How Rube Waddell's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players
Rube Waddell posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .287, near the starting pitcher average of .288 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season came in 1905, posting .261, near the starting pitcher average of .276 that year. The highest point came in 1897 at .327, near the starting pitcher average of .307 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .274 in 1908 to .326 in 1909 and .270 in 1910. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. One of the more consistent Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 13 seasons.
Rube Waddell Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play for Rube Waddell
| Rube Waddell
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.287 |
| Season Avg. | 0.287 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.287 |
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Rube Waddell Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season
Rube Waddell's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play 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 Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team
Rube Waddell's career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rube Waddell Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Rube Waddell's career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Rube Waddell Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Rube Waddell's seasonal Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play 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 Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Rube Waddell's MLB career with Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play 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.
