Blake Snell vs. Rube Waddell — Career Comparison

Blake Snell
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy 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 Blake Snell. Rube Waddell posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.16 vs 3.15) and WHIP (1.102 vs 1.225). 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 Blake Snell and Rube Waddell

Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.73
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.24
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.73
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.03
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.63
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
0.59
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.48
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.43
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.64
56.64
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.44
57.44
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.54
83.54
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
0.79
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.15
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
3.15
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.16
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.228
0.228
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3474
27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8884
27
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1158
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2961.1
9
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
6.92
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2460
7.48
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.86
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
4.05
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.44
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1440
11.19
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
7.04
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.19
11.19
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.693
1.693
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.053
1.053
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.67
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.22
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.35
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4791
37.24
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11717
35.61
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.16
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
3.42
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
3.23
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.14
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.62
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.219
1.219
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4222
32.81
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10799
32.82
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.24
37.24
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.61
35.61

Fielding Stats for Blake Snell and Rube Waddell

Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.73
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
1.24
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.73
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.65
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3474
27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8904
27
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1158
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2968
9
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.53
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.89
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
2.24
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.28
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
1.14
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
3.05
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.11
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
2.78
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.96
90.96
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.644
0.644
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.245
2.245
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100.45
100.45
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.21
52.21
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Blake Snell and Rube Waddell

Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
223
2676
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
216.36
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
50
600
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1137
600
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
42
504
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1066
562.53
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
90.77
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
68.07
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.3
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.28
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.11
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
22.69
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
6.79
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.21
26.5
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
122.96
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
96
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
116.09
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
32.19
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
43.8
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
73.88
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.6
-7.18
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.89
19.99
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.17
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
22.16
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
240
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
300
158.31
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
3.79
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
48
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
12.14
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100