Rube Waddell
George Edward Waddell
 
 
Born: October 13, 1876 in Bradford, PA
Died: April 1, 1914 - 37 years old
Bats: R Throws: L Ht: 6'1" Wt: 196
(legend)
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Notes:
- Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1946
- Signed by the Louisville Colonels as a Free Agent in 1897

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
LS3
NL
20.7
SP
6
14.0
 
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.4
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.5
-0.0
0.0
0.5
LS3
NL
22.7
SP
34
79.0
 
1.6
-0.0
0.0
1.6
0.0
6.8
0.0
0.0
6.8
4.0
-0.1
0.0
4.1
PIT
NL
23.7
SP
82
208.7
 
3.5
-0.3
0.0
3.8
0.0
16.4
0.0
0.0
16.4
8.7
-0.3
0.0
9.1
PIT
NL
24.7
SP
3
7.7
 
-0.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.3
-0.0
0.0
-0.3
CHN
NL
24.7
SP
100
243.7
 
2.9
0.6
-0.0
2.4
0.0
15.8
1.4
0.0
14.3
7.3
1.1
0.0
6.2
PHA
AL
25.7
SP
117
276.3
 
10.3
0.6
0.0
9.7
0.0
31.5
2.1
0.0
29.3
22.4
1.7
0.0
20.7
PHA
AL
26.7
SP
124
324.0
 
8.0
-0.8
-0.0
8.8
-0.0
27.7
0.0
0.0
27.7
16.5
-0.6
0.0
17.1
PHA
AL
27.7
SP
147
383.0
 
9.7
-0.8
-0.0
10.5
-0.0
33.5
0.0
0.0
33.5
20.0
-0.6
0.0
20.7
PHA
AL
28.7
SP
126
328.7
 
9.2
-0.0
-0.0
9.2
-0.0
33.8
0.0
0.0
33.8
21.9
-0.5
0.0
22.3
PHA
AL
29.7
SP
100
272.7
 
5.6
-0.1
0.0
5.7
0.0
19.4
0.0
0.0
19.4
9.5
-0.4
0.0
9.9
PHA
AL
30.7
SP
107
284.7
 
2.0
-0.6
0.0
2.7
0.0
20.4
0.0
0.0
20.4
10.9
-0.5
0.0
11.4
SLA
AL
31.7
SP
103
285.7
 
3.4
-0.1
0.0
3.5
0.0
20.8
0.0
0.0
20.8
11.0
-0.3
0.0
11.3
SLA
AL
32.7
SP
78
220.3
 
2.9
-0.6
-0.0
3.5
-0.0
12.3
0.0
0.0
12.3
5.0
-0.2
0.0
5.1
SLA
AL
33.7
SW
10
33.0
 
-0.2
-0.0
-0.0
-0.2
-0.0
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.9
-0.3
-0.0
0.0
-0.2
13
5
SP
1137
2961.3
  
58.5
-2.4
-0.1
61.0
-0.0
240.2
3.6
0.0
236.7
137.2
-0.8
0.0
138.0
162 Game Average
103
269.1
  
5.3
-0.2
-0.0
5.5
-0.0
  
21.8
0.3
0.0
21.5
  
12.5
-0.1
0.0
12.5
 
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr Tm    
2
P
40
93.0
 
1.9
-0.2
0.0
2.1
0.0
7.8
0.0
0.0
7.8
4.5
-0.1
0.0
4.6
2
P
85
216.3
 
2.9
-0.4
0.0
3.2
0.0
16.4
0.0
0.0
16.4
8.5
-0.4
0.0
8.8
1
P
100
243.7
 
2.9
0.6
-0.0
2.4
0.0
15.8
1.4
0.0
14.3
7.3
1.1
0.0
6.2
6
P
721
1869.3
 
44.8
-1.7
-0.1
46.5
-0.0
166.3
2.1
0.0
164.1
101.2
-0.9
0.0
102.1
3
P
191
539.0
 
6.1
-0.7
-0.0
6.8
-0.0
34.0
0.0
0.0
34.0
15.7
-0.5
0.0
16.2
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James