How Rube Waddell's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Rube Waddell totaled 2,460 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1897, posting 17, well below the starting pitcher average of 152.6 that year. The highest point came in 1904 at 307, well above the starting pitcher average of 186.2 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 223 in 1908 to 204 in 1909 and 31 in 1910, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 17 to 307 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Rube Waddell Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Rube Waddell
| Rube Waddell
Hits | Rube Waddell
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 2460 | 7.48 |
| Season Avg. | 189.23 | 7.48 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 979.16 | 7.48 |
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Rube Waddell Hits Per Season
Rube Waddell's Hits 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 Hits by Team
Rube Waddell's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rube Waddell Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Rube Waddell's career Hits, 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 Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Rube Waddell's seasonal Hits 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 Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Rube Waddell's MLB career with Hits 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.
