What years did Rube Walberg play?

Rube Walberg played in Major League Baseball from 1923 to 1937.

Was Rube Walberg a pitcher?

Yes. Rube Walberg pitched in the major leagues, recording 155 wins and 1085 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Rube Walberg hit?

Rube Walberg hit 4 career home runs with 162 hits.

What were Rube Walberg's career stats?

In 544 games, Rube Walberg went 155-141 with a 4.16 ERA, 1,085 strikeouts, 2,644.0 innings pitched, and 32 saves. At the plate he had 162 hits and 4 home runs.

What position did Rube Walberg play?

Rube Walberg played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Rube Walberg and how much did he weigh?

Rube Walberg was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 190 pounds.

What was Rube Walberg's career ERA?

Rube Walberg finished with a 4.16 career ERA, going 155-141 with 1,085 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Rube Walberg have?

Rube Walberg recorded 1,085 career strikeouts.

Is Rube Walberg in the Hall of Fame?

No. Rube Walberg has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Rube Walberg

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1923-1937)

Rube Walberg was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1923 to 1937 for the New York Giants, the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Boston Red Sox, a span of 15 seasons. Across 544 career appearances, he went 155-141 with a 4.16 ERA, 1,085 strikeouts, and 32 saves. He also batted .179 with 4 home runs.

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 October 17, 2026

W–L 155–141

ERA 4.16

WHIP 1.45

SO 1,085

Pitcher PIV -7554.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 190 lb
Born: 7/27/1896 in Pine City, MN, USA
Died: 10/27/1978 in Tempe, AZ, USA
MLB Debut: 1923-04-29
Last Game: 1937-10-02

Full name: George Elvin Walberg

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Career Pitching Statistics

Rube Walberg — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
155	141	544	307	140	15	32	2644.0	2,795	1,223	163	1,031	1,085	4.16	-7554.7

Career ERA 4.16 vs. league average 4.27 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Rube Walberg Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1923	NY1	NL	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	5.0	4	1	1	1	1.80	—	0.0
1923	PHA	AL	4	8	26	10	4	0	0	115.0	122	68	60	38	5.32	4.03 (-32%)	-3128.2
1924	PHA	AL	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	7.0	10	10	10	3	12.86	—	0.0
1925	PHA	AL	8	14	53	20	7	0	7	191.2	197	85	77	82	3.99	4.55 (+12%)	-849.2
1926	PHA	AL	12	10	40	19	5	2	2	151.0	168	47	60	72	2.80	4.11 (+32%)	1308.5
1927	PHA	AL	16	12	46	34	15	0	4	249.1	257	109	91	136	3.93	4.08 (+4%)	11.3
1928	PHA	AL	17	12	38	30	15	3	1	235.2	236	93	64	112	3.55	4.13 (+14%)	552.7
1929	PHA	AL	18	11	40	33	20	3	4	267.2	256	107	99	94	3.60	4.60 (+22%)	-1469.5
1930	PHA	AL	13	12	38	30	12	2	1	205.1	207	107	85	100	4.69	4.80 (+2%)	2765.0
1931	PHA	AL	20	12	44	35	19	1	3	291.0	298	121	109	106	3.74	4.10 (+9%)	-1084.8
1932	PHA	AL	17	10	41	34	19	3	1	272.0	305	143	103	96	4.73	4.13 (-15%)	-1327.6
1933	PHA	AL	9	13	40	20	10	1	4	201.0	224	109	95	68	4.88	3.86 (-27%)	-2951.7
1934	BOS	AL	6	7	30	10	2	0	1	104.2	118	47	41	38	4.04	4.29 (+6%)	-72.9
1935	BOS	AL	5	9	44	10	4	0	3	142.2	152	62	54	44	3.91	4.35 (+10%)	-1124.0
1936	BOS	AL	5	4	24	9	5	0	0	100.1	98	49	36	49	4.40	4.59 (+4%)	493.5
1937	BOS	AL	5	7	32	11	3	0	1	104.2	143	65	46	46	5.59	4.34 (-29%)	-677.8
Career · 16 seasons			155	141	544	307	140	15	32	2,644.0	2,795	1,223	1,031	1,085	4.16	—	-7,555

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 Walberg — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
547	905	78	162	26	5	4	84	2	48	179	.179	.220	.232	.452	-4,391

Career AVG .179 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — 36.4% below league average.

