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Rube WaddellvsRoy Oswalt

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Rube Waddell

1897–1910 · 13 seasons

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Roy Oswalt

2001–2013 · 13 seasons

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At a glance

Rube Waddell and Roy Oswalt: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Rube Waddell	Stat	Roy Oswalt
13	Seasons	13
95.4	Career VAL	102.6
13.2 (1904)	Peak-season VAL	13.2 (2006)
Inducted 1946	Hall of Fame	—
—	All-Star Selections	3×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	4

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Rube Waddell and Roy Oswalt have
Rube Waddell	Stat	Roy Oswalt
Career
410	Games	370
Batting
172	Hits	101
4	Home runs	1
83	RBI	36
61	Runs	30
6	Stolen bases	0
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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Pitching
193	Wins	163
143	Losses	102
5	Saves	0
2961.1	Innings pitched	2245.1
2,316	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,852
2.16	ERA	3.36
1.10	WHIP	1.21
133	ERA+	130

Age	Rube Waddell	Roy Oswalt
22	2.7	—
23	11.2	8.4
24	7.2	11.2
25	11.3	5.7
26	11.7	11.2
27	13.2	11.7
28	13.2	13.2
29	6.2	10.9
30	7.2	8.6
31	6.4	6.8
32	4.3	10.1
33	0.8	4.8
34	—	0