How Rube Waddell's Starts as Fielder Compares to Similar Players

Rube Waddell totaled 213 career Starts as Fielder, below the league average of 237.7 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His best Starts as Fielder season came in 1904, posting 46, well below the league average of 69.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1897 at 0, near the league average of 0.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts as Fielder total went from 36 in 1908 to 28 in 1909 and 2 in 1910, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts as Fielder profile — ranging from 0 to 46 — though the career average fell below league norms.

Rube Waddell Lifetime Starts as Fielder and Similar Stats

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Rube Waddell Starts as Fielder Per Season

Rube Waddell's Starts as Fielder 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 Starts as Fielder per season line chart

Rube Waddell Starts as Fielder by Team

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

Rube Waddell Cumulative Starts as Fielder — Career Progression

A running total of Rube Waddell's career Starts as Fielder, 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 Starts as Fielder year-over-year waterfall chart

Rube Waddell Starts as Fielder Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Rube Waddell's seasonal Starts as Fielder 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 Starts as Fielder distribution box chart versus comparable players

Rube Waddell Starts as Fielder — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Rube Waddell's MLB career with Starts as Fielder 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 Starts as Fielder season-by-season breakdown table