Career OBP .220 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — 36.0% below league average.

Career SLG .232 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — 41.7% below league average.

Career OPS .452 vs. league average .742 across their career seasons — 39.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Rube Walberg 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
1923	NY1	NL	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1923	PHA	AL	26	41	1	13	2	1	0	3	0	1	18	.317	—	—	—	—	0.0
1924	PHA	AL	6	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1925	PHA	AL	53	64	6	10	4	0	0	5	0	0	17	.156	.288 (-46%)	.349 (-55%)	.407 (-46%)	.756 (-50%)	-549.0
1926	PHA	AL	40	46	0	7	0	0	0	4	0	2	13	.152	—	—	—	—	0.0
1927	PHA	AL	47	87	14	18	3	0	2	10	1	13	16	.207	.282 (-27%)	.344 (-10%)	.392 (-21%)	.736 (-16%)	-204.9
1928	PHA	AL	38	86	10	18	4	0	1	7	1	3	13	.209	.280 (-25%)	.342 (-31%)	.395 (-26%)	.737 (-29%)	-413.8
1929	PHA	AL	40	103	11	23	2	0	1	11	0	3	17	.223	.289 (-23%)	.353 (-31%)	.415 (-35%)	.769 (-33%)	-572.8
1930	PHA	AL	38	73	5	12	2	2	0	9	0	4	13	.164	.293 (-44%)	.354 (-41%)	.429 (-43%)	.784 (-42%)	-545.8
1931	PHA	AL	45	105	6	13	1	1	0	6	0	5	16	.124	.276 (-55%)	.338 (-52%)	.388 (-61%)	.726 (-57%)	-959.4
1932	PHA	AL	41	94	8	16	2	0	0	8	0	5	16	.170	.275 (-38%)	.335 (-37%)	.391 (-51%)	.726 (-44%)	-666.0
1933	PHA	AL	41	68	4	9	3	1	0	6	0	5	10	.132	.270 (-51%)	.329 (-42%)	.377 (-45%)	.707 (-44%)	-479.4
1934	BOS	AL	30	32	2	6	1	0	0	7	0	1	8	.188	—	—	—	—	0.0
1935	BOS	AL	44	37	3	6	1	0	0	3	0	2	10	.162	—	—	—	—	0.0
1936	BOS	AL	24	32	1	5	0	0	0	3	0	2	3	.156	—	—	—	—	0.0
1937	BOS	AL	32	34	7	5	1	0	0	2	0	2	8	.147	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 16 seasons			547	905	78	162	26	5	4	84	2	48	179	.179	—	—	—	—	-4,391

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 Walberg — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Rube Walberg — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
1931	WS	PHA	2	0	0	.000
1930	WS	PHA	1	2	1	.000
1929	WS	PHA	2	1	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Rube Walberg — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	1	5	1	0	14.0	10	3	3	15	1.93

Playoff Pitching by Year

Rube Walberg — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1931	WS	PHA	0	0	2	0	3.0	3	1	2	4	3.00
1930	WS	PHA	0	1	1	1	4.2	4	2	1	3	3.86
1929	WS	PHA	1	0	2	0	6.1	3	0	0	8	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Rube Walberg — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	257	426	42	85	0	47	.200
Away	290	478	36	77	4	40	.161

Pitching — Home / Away

Rube Walberg — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	255	1305.2	1349	569	471	576	3.92
Away	289	1336.1	1444	647	558	514	4.36

