Eddie Plank vs. Rube Waddell — Career Comparison

Eddie Plank
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Rube Waddell
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Eddie Plank and Rube Waddell are fairly close on the surface numbers. Rube Waddell had the edge in ERA (2.16 vs 2.35). 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 Eddie Plank and Rube Waddell

Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
1.25
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
1.24
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.06
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
1.03
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
0.65
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
0.59
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.39
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.43
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.69
62.69
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.44
57.44
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.91
84.91
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.54
83.54
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
0.82
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
0.79
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.14
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.15
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.05
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1174
2.35
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.16
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13487
27
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8884
27
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4495.2
9
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2961.1
9
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3958
7.92
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2460
7.48
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.92
7.92
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.08
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.11
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072
2.15
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
803
2.44
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2246
4.5
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
7.04
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.17
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.22
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.38
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.35
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17985
36
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11717
35.61
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.15
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.16
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1563
3.13
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1063
3.23
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.119
1.119
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16722
33.48
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10799
32.82
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
36
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.61
35.61

Fielding Stats for Eddie Plank and Rube Waddell

Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
1.92
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
1.24
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
0.75
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.65
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
8751
27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8904
27
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2917
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2968
9
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.71
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.53
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
3.42
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
740
2.24
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.12
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.28
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1377
4.25
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1007
3.05
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1337
4.13
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
916
2.78
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.96
90.96
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.146
2.146
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.245
2.245
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.21
52.21
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eddie Plank and Rube Waddell

Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
212.6
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
410
216.36
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1778
600
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
1137
600
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1607
542.29
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1066
562.53
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
111.7
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
172
90.77
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282
95.16
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
129
68.07
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
13.16
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.3
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.36
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.28
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.01
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.11
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
16.54
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
22.69
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103.24
34.84
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
50.21
26.5
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
132.62
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
233
122.96
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
143.76
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
220
116.09
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
43.87
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
61
32.19
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
41.17
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
43.8
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
84.03
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
140
73.88
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113.11
38.17
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
37.89
19.99
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
8.1
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.17
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
23.96
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
42
22.16
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
89.43
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
300
158.31
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.71
6.71
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
3.79
3.79
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
25.65
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
23
12.14
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.39
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.17
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.01
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.4
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.17
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
81.25
81.25
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100