How Rube Waddell's Wild Pitches Compares to Similar Players
Rube Waddell totaled 74 career Wild Pitches, well above the starting pitcher average of 19.8 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Wild Pitches season came in 1897, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.2 that year. The highest point came in 1902 at 10, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.1 that year. The Wild Pitches trended upward through the final seasons. The Wild Pitches total went from 7 in 1908 to 3 in 1909 and 0 in 1910, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Wild Pitches profile — ranging from 0 to 10 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Rube Waddell Lifetime Wild Pitches
Stats similar to Wild Pitches for Rube Waddell
| Rube Waddell
Wild Pitches |
|---|
| Career | 74 |
| Season Avg. | 5.69 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 29.45 |
| More Info | See More |
Rube Waddell Wild Pitches Per Season
Rube Waddell's Wild Pitches 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 Wild Pitches by Team
Rube Waddell's career Wild Pitches totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rube Waddell Cumulative Wild Pitches — Career Progression
A running total of Rube Waddell's career Wild Pitches, 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 Wild Pitches Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Rube Waddell's seasonal Wild Pitches 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 Wild Pitches — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Rube Waddell's MLB career with Wild Pitches 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.
