Rube Waddell career ERA

• Best season on file: 1.48 in 1905.
• Most recent: 3.55 in 1910.

Average of 13 regular seasons, 1897 through 1910. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 23, 2026.

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Rube Waddell career ERA, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	W↓iW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.	L↓iL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.	ERA↓iERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.	IP↓iIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.	K↓iK: Batters this pitcher struck out.	BB↓iBB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.	WHIP↓iWHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.	SV↓iSV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
1897	—	2	0	1	3.21	14.0	5	6	1.64	0
1899	—	10	7	2	3.08	79.0	44	14	1.05	1
1900	PIT	29	8	13	2.37	208.2	130	55	1.11	0
1901	PIT/CHC	31	14	16	3.01	251.1	172	75	1.29	0
1902	ATH	33	24	7	2.05	276.1	210	64	1.04	0
1903	ATH	39	21	16	2.44	324.0	302	85	1.11	0
1904	ATH	46	25	19	1.62	383.0	349	91	1.04	0
1905	ATH	46	27	10	1.48	328.2	287	90	0.98	0
1906	ATH	43	15	17	2.21	272.2	196	92	1.15	0
1907	ATH	44	19	13	2.15	284.2	232	73	1.08	0
1908	BAL	43	19	14	1.89	285.2	232	90	1.10	3
1909	BAL	31	11	14	2.37	220.1	141	57	1.18	0
1910	BAL	10	3	1	3.55	33.0	16	11	1.27	1

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV