Rube Marquard

Pitcher · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1908-1925)

Rube Marquard was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1925 for 4 teams, including the New York Giants, a span of 18 seasons. Across 536 career appearances, he went 201-177 with a 3.08 ERA and 1,593 strikeouts. He also batted .179 with 1 home runs. Rube Marquard was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 28636.0.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

⭐ Hall of Fame 1971
W–L 201–177
ERA 3.08
WHIP 1.24
SO 1,593
Pitcher PIV 28636.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
B / L
Height / Weight
6'3" / 180 lb
Born
10/9/1886 in Cleveland, OH, USA
Died
6/2/1980 in Baltimore, MD, USA
MLB Debut
1908-09-25
Last Game
1925-09-18
Hall of Fame
Inducted 1971 (BBWAA)

Full name: Richard William Marquard

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Career Pitching Statistics

Rube Marquard — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
201 177 536 404 197 30 19 3306.2 3,233 1,130 107 858 1,593 3.08 28636.0

Career ERA 3.08 vs. league average 3.33 across their career seasons — 7.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Rube Marquard Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1908 NY1 NL 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 6 2 2 2 3.60 — 0.0
1909 NY1 NL 5 13 29 22 8 0 1 173.0 155 50 73 109 2.60 2.55 (-2%) -30.2
1910 NY1 NL 4 4 13 8 2 0 0 70.2 65 35 40 52 4.46 2.79 (-60%) -578.8
1911 NY1 NL 24 7 45 33 22 5 3 277.2 221 77 106 237 2.50 3.37 (+26%) 4955.7
1912 NY1 NL 26 11 43 38 22 1 1 294.2 286 84 80 175 2.57 3.36 (+24%) 3469.3
1913 NY1 NL 23 10 42 33 20 4 3 288.0 248 80 49 151 2.50 3.07 (+18%) 4086.4
1914 NY1 NL 12 22 39 33 15 4 2 268.0 261 91 47 92 3.06 2.93 (-4%) 1195.4
1915 NY1 NL 9 8 27 20 10 2 2 169.0 178 70 33 79 3.73 2.90 (-29%) 858.0
1915 BRO NL 2 2 6 3 0 0 1 24.2 29 17 5 13 6.20 2.90 (-114%) 573.9
1916 BRO NL 13 6 36 20 15 2 5 205.0 169 36 38 107 1.58 2.78 (+43%) 4119.1
1917 BRO NL 19 12 37 29 14 2 0 232.2 200 66 60 117 2.55 2.69 (+5%) 2219.4
1918 BRO NL 9 18 34 29 19 4 0 239.0 231 70 59 89 2.64 2.83 (+7%) 928.0
1919 BRO NL 3 3 8 7 3 0 0 59.0 54 15 10 29 2.29 3.09 (+26%) 1246.8
1920 BRO NL 10 7 28 26 10 1 0 189.2 181 68 35 89 3.23 3.45 (+6%) 3347.8
1921 CIN NL 17 14 39 35 18 2 0 265.2 291 100 50 88 3.39 4.02 (+16%) 3383.3
1922 BSN NL 11 15 39 24 7 0 1 198.0 255 112 66 57 5.09 4.18 (-22%) -1127.3
1923 BSN NL 11 14 38 29 11 3 0 239.0 265 99 65 78 3.73 4.03 (+8%) 1675.8
1924 BSN NL 1 2 6 6 1 0 0 36.0 33 12 13 10 3.00 4.13 (+27%) -696.1
1925 BSN NL 2 8 26 8 0 0 0 72.0 105 46 27 19 5.75 4.55 (-26%) -990.5
Career · 19 seasons 201 177 536 404 197 30 19 3,306.2 3,233 1,130 858 1,593 3.08 — 28,636

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Rube Marquard — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
536 1,107 63 198 17 3 1 64 6 33 208 .179 .207 .202 .410 -6,184

Career AVG .179 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 32.5% below league average.

Career OBP .207 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 36.8% below league average.

Career SLG .202 vs. league average .355 across their career seasons — 43.1% below league average.

