Vida Blue vs. Rube Waddell — Career Comparison

Vida Blue
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Rube Waddell
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Rube Waddell posted a stronger line than Vida Blue. Rube Waddell posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.16 vs 3.27) and WHIP (1.102 vs 1.252). 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 Vida Blue and Rube Waddell

Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
1.35
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
1.24
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
1.27
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
1.03
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.56
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.59
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.43
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.43
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.49
56.49
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.44
57.44
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.22
94.22
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.54
83.54
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.38
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
0.79
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.1
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.15
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213
3.27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.16
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10030
27
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8884
27
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3343.1
9
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2961.1
9
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2939
7.91
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2460
7.48
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
0.71
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1185
3.19
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.44
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.16
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2175
5.85
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
7.04
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.005
1.005
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.28
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.22
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.06
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.35
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.03
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13837
37.25
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11717
35.61
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.16
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
3.65
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
3.23
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.4
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.26
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.59
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.234
1.234
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12383
33.33
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10799
32.82
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.25
37.25
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.61
35.61

Fielding Stats for Vida Blue and Rube Waddell

Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
1.35
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
1.24
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
1.27
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.65
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10031
27
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8904
27
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3343.2
9
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2968
9
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.34
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.53
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
1.15
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
2.24
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.05
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.28
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
1.54
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
3.05
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
1.49
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
2.78
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.68
96.68
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.96
90.96
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.104
1.104
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.245
2.245
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.22
94.22
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.21
52.21
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vida Blue and Rube Waddell

Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
508
493.2
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
410
216.36
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1137
600
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
512
497.09
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1066
562.53
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
53
51.46
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
90.77
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
40
38.83
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
68.07
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
9
8.74
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.3
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.28
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.88
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.11
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
13
12.62
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
22.69
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
16.86
16.37
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.21
26.5
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
74
71.84
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
122.96
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
105
101.94
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
116.09
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
35.92
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
32.19
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
15
14.56
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
43.8
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
73.88
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
3.46
3.36
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.89
19.99
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.91
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
47.57
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
42
22.16
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
263.11
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
300
158.31
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
3.79
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
51.46
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
23
12.14
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.94
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.94
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100