Jamie Arnold vs. Rube Wiggins — Career Comparison

Jamie Arnold
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Wiggins
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Rube Wiggins built a career as a starting pitcher and Jamie Arnold as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rube Wiggins posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.600 compared to 5.73 and 1.652 for Jamie Arnold. By the career numbers, Rube Wiggins had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jamie Arnold and Rube Wiggins

Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
5.73
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
9.89
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.82
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.49
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494
41.04
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
41.4
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.91
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
6.73
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.73
6.73
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.74
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
34.64
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.04
41.04
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.4
41.4

Fielding Stats for Jamie Arnold and Rube Wiggins

Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.83
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
2.41
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
2.24
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jamie Arnold and Rube Wiggins

Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
1428.57
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
24.16
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
17.01
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA