How Rube Waddell's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Rube Waddell posted a career ERA of 2.16, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest ERA season came in 1905, posting 1.48, well below the starting pitcher average of 2.81 that year. The highest point came in 1910 at 3.55, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.73 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.89 in 1908 to 2.37 in 1909 and 3.55 in 1910. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well above league norms across 13 seasons.
Rube Waddell Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Rube Waddell
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ERA | Rube Waddell
Component ERA | Rube Waddell
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| Career | 2.16 | 2.38 | 2.53 |
| Season Avg. | 2.16 | 2.38 | 2.53 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 2.16 | 2.38 | 2.53 |
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Rube Waddell ERA Per Season
Rube Waddell's ERA 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 ERA by Team
Rube Waddell's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rube Waddell ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Rube Waddell's career ERA 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 ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Rube Waddell's seasonal ERA 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 ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Rube Waddell's MLB career with ERA 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.
