Buster Narum vs. Rube Waddell — Career Comparison

Buster Narum
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rube Waddell
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Rube Waddell posted a stronger line than Buster Narum. Rube Waddell posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.16 vs 4.45) and WHIP (1.102 vs 1.492). 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 Buster Narum and Rube Waddell

Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.18
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.24
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.03
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.59
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.43
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.15
34.15
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.44
57.44
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.42
60.42
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.54
83.54
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.2
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
0.79
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.15
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.45
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.16
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8884
27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2961.1
9
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
9.03
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2460
7.48
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.13
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
4.02
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.44
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
4.99
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
7.04
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.001
1.001
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.25
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.22
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.27
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.35
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1735
39.37
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11717
35.61
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.16
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
4.95
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
3.23
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1546
35.08
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10799
32.82
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.37
39.37
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.61
35.61

Fielding Stats for Buster Narum and Rube Waddell

Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.18
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
1.24
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
0.65
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8904
27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2968
9
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.64
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
0.53
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.32
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
2.24
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.28
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
2.04
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
3.05
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.95
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
2.78
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.96
90.96
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.896
0.896
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.245
2.245
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.21
52.21
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buster Narum and Rube Waddell

Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
439.69
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
216.36
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
131
600
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1137
600
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
118
540.46
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1066
562.53
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.06
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
90.77
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.32
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
68.07
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.3
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.28
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.11
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.74
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
22.69
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
3.51
16.08
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.21
26.5
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
16
73.28
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
122.96
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
9
41.22
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
116.09
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.74
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
32.19
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
43.8
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
73.88
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.78
-21.91
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.89
19.99
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.17
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
22.16
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
320.61
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
300
158.31
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
1.87
1.87
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
3.79
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.38
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
12.14
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100