Pete Alexander vs. Rube Waddell — Career Comparison

Pete Alexander
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Rube Waddell
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Pete Alexander and Rube Waddell are fairly close on the surface numbers. Rube Waddell had the edge in ERA (2.16 vs 2.56). By the career numbers, Rube Waddell had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Pete Alexander and Rube Waddell

Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
1.21
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
1.24
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
599
1.04
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
1.03
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.65
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
0.59
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.36
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.43
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.2
64.2
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.44
57.44
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.06
86.06
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.54
83.54
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
0.76
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
0.79
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.16
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.15
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.06
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1476
2.56
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.16
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15570
27
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8884
27
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5190
9
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2961.1
9
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4868
8.44
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2460
7.48
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.28
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
1.65
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
803
2.44
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2198
3.81
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
7.04
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.607
0.607
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.07
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.22
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.12
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.35
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20928
36.29
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11717
35.61
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.14
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.16
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1851
3.21
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1063
3.23
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.121
1.121
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19907
34.52
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10799
32.82
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.29
36.29
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.61
35.61

Fielding Stats for Pete Alexander and Rube Waddell

Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.24
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.65
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8904
27
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2968
9
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.53
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
2.24
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.28
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1633
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
3.05
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1608
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
2.78
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.47
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.96
90.96
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.307
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.245
2.245
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.21
52.21
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Alexander and Rube Waddell

Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
703
213.35
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
410
216.36
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1977
600
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
1137
600
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1810
549.32
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1066
562.53
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
114.72
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
172
90.77
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
89.23
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
129
68.07
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
18.21
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
29
15.3
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
3.95
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.28
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.34
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.11
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
25.49
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
43
22.69
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.77
37.56
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
50.21
26.5
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
150.83
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
233
122.96
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
138.69
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
220
116.09
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
46.74
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
61
32.19
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
49.47
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
83
43.8
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
92.87
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
140
73.88
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129.91
39.43
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
37.89
19.99
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.61
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
23.37
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
42
22.16
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276
83.76
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
300
158.31
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.16
7.16
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
3.79
3.79
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
26.71
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
23
12.14
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.91
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.52
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.43
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100