How Rube Waddell's Home Runs Compares to Similar Players

Rube Waddell totaled 37 career Home Runs, well below the starting pitcher average of 62.6 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Home Runs season came in 1897, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.6 that year. The highest point came in 1902 at 7, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.4 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Home Runs total went from 0 in 1908 to 1 in 1909 and 1 in 1910, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Home Runs profile — ranging from 0 to 7 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Rube Waddell Lifetime Home Runs and Similar Stats

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Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings
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Home Runs Allowed per Game
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Season Avg.2.850.110.09
162 Game Avg.14.730.110.09
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Rube Waddell Home Runs Per Season

Rube Waddell's Home Runs 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 Home Runs per season line chart

Rube Waddell Home Runs by Team

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

Rube Waddell Cumulative Home Runs — Career Progression

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

Rube Waddell Home Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Rube Waddell Home Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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