Warren Spahn vs. Rube Waddell — Career Comparison

Warren Spahn
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting 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 Warren Spahn. Rube Waddell posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.16 vs 3.09) and WHIP (1.102 vs 1.206). 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 Warren Spahn and Rube Waddell

Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
1.29
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
1.24
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
1.14
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
1.03
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
0.62
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
0.59
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.42
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.43
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.44
57.44
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.67
88.67
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.54
83.54
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
0.66
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
0.79
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.11
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.15
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1798
3.09
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.16
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15731
27
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8884
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5243.2
9
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2961.1
9
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4830
8.29
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2460
7.48
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
0.74
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1434
2.46
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.44
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.1
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2583
4.43
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
7.04
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.766
0.766
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.14
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.22
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.07
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.35
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21547
36.98
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11717
35.61
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.12
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.16
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2016
3.46
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
3.23
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.195
1.195
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20071
34.45
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10799
32.82
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.98
36.98
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.61
35.61

Fielding Stats for Warren Spahn and Rube Waddell

Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.18
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
1.24
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.15
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.65
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9282
27
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8904
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3094
9
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2968
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.65
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.53
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
2.91
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
740
2.24
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.17
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.28
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
3.72
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1007
3.05
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
3.55
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
916
2.78
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.96
90.96
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.628
1.628
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.245
2.245
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.93
52.93
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.21
52.21
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.24
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Warren Spahn and Rube Waddell

Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
783
228.61
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
410
216.36
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2055
600
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
1137
600
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1872
546.57
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1066
562.53
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
105.99
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
172
90.77
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
77.37
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
129
68.07
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
16.64
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
29
15.3
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.75
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.28
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.22
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.11
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.61
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
43
22.69
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.33
39.22
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
50.21
26.5
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
156.79
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
233
122.96
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
135.47
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
220
116.09
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
41.17
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
61
32.19
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
55.18
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
83
43.8
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
86.13
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
140
73.88
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.31
36
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
37.89
19.99
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.04
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
27.45
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
42
22.16
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
487
142.19
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
300
158.31
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.22
4.22
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
3.79
3.79
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
19.85
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
23
12.14
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.09
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
23
6.72
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.17
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.75
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100