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Rube WaddellvsClaude Passeau

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Rube Waddell

1897–1910 · 13 seasons

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Claude Passeau

1935–1947 · 13 seasons

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At a glance

Rube Waddell and Claude Passeau: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Rube Waddell	Stat	Claude Passeau
13	Seasons	13
95.4	Career VAL	86.8
13.2 (1904)	Peak-season VAL	15.1 (1936)
Inducted 1946	Hall of Fame	—
—	All-Star Selections	5×

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board).

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Rube Waddell and Claude Passeau have
Rube Waddell	Stat	Claude Passeau
Career
410	Games	447
Batting
172	Hits	189
4	Home runs	15
83	RBI	80
61	Runs	84
6	Stolen bases	2
42

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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.161	Batting avg	.192

.197	On-base %	.214

.219	Slugging %	.274

29	OPS+	38

Pitching
193	Wins	162
143	Losses	150
5	Saves	21
2961.1	Innings pitched	2719.2
2,316	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,104
2.16	ERA	3.32
1.10	WHIP	1.32
133	ERA+	114

Pitching

193

Wins

162

143

Losses

150

Saves

2961.1

Innings pitched

2719.2

2,316

Strikeouts (pitching)

1,104

2.16

ERA

3.32

1.10

WHIP

1.32

133

ERA+

114

Age	Rube Waddell	Claude Passeau
22	2.7	—
23	11.2	—
24	7.2	—
25	11.3	—
26	11.7	—
27	13.2	15.1
28	13.2	4.7
29	6.2	3.4
30	7.2	8.4
31	6.4	14.7
32	4.3	5.8
33	0.8	8.6
34	—	7.2
35	—	6.4
36	—	9.4
37	—	3.1
38	—	0