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Rube Waddell 2026 Season · BAL

Career: 193-143, 2.16 ERA, 2316 K in 2961.1 IP.

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Rube Waddell

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+31.4Career NUT

Max Tier

Career

2.16ERA1.10WHIP193W2316K2961.1IP5SV

R/L · 6' 2", 196 lb · b. Oct 13, 1876 · Bradford, PA · Signed Undrafted FA, 1897

Player Overview

Year by Year


1897	20	COL	—	0	1	3.21	2	1	1	0	1	0	64	14.0	17	5	6	1	5	1.64
1899	22	COL	+0.4	7	2	3.08	10	9	9	1	1	1	316	79.0	69	27	14	8	44	1.05
1900	23	PIT	+2.0	8	13	2.37	29	22	16	2	7	0	838	208.2	176	55	55	13	130	1.11
1901	24	PIT	—	0	2	9.39	2	2	0	0	0	0	42	7.2	10	8	9	1	4	2.48
1901	24	CHC	+1.9	14	14	2.81	29	28	26	0	1	0	1013	243.2	239	76	66	9	168	1.25
1901	24	TOT	+1.7	14	16	3.01	31	30	26	0	1	0	1055	251.1	249	84	75	10	172	1.29
1902	25	PHA	+2.8	24	7	2.05	33	27	26	3	5	0	1081	276.1	224	63	64	10	210	1.04
1903	26	PHA	+4.6	21	16	2.44	39	38	34	4	1	0	1291	324.0	274	88	85	8	302	1.11
1904	27	PHA	+5.2	25	19	1.62	46	46	39	8	0	0	1496	383.0	307	69	91	14	349	1.04
1905	28	PHA	+3.8	27	10	1.48	46	34	27	7	11	0	1257	328.2	231	54	90	10	287	0.98
1906	29	PHA	+2.0	15	17	2.21	43	34	22	8	7	0	1086	272.2	221	67	92	10	196	1.15
1907	30	PHA	+3.5	19	13	2.15	44	33	20	7	5	0	1121	284.2	234	68	73	15	232	1.08
1908	31	SLB	+3.4	19	14	1.89	43	36	25	5	6	3	1143	285.2	223	60	90	8	232	1.10
1909	32	SLB	+2.0	11	14	2.37	31	28	16	5	3	0	829	220.1	204	58	57	7	141	1.18
1910	33	SLB	+0.0	3	1	3.55	10	2	0	0	6	1	140	33.0	31	13	11	1	16	1.27
Career	—	13 yrs	+31.4	193	143	2.16	407	340	261	50	54	5	11717	2961.1	2460	711	803	115	2316	1.10

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Waddell's career NUT of +31.4

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

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NUT by Season

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+4.6

+5.2

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+3.5

+3.4

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