Rick Waits

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 194lb (190cm, 87kg)

Born: May 15, 1952 in Atlanta, GA us

Draft: Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 5th round of the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft from Therrell HS (Atlanta, GA).

High School: Therrell HS (Atlanta, GA)

Last Game: October 6, 1985 (Age 33-144d)
vs. BOS 1.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Agents: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

Full Name: Michael Richard Waits

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.2

ERA

4.25

317

190

1427.0

659

WHIP

1.459

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1970	18	-2.7	Anderson	WCRS	A	WSA	2	3	.400	4.71	5.36	9	8		1	0	0	42.0	27	25	22	2	33	0	37	2	0	3		1.429	5.8	0.4	7.1	7.9	1.12
1971	19	-4.1	Pittsfield	EL	AA	WSA	5	9	.357	3.24	4.21	25	23		6	1	0	139.0	123	65	50	7	82	4	98	1	2	10		1.475	8.0	0.5	5.3	6.3	1.20
1972	20	-2.3	Pittsfield	EL	AA	TEX	8	8	.500	3.10	5.12	25	22		5	3	0	116.0	104	66	40	7	82	3	84	4	0	9		1.603	8.1	0.5	6.4	6.5	1.02
1973	21	-3.7	Spokane	PCL	AAA	TEX	14	7	.667	3.92	5.61	28	23		6	0	0	154.0	153	96	67	6	103	0	99	2	0	5		1.662	8.9	0.4	6.0	5.8	0.96
1973	21	-6.7	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	0	0		9.00	9.00	1	0	1	0	0	1	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	2.000	9.0	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.00
1974	22	-2.3	Spokane	PCL	AAA	TEX	12	6	.667	4.41	5.76	26	22		9	0	0	153.0	152	98	75	12	95	2	90	1	0	7		1.614	8.9	0.7	5.6	5.3	0.95
1975	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	TEX	6	9	.400	4.65	5.63	20	17		10	0	0	120.0	131	75	62	7	64	2	69	1	0	3		1.625	9.8	0.5	4.8	5.2	1.08
1975	23	-2.0	Spokane	PCL	AAA	TEX	5	4	.556	4.84	6.18	11	11		6	0	0	67.0	76	46	36	3	37	2	38	0	0	1		1.687	10.2	0.4	5.0	5.1	1.03
1975	23	-1.3	Oklahoma City	AA	AAA	CLE	1	5	.167	4.42	4.92	9	6		4	0	0	53.0	55	29	26	4	27	0	31	1	0	2		1.547	9.3	0.7	4.6	5.3	1.15
1975	23	-5.1	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	6	2	.750	2.94	3.20	16	7	4	3	0	1	70.1	57	25	23	3	25	5	34	1	0	2	285	1.166	7.3	0.4	3.2	4.4	1.36
1976	24	-3.6	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	7	9	.438	4.00	4.37	26	22	1	4	2	0	123.2	143	60	55	7	54	1	65	0	1	2	539	1.593	10.4	0.5	3.9	4.7	1.20
1977	25	-2.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	9	7	.563	3.99	4.46	37	16	9	1	0	2	135.1	132	67	60	8	64	7	62	1	0	0	581	1.448	8.8	0.5	4.3	4.1	0.97
1978	26	-1.2	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	13	15	.464	3.20	3.79	34	33	1	15	2	0	230.1	206	97	82	16	86	0	97	2	0	10	957	1.268	8.0	0.6	3.4	3.8	1.13
1979	27	-0.4	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	16	13	.552	4.44	4.79	34	34	0	8	3	0	231.0	230	123	114	26	91	1	91	4	0	5	982	1.390	9.0	1.0	3.5	3.5	1.00
1980	28	0.3	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	13	14	.481	4.45	4.73	33	33	0	9	2	0	224.1	231	118	111	18	82	6	109	1	0	5	955	1.395	9.3	0.7	3.3	4.4	1.33
1981	29	1.1	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	8	10	.444	4.92	5.27	22	21	0	5	1	0	126.1	173	74	69	7	44	1	51	1	0	5	578	1.718	12.3	0.5	3.1	3.6	1.16
1982	30	1.8	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	2	13	.133	5.40	5.79	25	21	0	2	0	0	115.0	128	74	69	13	57	2	44	1	0	4	510	1.609	10.0	1.0	4.5	3.4	0.77
1983	31		2 Teams	AL	Maj	CLE-MIL	0	3	.000	4.89	5.98	18	2	5	0	0	0	49.2	62	33	27	2	20	3	33	0	0	3	225	1.651	11.2	0.4	3.6	6.0	1.65
1983	31	2.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	0	1	.000	4.58	5.95	8	0	3	0	0	0	19.2	23	13	10	1	9	2	13	0	0	1	91	1.627	10.5	0.5	4.1	5.9	1.44
1983	31	2.5	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	0	2	.000	5.10	6.00	10	2	2	0	0	0	30.0	39	20	17	1	11	1	20	0	0	2	134	1.667	11.7	0.3	3.3	6.0	1.82
1984	32	3.6	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	2	4	.333	3.58	3.95	47	1	16	0	0	3	73.0	84	32	29	7	24	3	49	0	0	0	316	1.479	10.4	0.9	3.0	6.0	2.04
1985	33	7.3	Vancouver	PCL	AAA	MIL	10	5	.667	2.87	3.34	16	16	0	5	1	0	116.0	108	43	37	6	22	3	64	0	0	4		1.121	8.4	0.5	1.7	5.0	2.91
1985	33	4.6	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	3	2	.600	6.51	7.09	24	0	8	0	0	1	47.0	67	37	34	3	20	5	24	0	0	1	220	1.851	12.8	0.6	3.8	4.6	1.20
1986	34	8.1	Vancouver	PCL	AAA	MIL	11	8	.579	4.42	5.32	28	19	4	3	0	1	130.1	145	77	64	13	45	3	72	1	0	5		1.458	10.0	0.9	3.1	5.0	1.60
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (12 seasons)					Majors		79	92	.462	4.25	4.67	317	190	45	47	10	8	1427.0	1514	741	674	110	568	34	659	11	1	37	6152	1.459	9.5	0.7	3.6	4.2	1.16
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		68	55	.553	3.87	5.05	177	150	4	45	5	1	970.1	943	545	417	60	526	17	613	12	2	46		1.514	8.7	0.6	4.9	5.7	1.17
All Levels (17 Seasons)							147	147	.500	4.10	4.83	494	340	49	92	15	9	2397.1	2457	1286	1091	170	1094	51	1272	23	3	83	6152	1.481	9.2	0.6	4.1	4.8	1.16

AAA (5 seasons)					Minors		53	35	.602	4.08	5.20	118	97	4	33	1	1	673.1	689	389	305	44	329	10	394	5	0	24		1.512	9.2	0.6	4.4	5.3	1.20
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		13	17	.433	3.18	4.62	50	45		11	4	0	255.0	227	131	90	14	164	7	182	5	2	19		1.533	8.0	0.5	5.8	6.4	1.11
A (1 season)					Minors		2	3	.400	4.71	5.36	9	8		1	0	0	42.0	27	25	22	2	33	0	37	2	0	3		1.429	5.8	0.4	7.1	7.9	1.12