How Rube Waddell's WHIP Compares to Similar Players
Rube Waddell posted a career WHIP of 1.1, below the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest WHIP season came in 1905, posting .977, below the starting pitcher average of 1.2 that year. The highest point came in 1897 at 1.64, above the starting pitcher average of 1.48 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.1 in 1908 to 1.19 in 1909 and 1.27 in 1910. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained above league norms across 13 seasons.
Rube Waddell Lifetime WHIP
Stats similar to WHIP for Rube Waddell
| Rube Waddell
WHIP |
|---|
| Career | 1.102 |
| Season Avg. | 1.102 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.102 |
| More Info | See More |
Rube Waddell WHIP Per Season
Rube Waddell's WHIP 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 WHIP by Team
Rube Waddell's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rube Waddell WHIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Rube Waddell's career WHIP 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 WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Rube Waddell's seasonal WHIP 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 WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Rube Waddell's MLB career with WHIP 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.