Career OPS .410 vs. league average .684 across their career seasons — 40.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Rube Marquard Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1908 NY1 NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1909 NY1 NL 29 54 3 8 1 0 0 2 0 1 17 .148 .244 (-39%) .306 (-47%) .312 (-47%) .618 (-47%) -356.6
1910 NY1 NL 13 27 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 .111 — — — — 0.0
1911 NY1 NL 45 104 9 17 1 2 1 10 0 2 23 .163 .266 (-39%) .336 (-44%) .356 (-33%) .693 (-38%) -646.7
1912 NY1 NL 43 96 14 21 2 0 0 8 2 7 17 .219 .268 (-19%) .335 (-17%) .358 (-33%) .694 (-25%) -362.4
1913 NY1 NL 42 105 5 23 1 0 0 6 1 4 14 .219 .259 (-16%) .325 (-20%) .345 (-34%) .670 (-27%) -413.3
1914 NY1 NL 39 84 3 15 0 0 0 0 0 2 15 .179 .255 (-30%) .322 (-39%) .339 (-47%) .661 (-43%) -536.7
1915 NY1 NL 27 55 3 6 0 0 0 3 0 1 10 .109 .250 (-56%) .318 (-56%) .332 (-67%) .651 (-62%) -492.6
1915 BRO NL 6 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 — — — — -492.6
1916 BRO NL 36 63 3 9 0 1 0 5 1 4 17 .143 .248 (-43%) .314 (-38%) .326 (-47%) .640 (-42%) -389.1
1917 BRO NL 37 75 6 15 2 0 0 4 1 3 13 .200 .248 (-20%) .312 (-26%) .323 (-30%) .635 (-28%) -306.4
1918 BRO NL 34 76 0 13 2 0 0 3 0 2 14 .171 .255 (-33%) .318 (-36%) .326 (-40%) .645 (-38%) -424.1
1919 BRO NL 8 23 1 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 .261 — — — — 0.0
1920 BRO NL 28 59 2 10 1 0 0 0 1 5 12 .169 .271 (-38%) .331 (-29%) .363 (-49%) .694 (-39%) -351.6
1921 CIN NL 39 95 3 19 3 0 0 10 0 0 16 .200 .286 (-30%) .344 (-40%) .395 (-41%) .739 (-41%) -631.4
1922 BSN NL 39 63 3 14 0 0 0 4 0 0 9 .222 .285 (-22%) .345 (-36%) .397 (-44%) .743 (-40%) -411.6
1923 BSN NL 38 86 4 12 0 0 0 3 0 0 17 .140 .282 (-51%) .344 (-60%) .390 (-64%) .734 (-62%) -861.5
1924 BSN NL 6 11 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 .273 — — — — 0.0
1925 BSN NL 26 22 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 .136 — — — — 0.0
Career · 19 seasons 536 1,107 63 198 17 3 1 64 6 33 208 .179 — — — — -6,677

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Rube Marquard — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Rube Marquard — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1920 WS BRO 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1916 WS BRO 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1913 WS NY1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1912 WS NY1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
1911 WS NY1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Rube Marquard — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 5 11 8 0 58.2 52 20 15 35 3.07

Playoff Pitching by Year

Rube Marquard — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1920 WS BRO 0 1 2 1 0 9.0 7 3 3 6 3.00
1916 WS BRO 0 2 2 2 0 11.0 12 7 6 9 5.73
1913 WS NY1 0 1 2 1 0 9.0 10 7 3 3 7.00
1912 WS NY1 2 0 2 2 0 18.0 14 1 2 9 0.50
1911 WS NY1 0 1 3 2 0 11.2 9 2 1 8 1.54

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Rube Marquard — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2645211990128.173
Away27258545108040.185

Pitching — Home / Away

Rube Marquard — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2641680.016055374228662.88
Away2721624.216325854397313.24

Last 10 Games — Batting

Rube Marquard — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1925-09-18 BSNPITL 000000000
1925-09-06 BSNBROW 000000000
1925-08-29 BSNCHCL 201100100
1925-08-09 BSNCHCL 000000000
1925-08-02 BSNCINW 100000100
1925-07-31 BSNCINL 000000000
1925-07-28 BSNPITL 000000000
1925-07-16 BSNPITW 000000000
1925-07-13 BSNCINL 000000000
1925-07-08 BSNSTLL 100000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Rube Marquard — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1925-09-18 BSNPIT — 1.0411000
1925-09-06 BSNBRO — 1.0211000
1925-08-29 BSNCHC L 4.2864230
1925-08-09 BSNCHC — 1.1332010
1925-08-02 BSNCIN — 2.1422100
1925-07-31 BSNCIN — 2.0000000
1925-07-28 BSNPIT — 1.0000010
1925-07-16 BSNPIT — 0.1200100
1925-07-13 BSNCIN — 2.0010100
1925-07-08 BSNSTL — 2.0100200

