How Rube Waddell's Inning Played Compares to Similar Players

Rube Waddell totaled 2,968 career Inning Played, well above the league average of 2,171.9 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Inning Played season came in 1904, posting 383, well below the league average of 614.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1897 at 14, well below the league average of 534.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Inning Played total went from 286 in 1908 to 220 in 1909 and 33 in 1910, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Inning Played profile — ranging from 14 to 383 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Rube Waddell Lifetime Inning Played

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Rube Waddell Inning Played Per Season

Rube Waddell's Inning Played 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 Inning Played per season line chart

Rube Waddell Inning Played by Team

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

Rube Waddell Cumulative Inning Played — Career Progression

A running total of Rube Waddell's career Inning Played, 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 Inning Played year-over-year waterfall chart

Rube Waddell Inning Played Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Rube Waddell's seasonal Inning Played 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 Inning Played distribution box chart versus comparable players

Rube Waddell Inning Played — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Rube Waddell's MLB career with Inning Played 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 Inning Played season-by-season breakdown table