How Rube Waddell's Chances Accepted Compares to Similar Players

Rube Waddell totaled 916 career Chances Accepted, below the league average of 1,085.8 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His best Chances Accepted season came in 1904, posting 132, well below the league average of 307.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1897 at 4, well below the league average of 247.9 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Chances Accepted total went from 84 in 1908 to 69 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 Chances Accepted profile — ranging from 4 to 132 — though the career average fell below league norms.

Rube Waddell Lifetime Chances Accepted

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Rube Waddell Chances Accepted Per Season

Rube Waddell's Chances Accepted 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 Chances Accepted per season line chart

Rube Waddell Chances Accepted by Team

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

Rube Waddell Cumulative Chances Accepted — Career Progression

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

Rube Waddell Chances Accepted Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Rube Waddell Chances Accepted — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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