Rick Waits Stats

Rick Waits was born on Thursday, May 15, 1952, in Atlanta, Georgia. Waits was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 17, 1973, with the Texas Rangers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Rick Waits baseball stats page.

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Rick Waits

Rick Waits Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#396)

Rick Waits Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#396)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Michael Richard Waits
Nickname:   Rick
Born On:   05-15-1952
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Atlanta, Georgia
Zodiac:   Taurus
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Atlanta Baptist
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03
Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   09-17-1973 (Age 21)
Last Game:   10-06-1985
Draft:   1970 : 5th Round (110th)
Rick Waits

Rick Waits Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1973 Rangers 1 0 1 0 0 .000 9.00 0 0 1 1.0 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1975 Indians 16 7 4 6 2 .750 2.94 3 0 1 70.1 285 57 23 25 3 25 5 34 2 1 0 -
1976 Indians 26 22 1 7 9 .438 4.00 4 2 0 123.2 539 143 55 60 7 54 1 65 2 0 1 -
1977 Indians 37 16 9 9 7 .563 3.99 1 0 2 135.1 581 132 60 67 8 64 7 62 0 1 0 -
1978 Indians 34 33 1 13 15 .464 3.20 15 2 0 230.1 957 206 82 97 16 86 0 97 10 2 0 -
1979 Indians 34 34 0 16 13 .552 4.44 8 3 0 231.0 982 230 114 123 26 91 1 91 5 4 0 -
1980 Indians 33 33 0 13 14 .481 4.45 9 2 0 224.1 955 231 111 118 18 82 6 109 5 1 0 -
1981 Indians 22 21 0 8 10 .444 4.92 5 1 0 126.1 578 173 69 74 7 44 1 51 5 1 0 -
1982 Indians 25 21 0 2 13 .133 5.40 2 0 0 115.0 510 128 69 74 13 57 2 44 4 1 0 -
1983 Indians 8 0 3 0 1 .000 4.58 0 0 0 19.2 91 23 10 13 1 9 2 13 1 0 0 -
1983 Brewers 10 2 2 0 2 .000 5.10 0 0 0 30.0 134 39 17 20 1 11 1 20 2 0 0 -
1984 Brewers 47 1 16 2 4 .333 3.58 0 0 3 73.0 316 84 29 32 7 24 3 49 0 0 0 -
1985 Brewers 24 0 8 3 2 .600 6.51 0 0 1 47.0 220 67 34 37 3 20 5 24 1 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
12 Years 317 190 45 79 92 .462 4.25 47 10 8 1,427.0 6,152 1,514 674 741 110 568 34 659 37 11 1 -
Rick Waits

Rick Waits Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1973 Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1975 Indians 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1976 Indians 36 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1977 Indians 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1978 Indians 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1979 Indians 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1980 Indians 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1981 Indians 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1982 Indians 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1983 Indians 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1983 Brewers 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1984 Brewers 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1985 Brewers 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
12 Years 329 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Rick Waits

Rick Waits Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1973 Rangers P 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1975 Indians P 16 7 211 18 1.1 17 5 12 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .944 2.18 -
1976 Indians P 26 22 371 32 1.2 30 10 20 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .938 2.18 -
1977 Indians P 37 16 406 30 0.8 28 4 24 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .933 1.86 -
1978 Indians P 34 33 691 69 2.0 68 19 49 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .986 2.66 -
1979 Indians P 34 34 693 58 1.7 58 15 43 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.26 -
1980 Indians P 33 33 673 41 1.2 40 10 30 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .976 1.60 -
1981 Indians P 22 21 379 40 1.8 40 12 28 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.85 -
1982 Indians P 25 21 345 29 1.2 29 6 23 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.27 -
1983 Indians P 8 0 59 3 0.4 3 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.37 -
1983 Brewers P 10 2 90 5 0.5 4 0 4 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 1.20 -
1984 Brewers P 47 1 219 14 0.3 14 2 12 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.73 -
1985 Brewers P 24 0 141 12 0.5 12 8 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.30 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 317 190 4,281 351 1.1 343 91 252 8 10 n/a n/a n/a .977 2.16 --
12 Years 326 190 4,281 351 1.1 343 91 252 8 10 n/a n/a n/a .977 2.16 --
Rick Waits

Rick Waits Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1973 Rangers 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 9.00
1975 Indians 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.36 4.35 3.20
1976 Indians 0 1 .000 - - 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.20 4.73 3.93
1977 Indians 0 0 .000 - - 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.97 4.12 4.26
1978 Indians 0 0 .000 - - 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.13 3.79 3.36
1979 Indians 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.00 3.55 3.55
1980 Indians 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.33 4.37 3.29
1981 Indians 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.16 3.63 3.13
1982 Indians 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.77 3.44 4.46
1983 Indians 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.44 5.95 4.12
1983 Brewers 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.82 6.00 3.30
1984 Brewers 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.04 6.04 2.96
1985 Brewers 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.20 4.60 3.83
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
12 Years 0 1 .000 - - 9 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.16 4.16 3.58
Rick Waits

Rick Waits Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1973 Texas Rangers 39 Undetermined - -
1975 Cleveland Indians 36 Undetermined - -
1976 Cleveland Indians 36 $21,000.00 - -
1977 Cleveland Indians 36 $35,000.00 - -
1978 Cleveland Indians 36 Undetermined - -
1979 Cleveland Indians 36 Undetermined - -
1980 Cleveland Indians 36 Undetermined - -
1981 Cleveland Indians 36 Undetermined - -
1982 Cleveland Indians 36 Undetermined - -
1983 Cleveland Indians 36 Undetermined - -
1983 Milwaukee Brewers 36 Undetermined - -
1984 Milwaukee Brewers 36 Undetermined - -
1985 Milwaukee Brewers 20 $460,000.00 - -


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