How Rube Waddell's Win Percentage Compares to Similar Players
Rube Waddell posted a career Win Percentage of 57.44, above the starting pitcher average of 50.35 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best Win Percentage season came in 1899, posting 77.78, well above the starting pitcher average of 56.63 that year. The lowest point came in 1897 at .000, well below the starting pitcher average of 45.25 that year. The Win Percentage trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 57.58 in 1908 to 44.0 in 1909 and 75.0 in 1910. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Win Percentage profile — ranging from .000 to 77.78 — though the career average remained above league norms.
Rube Waddell Lifetime Win Percentage
Stats similar to Win Percentage for Rube Waddell
| Rube Waddell
Win Percentage |
|---|
| Career | 57.44 |
| Season Avg. | 57.44 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 57.44 |
| More Info | See More |
Rube Waddell Win Percentage Per Season
Rube Waddell's Win Percentage 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 Win Percentage by Team
Rube Waddell's career Win Percentage totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rube Waddell Win Percentage Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Rube Waddell's career Win Percentage 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 Win Percentage Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Rube Waddell's seasonal Win Percentage 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 Win Percentage — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Rube Waddell's MLB career with Win Percentage 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.
