How Rube Waddell's Component ERA Compares to Similar Players

Rube Waddell posted a career Component ERA of 2.38, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.83 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Component ERA season came in 1905, posting 1.79, well below the starting pitcher average of 2.87 that year. The highest point came in 1897 at 4.96, above the starting pitcher average of 4.36 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.13 in 1908 to 2.95 in 1909 and 3.11 in 1910. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Component ERA profile — ranging from 1.79 to 4.96 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Rube Waddell Lifetime Component ERA

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Rube Waddell
Component ERA
Career2.38
Season Avg.2.38
162 Game Avg.2.38
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Rube Waddell Component ERA Per Season

Rube Waddell's Component 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 Component ERA per season line chart

Rube Waddell Component ERA by Team

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

Rube Waddell Component ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Rube Waddell's career Component 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 Component ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Rube Waddell Component ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Rube Waddell Component ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Rube Waddell's MLB career with Component 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.
Rube Waddell Component ERA season-by-season breakdown table