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Rube Marquard — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 536 31 63 697 39 27

Season-by-Season Fielding

Rube Marquard — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1908 NY1 P 1 1 0 1 0 0
1909 NY1 P 29 22 3 45 4 1
1910 NY1 P 13 8 0 17 2 1
1911 NY1 P 45 0 6 46 4 1
1912 NY1 P 43 0 2 58 1 0
1913 NY1 P 42 0 4 46 2 2
1914 NY1 P 39 0 5 77 3 0
1915 NY1 P 27 0 6 45 6 2
1915 BRO P 6 0 0 6 0 0
1916 BRO P 36 0 4 35 2 1
1917 BRO P 37 0 5 47 3 1
1918 BRO P 34 0 5 58 3 1
1919 BRO P 8 0 1 11 0 0
1920 BRO P 28 0 7 30 1 2
1921 CIN P 39 0 7 51 1 6
1922 BSN P 39 0 4 51 4 4
1923 BSN P 38 0 0 58 2 5
1924 BSN P 6 0 0 9 0 0
1925 BSN P 26 0 4 6 1 0

Career Games by Position

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Rube Marquard Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 536

Awards & Honors

Rube Marquard — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1911 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2

Award Voting History

Rube Marquard — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1912 Most Valuable Player NL 8th 13.0 64 0
1911 Most Valuable Player NL 7th 19.0 64 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Rube Marquard (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Larry Jackson
    194-183, 3.40 ERA
  2. 84
    Wilbur Cooper
    216-178, 2.89 ERA
  3. 66
    Jim Perry
    215-174, 3.45 ERA
  4. 64
    Dolf Luque
    194-179, 3.24 ERA
  5. 63
    Larry French
    197-171, 3.44 ERA
  6. 60
    Stan Coveleski HOF
    215-142, 2.89 ERA

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Rube Marquard: the record in brief

The profile opens with Rube Marquard's first major league game on September 25, 1908; the last one listed came on September 18, 1925. By club, Marquard's seasons break down as the New York Giants (1908 to 1915), the Brooklyn Robins (1915 through 1920), the Cincinnati Reds (1921), and the Boston Braves (1922 through 1925). Marquard played primarily as a pitcher and switch-hit and threw left-handed. Born on October 9, 1886, in Cleveland, OH, USA, Marquard was listed at 6-foot-3 and 180 pounds. The bio records the death on June 2, 1980, in Baltimore, MD, USA. Rube Marquard was the playing name; the full given name is Richard William.

Marquard went 201-177 with a 3.08 ERA in 536 games, 404 of them starts. The same table counts 1,593 strikeouts, 197 complete games, 30 shutouts, and 19 saves. That 3.08 ERA compares with a 3.33 league average across the same seasons, 7.5% better. 1912 brought Marquard a season-high 26 wins. Marquard struck out 237 batters in 1911, a career high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Rube Marquard

What years did Rube Marquard play?
Rube Marquard played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1925.
Was Rube Marquard a pitcher?
Yes. Rube Marquard pitched in the major leagues, recording 201 wins and 1593 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rube Marquard hit?
Rube Marquard hit 1 career home run with 198 hits.
Is Rube Marquard in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Rube Marquard was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971.
What teams did Rube Marquard play for?
Rube Marquard played for 4 teams: the New York Giants (1908–1915), the Brooklyn Robins (1915–1920), the Cincinnati Reds (1921), and the Boston Braves (1922–1925).
What were Rube Marquard's career stats?
In 536 games, Rube Marquard went 201-177 with a 3.08 ERA, 1,593 strikeouts, 3,306.2 innings pitched, and 19 saves. At the plate he had 198 hits and 1 home runs.
What position did Rube Marquard play?
Rube Marquard played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Rube Marquard and how much did he weigh?
Rube Marquard was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 180 pounds.
What was Rube Marquard's career ERA?
Rube Marquard finished with a 3.08 career ERA, going 201-177 with 1,593 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Rube Marquard have?
Rube Marquard recorded 1,593 career strikeouts.