Greg Maddux vs. Rube Waddell — Career Comparison

Greg Maddux
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveCy 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 Greg Maddux. Rube Waddell posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.16 vs 3.16) and WHIP (1.102 vs 1.178). 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 Greg Maddux and Rube Waddell

Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
1.34
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
1.24
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
1.33
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
1.03
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
0.64
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
0.59
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.41
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.43
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
61
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.44
57.44
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.46
99.46
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.54
83.54
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.2
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
0.79
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.06
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.15
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
1756
3.16
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.16
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15025
27
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8884
27
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5008.1
9
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2961.1
9
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
4726
8.49
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2460
7.48
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
0.63
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
1.8
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
803
2.44
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.32
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
6.06
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
7.04
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.873
0.873
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.13
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.22
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.25
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.35
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.05
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20421
36.7
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11717
35.61
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.16
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
1981
3.56
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
3.23
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
0.49
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.21
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
0.76
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
1.143
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18892
33.95
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10799
32.82
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.7
36.7
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.61
35.61

Fielding Stats for Greg Maddux and Rube Waddell

Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
1.34
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
1.24
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
1.33
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.65
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15025
27
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8904
27
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5008.1
9
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2968
9
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
0.98
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.53
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1194
2.15
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
2.24
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.1
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.28
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1793
3.22
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1007
3.05
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1740
3.13
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
916
2.78
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.04
97.04
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.96
90.96
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.339
2.339
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.245
2.245
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.46
99.46
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.21
52.21
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.18
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Greg Maddux and Rube Waddell

Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
759
251.32
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
410
216.36
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1812
600
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
1137
600
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1591
526.82
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1066
562.53
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
90.07
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
90.77
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
76.16
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
129
68.07
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
11.59
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.3
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.66
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.28
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.66
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.11
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
42
13.91
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
22.69
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61.59
20.4
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50.21
26.5
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
107.95
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
233
122.96
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
102.98
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
220
116.09
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
34.11
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
61
32.19
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
27.81
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
43.8
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
60.26
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
73.88
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47.64
15.77
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37.89
19.99
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.66
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
34
11.26
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
22.16
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PAverified
419
138.74
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
300
158.31
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.32
4.32
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
3.79
3.79
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
59.6
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
23
12.14
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.66
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
15
4.97
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.64
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.17
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.99
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.64
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.17
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
78.57
78.57
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100