1952
Born May 15, 1952
Atlanta, GA, USA
Rick Waits Notable
Rick Waits played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Texas Rangers in 1973 and closing with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1985. His longest stay was with the Cleveland Indians, from 1975 to 1983.
He went 79 and 92 with a 4.25 earned run average, pitching 1,427 innings in 317 games. He struck out 659, completed 47 of his 190 starts and threw 10 shutouts. Across 329 games he batted .000, with 0 hits and 4 runs.
He was born in Atlanta, GA, USA on May 15, 1952. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1979 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | TEX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | CLE | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | CLE | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | CLE | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | CLE | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | CLE | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | CLE | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | CLE | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | CLE | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | CLE/MIL | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | MIL | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | MIL | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 329 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | TEX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 |
| 1975 | CLE | 6 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 70.1 | 57 | 23 | 25 | 34 | 2.94 |
| 1976 | CLE | 7 | 9 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 123.2 | 143 | 55 | 54 | 65 | 4.00 |
| 1977 | CLE | 9 | 7 | 37 | 16 | 2 | 135.1 | 132 | 60 | 64 | 62 | 3.99 |
| 1978 | CLE | 13 | 15 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 230.1 | 206 | 82 | 86 | 97 | 3.20 |
| 1979 | CLE | 16 | 13 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 231.0 | 230 | 114 | 91 | 91 | 4.44 |
| 1980 | CLE | 13 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 224.1 | 231 | 111 | 82 | 109 | 4.45 |
| 1981 | CLE | 8 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 126.1 | 173 | 69 | 44 | 51 | 4.92 |
| 1982 | CLE | 2 | 13 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 115.0 | 128 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 5.40 |
| 1983 | CLE/MIL | 0 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 49.2 | 62 | 27 | 20 | 33 | 4.89 |
| 1984 | MIL | 2 | 4 | 47 | 1 | 3 | 73.0 | 84 | 29 | 24 | 49 | 3.58 |
| 1985 | MIL | 3 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 47.0 | 67 | 34 | 20 | 24 | 6.51 |
| Career | — | 79 | 92 | 317 | 190 | 8 | 1427.0 | 1514 | 674 | 568 | 659 | 4.25 |
On this day & linked events
1973
Major-league debut: Rick Waits
Rick Waits made a major-league debut on September 17, 1973.
1985
Final major-league game: Rick Waits
Rick Waits played a final major-league game on October 6, 1985.
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