Bob Smith vs. Rube Waddell — Career Comparison

Bob Smith
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational 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 Bob Smith. Rube Waddell posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.16 vs 3.94) and WHIP (1.102 vs 1.399). 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 Bob Smith and Rube Waddell

Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
1.74
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
1.24
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.92
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.03
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.42
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.59
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.56
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.43
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.27
43.27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.44
57.44
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.64
52.64
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.54
83.54
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.51
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
0.79
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.15
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.16
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
983
3.94
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.16
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6739
27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8884
27
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2246.1
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2961.1
9
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2472
9.9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2460
7.48
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.53
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
670
2.68
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.44
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
618
2.48
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
7.04
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.22
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.35
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9652
38.67
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11717
35.61
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.63
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.16
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1139
4.56
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
3.23
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.399
1.399
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8964
35.91
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10799
32.82
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.67
38.67
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.61
35.61

Fielding Stats for Bob Smith and Rube Waddell

Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.24
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.65
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8904
27
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2968
9
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
659
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.53
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1391
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
2.24
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.28
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
3.05
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2050
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
2.78
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.84
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.96
90.96
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.962
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.245
2.245
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.21
52.21
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Smith and Rube Waddell

Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
742
248.3
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
410
216.36
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1793
600
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
1137
600
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1689
565.2
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
1066
562.53
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
136.87
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
172
90.77
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
108.09
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
129
68.07
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
21.42
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
29
15.3
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.69
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
5.28
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.67
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.11
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
28.78
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
43
22.69
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.95
45.49
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
50.21
26.5
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
174.68
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
233
122.96
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
154.6
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
220
116.09
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
51.53
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
61
32.19
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
55.55
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
83
43.8
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
105.41
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
140
73.88
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152.81
51.14
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
37.89
19.99
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.33
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
17.4
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
22.16
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
36.81
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
300
158.31
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.3
16.3
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
3.79
3.79
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
17.07
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
23
12.14
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.67
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.35
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.17
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.35
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
9.7
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.17
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
55.17
55.17
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100