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Rube WaddellvsSam Leever

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Rube Waddell

1897–1910 · 13 seasons

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Sam Leever

1898–1910 · 13 seasons

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At a glance

Rube Waddell and Sam Leever: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Rube Waddell	Stat	Sam Leever
13	Seasons	13
95.4	Career VAL	92.1
13.2 (1904)	Peak-season VAL	12.4 (1903)
Inducted 1946	Hall of Fame	—

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 Sam Leever have
Rube Waddell	Stat	Sam Leever
Career
410	Games	389
Batting
172	Hits	183
4	Home runs	2
83	RBI	78
61	Runs	90
6	Stolen bases	4
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	.184

.197	On-base %	.228

.219	Slugging %	.236

29	OPS+	41

Pitching
193	Wins	194
143	Losses	100
5	Saves	13
2961.1	Innings pitched	2660.2
2,316	Strikeouts (pitching)	847
2.16	ERA	2.47
1.10	WHIP	1.14
133	ERA+	123

Pitching

193

Wins

194

143

Losses

100

Saves

2961.1

Innings pitched

2660.2

2,316

Strikeouts (pitching)

847

2.16

ERA

2.47

1.10

WHIP

1.14

133

ERA+

123

Age	Rube Waddell	Sam Leever
22	2.7	—
23	11.2	—
24	7.2	—
25	11.3	—
26	11.7	1.6
27	13.2	11.1
28	13.2	11.7
29	6.2	6.7
30	7.2	10.3
31	6.4	12.4
32	4.3	7.3
33	0.8	5.4
34	—	7.1
35	—	6.7
36	—	3.9
37	—	2.5
38	—	5.4