Last 10 Games — Batting

Rube Walberg — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H
1937-10-02	BOS	NYY	L	2	0	1
1937-09-30	BOS	MIN	L	0	0	0
1937-09-25	BOS	NYY	L	0	0	0
1937-09-20	BOS	SLA	L	1	1	1
1937-09-07	BOS	MIN	L	1	0	0
1937-09-02	BOS	CHW	L	0	0	0
1937-08-29	BOS	SLA	L	1	0	0
1937-08-25	BOS	CLE	L	0	0	0
1937-08-20	BOS	MIN	L	0	0	0
1937-08-18	BOS	PHA	L	1	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Rube Walberg — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1937-10-02	BOS	NYY	—	2.2	4	1	1	2	0	0
1937-09-30	BOS	MIN	—	1.2	2	0	0	1	1	0
1937-09-25	BOS	NYY	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1937-09-20	BOS	SLA	L	1.1	4	3	3	1	0	0
1937-09-07	BOS	MIN	—	4.1	4	4	2	3	2	1
1937-09-02	BOS	CHW	—	1.0	4	2	2	0	0	0
1937-08-29	BOS	SLA	—	3.1	9	5	5	1	1	0
1937-08-25	BOS	CLE	—	0.0	3	3	3	1	0	0
1937-08-20	BOS	MIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1937-08-18	BOS	PHA	—	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Rube Walberg — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	544	0	113	558	37	18

Season-by-Season Fielding

Rube Walberg — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1923	NY1	P	2	0	1	0	0
1923	PHA	P	26	2	34	3	2
1924	PHA	P	6	0	2	0	0
1925	PHA	P	53	10	51	2	0
1926	PHA	P	40	4	35	4	2
1927	PHA	P	46	2	62	6	0
1928	PHA	P	38	9	56	4	3
1929	PHA	P	40	11	49	0	1
1930	PHA	P	38	7	34	3	1
1931	PHA	P	44	13	52	0	1
1932	PHA	P	41	14	55	4	2
1933	PHA	P	40	14	45	2	1
1934	BOS	P	30	5	25	2	0
1935	BOS	P	44	8	23	2	0
1936	BOS	P	24	8	17	1	2
1937	BOS	P	32	6	17	4	3

Career Games by Position

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Rube Walberg Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	544

Awards & Honors

Rube Walberg — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1931	Baseball Magazine All-Star	P4

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Rube Walberg: the record in brief

Rube Walberg played a first major league game on April 29, 1923 and a last one on October 2, 1937. By club, Walberg's seasons break down as the New York Giants (1923), the Philadelphia Athletics (1923 to 1933), and the Boston Red Sox (1934 through 1937). Walberg, born on July 27, 1896, in Pine City, MN, USA, is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw left-handed. The bio gives 6 feet, 1 inch and 190 pounds. Walberg died on October 27, 1978, in Tempe, AZ, USA. Walberg's full given name, per the bio, is George Elvin Walberg.

The pitching table credits Walberg with a 155-141 record and a 4.16 ERA in 544 games. Also on Walberg's record: 1,085 strikeouts, 140 complete games, 15 shutouts, and 32 saves. Walberg's 4.16 ERA was close to the 4.27 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 20, in 1931. Walberg struck out 136 batters in 1927, a career high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Rube Walberg

What years did Rube Walberg play?: Rube Walberg played in Major League Baseball from 1923 to 1937.
Was Rube Walberg a pitcher?: Yes. Rube Walberg pitched in the major leagues, recording 155 wins and 1085 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rube Walberg hit?: Rube Walberg hit 4 career home runs with 162 hits.
What teams did Rube Walberg play for?: Rube Walberg played for 3 teams: the New York Giants (1923), the Philadelphia Athletics (1923–1933), and the Boston Red Sox (1934–1937).
What were Rube Walberg's career stats?: In 544 games, Rube Walberg went 155-141 with a 4.16 ERA, 1,085 strikeouts, 2,644.0 innings pitched, and 32 saves. At the plate he had 162 hits and 4 home runs.
What position did Rube Walberg play?: Rube Walberg played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Rube Walberg and how much did he weigh?: Rube Walberg was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 190 pounds.
What was Rube Walberg's career ERA?: Rube Walberg finished with a 4.16 career ERA, going 155-141 with 1,085 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Rube Walberg have?: Rube Walberg recorded 1,085 career strikeouts.
Is Rube Walberg in the Hall of Fame?: No. Rube Walberg has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.