Wilmer Font vs. Rube Waddell — Career Comparison

Wilmer Font
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Waddell
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Rube Waddell built a career as a starting pitcher and Wilmer Font as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rube Waddell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.16 and WHIP 1.102 compared to 5.82 and 1.497 for Wilmer Font. By the career numbers, Rube Waddell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wilmer Font and Rube Waddell

Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
5.7
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.24
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.31
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.03
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.59
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.65
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.43
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.44
57.44
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.92
22.92
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.54
83.54
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
0.79
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.15
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
5.82
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.16
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8884
27
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2961.1
9
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
9.49
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2460
7.48
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.96
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
3.8
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.44
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
8.9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
7.04
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.053
1.053
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.22
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.3
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.35
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
39.88
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11717
35.61
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.36
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.16
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.87
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
3.23
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.477
1.477
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
35.6
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10799
32.82
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.61
35.61

Fielding Stats for Wilmer Font and Rube Waddell

Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
5.7
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
1.24
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.31
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
0.65
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8904
27
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2968
9
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.53
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
2.24
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.28
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.77
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
3.05
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
2.78
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.96
90.96
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.245
2.245
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.92
22.92
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.21
52.21
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wilmer Font and Rube Waddell

Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
9600
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
216.36
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1137
600
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1066
562.53
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
90.77
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
68.07
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.3
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.28
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.11
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
22.69
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
30.56
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50.21
26.5
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
122.96
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
116.09
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
32.19
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
43.8
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
73.88
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
48.79
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.89
19.99
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
22.16
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
300
158.31
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
3.79
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
12.14
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100