How Rube Waddell's Walks Compares to Similar Players

Rube Waddell totaled 803 career Walks, well above the starting pitcher average of 265.9 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Walks season came in 1897, posting 6, well below the starting pitcher average of 38.4 that year. The highest point came in 1906 at 92, well above the starting pitcher average of 43.3 that year. The Walks trended upward through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 90 in 1908 to 57 in 1909 and 11 in 1910, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 6 to 92 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Rube Waddell Lifetime Walks and Similar Stats

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Rube Waddell Walks Per Season

Rube Waddell's Walks 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 Walks per season line chart

Rube Waddell Walks by Team

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

Rube Waddell Cumulative Walks — Career Progression

A running total of Rube Waddell's career Walks, 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 Walks year-over-year waterfall chart

Rube Waddell Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Rube Waddell's seasonal Walks 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 Walks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Rube Waddell Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Rube Waddell's MLB career with Walks 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 Walks season-by-season breakdown table