Satchel Paige vs. Rube Waddell — Career Comparison

Satchel Paige
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Rube Waddell
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Satchel Paige and Rube Waddell are fairly close on the surface numbers. Rube Waddell had the edge in ERA (2.16 vs 2.77). 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 Satchel Paige and Rube Waddell

Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
2.01
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
1.24
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.04
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.03
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.66
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
0.59
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.41
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.43
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.64
61.64
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.44
57.44
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.6
51.6
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.54
83.54
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.53
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
0.79
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.13
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.15
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.22
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
2.77
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.16
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.228
0.228
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
5888
27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8884
27
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1962.2
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2961.1
9
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1647
7.55
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2460
7.48
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.55
7.55
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.3
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
2.44
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
803
2.44
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1695
7.77
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
7.04
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.053
1.053
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.22
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.15
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.35
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8000
36.68
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11717
35.61
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.68
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.16
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736
3.38
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
3.23
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.52
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.3
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
1.111
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7321
33.57
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10799
32.82
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.68
36.68
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.61
35.61

Fielding Stats for Satchel Paige and Rube Waddell

Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
2.61
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
1.24
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.21
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
0.65
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
4629
27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8904
27
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1543
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2968
9
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.58
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
0.53
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
2.44
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
740
2.24
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.28
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
3.11
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1007
3.05
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
3.02
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
916
2.78
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.96
90.96
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.156
1.156
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.245
2.245
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.21
46.21
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.21
52.21
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Satchel Paige and Rube Waddell

Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
460
341.16
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
410
216.36
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
809
600
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1137
600
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
762
565.14
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1066
562.53
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
115.7
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
90.77
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
100.87
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
129
68.07
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
10
7.42
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.3
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.93
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
5.28
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.48
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.11
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
20
14.83
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
22.69
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41.71
30.93
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50.21
26.5
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
139.43
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
122.96
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173
128.31
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
116.09
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
43.02
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
32.19
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
59
43.76
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
43.8
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
85.29
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
73.88
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.81
33.23
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
37.89
19.99
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.74
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
16
11.87
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
22.16
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
28.92
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
300
158.31
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.74
20.74
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
3.79
3.79
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
22.25
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
23
12.14
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.71
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.93
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.17
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.93
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.17
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100