Clayton Kershaw vs. Rube Waddell — Career Comparison

Clayton Kershaw
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Rube Waddell
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Clayton Kershaw and Rube Waddell are fairly close on the surface numbers. Rube Waddell posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.16 vs 2.53) and home runs allowed (0.11 per nine innings vs 0.74). Clayton Kershaw had the advantage in WHIP (1.028 vs 1.102). 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 Clayton Kershaw and Rube Waddell

Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.43
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
1.24
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.42
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
1.03
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.7
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
0.59
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.3
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.43
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.91
69.91
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.44
57.44
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.54
83.54
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
0.79
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.15
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
804
2.53
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.16
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.228
0.228
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8566
27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8884
27
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2855.1
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2961.1
9
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2193
6.91
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2460
7.48
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
0.74
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
2.25
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
803
2.44
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3052
9.62
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2316
7.04
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.62
9.62
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.053
1.053
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.34
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.22
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.14
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.35
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.08
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
11279
35.55
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11717
35.61
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.16
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
2.78
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1063
3.23
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.29
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.12
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.66
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.018
1.018
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.102
1.102
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10391
32.75
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10799
32.82
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.55
35.55
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.61
35.61

Fielding Stats for Clayton Kershaw and Rube Waddell

Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.43
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
1.24
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.42
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.65
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8566
27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8904
27
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2855.1
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2968
9
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.53
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
1.21
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
2.24
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.28
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
1.52
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
3.05
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
1.48
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
2.78
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.51
97.51
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.96
90.96
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.031
1.031
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.245
2.245
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.21
52.21
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.05
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clayton Kershaw and Rube Waddell

Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
328.69
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
410
216.36
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
847
600
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1137
600
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
698
494.45
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1066
562.53
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
113
80.05
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
90.77
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
70.84
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
68.07
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.79
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.3
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.71
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.28
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.71
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.11
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
13
9.21
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
22.69
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
24.44
17.31
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.21
26.5
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
129
91.38
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
122.96
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
151
106.97
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
116.09
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
32.59
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
32.19
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
40
28.34
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
43.8
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
85
60.21
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
73.88
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
19.82
14.04
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.89
19.99
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.83
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
24.09
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
22.16
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
149.47
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
300
158.31
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.01
4.01
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
3.79
3.79
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
77.92
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
23
12.14
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
15
10.63
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.71
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.71
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100