown table