Catfish Hunter vs. Rube Waddell — Career Comparison

Catfish Hunter
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-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 Catfish Hunter. Rube Waddell posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.16 vs 3.26) and home runs allowed (0.11 per nine innings vs 0.98). 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 Catfish Hunter and Rube Waddell

Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.3
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
1.24
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.24
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
1.03
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
0.58
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.59
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.43
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.43
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.44
57.44
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.44
57.44
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.2
95.2
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.54
83.54
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.47
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
0.79
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.11
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.15
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1248
3.26
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.16
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10348
27
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8884
27
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3449.1
9
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2961.1
9
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2958
7.72
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2460
7.48
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.72
7.72
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
0.98
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
2.49
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.44
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2012
5.25
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
7.04
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.22
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.35
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14032
36.61
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11717
35.61
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.16
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1380
3.6
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
3.23
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.22
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.19
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.2
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.134
1.134
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12870
33.58
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10799
32.82
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.61
36.61
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.61
35.61

Fielding Stats for Catfish Hunter and Rube Waddell

Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
1.31
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
1.24
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.24
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.65
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10348
27
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8904
27
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3449.1
9
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2968
9
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.59
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.53
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
0.83
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
2.24
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.06
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.28
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
1.48
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
3.05
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
544
1.42
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
2.78
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.94
95.94
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.96
90.96
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.086
1.086
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.245
2.245
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.01
95.01
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.21
52.21
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Catfish Hunter and Rube Waddell

Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
515
435.21
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
410
216.36
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
710
600
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1137
600
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
658
556.06
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1066
562.53
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
125.92
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
90.77
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
104.79
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
68.07
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
16
13.52
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.3
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.54
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.28
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.07
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.11
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
25
21.13
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
22.69
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42.57
35.98
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50.21
26.5
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
189
159.72
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
122.96
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157
132.68
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
116.09
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
50.7
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
32.19
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
51
43.1
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
43.8
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
88.73
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
73.88
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.21
38.21
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
37.89
19.99
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.76
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
22.16
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
135.21
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
300
158.31
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
4.44
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
3.79
3.79
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
32.96
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
23
12.14
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.23
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.45
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.69
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.69
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100