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)

Debut: September 17, 1973 (Age 21-125d, 13,453rd in major league history)
vs. CHW 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, Sv

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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Team Record in Appearances: 18-16 / in Starts: 18-16

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1979 Pitching Game Log

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1979 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	115	2	Apr 7	CLE		BOS	W,3-0	SHO	W(1-0)	99	9.0	1	0	0	6	4	0	1	0.00	4.18	32	11	9	1	0	1	83			1	0	0	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.35	0.596	1.74	0.46%	4.72	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
2	116	6	Apr 12	CLE	@	TEX	L,3-5	GS-7	L(1-1)	4	6.1	7	4	3	6	3	0	0	1.76	4.36	32	9	7	0	0	7	42			0	1	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	2	1.10	-0.184	1.10	-0.11%	-1.33	1b start a 1	7b 12- 1 out d1
3	117	9	Apr 17	CLE		TEX	L,2-6	GS-6	L(1-2)	4	5.2	8	4	4	2	2	0	0	3.00	4.02	26	10	4	0	0	8	37			0	1	0	22	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.13	-0.228	1.01	-0.12%	-1.64	1t start tie	6t 123 2 out d3
4	118	13	Apr 22	CLE		CHW	W,8-5	GS-9	W(2-2)	4	8.1	11	5	5	0	1	1	0	3.68	4.03	32	14	6	1	0	11	42			1	1	0	31	1	0	0	2	1	0	.81	0.211	.59	0.09%	-0.56	1t start tie	9t --- 1 out a3
5	119	18	Apr 28	CLE	@	KCR	L,2-7	GS-4	L(2-3)	5	3.2	7	5	5	1	2	2	0	4.64	4.64	19	6	3	0	2	7	28			3	0	0	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.25	-0.368	.68	-0.12%	-3.10	1b start tie	4b 1-- 2 out d3
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	120	23	May 4	CLE		KCR	L,4-5	GS-8		5	7.0	11	4	4	1	5	1	1	4.73	4.53	33	7	8	0	4	11	43			1	0	0	31	3	0	0	1	0	0	1.36	-0.309	.60	-0.08%	-0.72	1t start tie	8t 1-- 0 out tie
7	121	27	May 9	CLE	@	MIL	W,8-7	GS-9	W(3-3)	4	8.0	7	5	5	7	4	1	0	4.88	4.77	35	8	9	2	0	7	45			0	0	1	28	0	0	0	2	0	0	.90	-0.031	.31	-0.01%	-0.19	1b start a 2	9b 1-- 0 out a4
8	122	32	May 14	CLE		TOR	W,1-0	SHO	W(4-3)	4	9.0	2	0	0	7	3	0	0	4.11	4.71	35	13	10	0	0	2	79			2	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.47	0.763	.42	0.13%	4.72	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
9	123	37	May 19	CLE		DET	W,6-0	GS-7	W(5-3)	4	6.0	3	0	0	3	1	0	1	3.71	4.68	22	10	4	0	0	3	64			0	2	1	18	0	0	0	3	0	1	.98	0.287	.33	0.06%	2.14	1t start tie	7t 12- 0 out a6
10	124	42	May 26	CLE		NYY	W,8-4	CG	W(6-3)	6	9.0	10	4	4	0	3	1	0	3.75	4.54	38	14	11	2	0	10	54			0	0	0	37	1	0	0	0	1	1	.87	0.071	.40	0.02%	0.72	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
11	125	47	May 30	CLE	@	CHW	W,6-4	GS-5	W(7-3)	3	5.0	5	3	0	4	3	1	0	3.51	4.67	25	5	8	0	0	5	50			2	1	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.36	-0.084	.51	-0.02%	-0.38	1b start a 2	5b 3 out a3
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	126	52	Jun 5	CLE	@	OAK	W,12-3	CG	W(8-3)	5	9.0	9	3	3	3	2	1	0	3.45	4.67	37	14	9	1	0	9	56			0	0	0	34	1	0	0	2	0	0	.33	0.101	.17	0.03%	1.44	1b start tie	9b 3 out a9
13	127	56	Jun 10	CLE	@	SEA	L,2-5	GS-8	L(8-4)	4	7.1	7	3	2	1	2	0	0	3.38	4.51	30	16	4	0	0	7	55			0	1	0	27	2	0	0	1	1	1	1.25	0.131	.73	0.05%	1.57	1b start a 1	8b -2- 1 out tie
14	128	61	Jun 15	CLE		SEA	W,13-3	GS-8	W(9-4)	4	8.0	6	2	1	0	3	1	0	3.20	4.44	30	10	11	1	0	6	67			0	0	0	30	2	0	0	0	0	1	.26	0.124	.12	0.04%	2.20	1t start tie	8t 3 out a9
15	129	66	Jun 20	CLE		BAL	L,3-5	GS-5	L(9-5)	4	4.1	7	5	5	2	4	3	0	3.49	4.72	22	5	4	0	1	7	31			1	0	0	20	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	-0.260	.44	-0.06%	-2.31	1t start tie	5t 12- 1 out d1
16	130	69	Jun 24	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-8	GS-5	L(9-6)	3	4.1	8	4	4	1	2	0	0	3.68	4.63	22	7	4	1	0	8	32			1	0	0	21	4	0	0	0	0	0	.79	-0.225	.07	-0.01%	-2.12	1b start a 1	5b -2- 1 out d3
17	131	74	Jun 29	CLE	@	DET	L,6-8	GS-6		4	5.2	7	6	6	4	3	2	0	3.97	4.82	27	7	6	0	0	7	30			0	1	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	.91	-0.353	.04	-0.01%	-3.00	1b start tie	6b 1-- 2 out tie
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	132	79	Jul 4	CLE		CHW	L,4-16	GS-5	L(9-7)	4	4.1	7	9	9	3	1	2	1	4.50	5.04	23	4	7	0	0	7	11			0	0	0	18	0	0	1	1	0	0	.71	-0.341	.02	-0.01%	-6.66	1t start tie	5t --- 1 out d9
19	133	84	Jul 8(2)	CLE		MIN	L,2-7	GS-7	L(9-8)	3	6.1	9	5	5	3	3	1	0	4.63	5.05	30	11	4	0	0	9	35			0	0	1	26	0	1	0	2	0	1	.89	-0.219	.02	0.00%	-1.87	1t start tie	7t 1-- 1 out d3
20	134	92	Jul 20	CLE	@	KCR	L,1-9	GS-5	L(9-9)	11	4.1	7	8	8	4	3	1	0	5.03	5.12	24	5	6	1	1	6	16			1	0	0	19	2	1	0	0	1	0	.44	-0.353	.00	0.00%	-6.30	1b start tie	5b --3 1 out d8
21	135	98	Jul 25	CLE	@	MIN	W,2-0	SHO	W(10-9)	4	9.0	2	0	0	3	5	0	0	4.70	4.96	29	11	8	1	0	2	85			0	1	0	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.20	0.689	.00	0.00%	4.91	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a2
22	136	103	Jul 30	CLE		BOS	W,6-5	GS-6		4	5.2	11	4	4	1	3	0	0	4.77	4.85	27	8	4	2	0	11	33			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.27	-0.244	.01	0.00%	-1.37	1t start tie	6t 1-3 2 out tie
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
23	137	108	Aug 4	CLE		TEX	W,12-8	GS-6	W(11-9)	4	5.1	8	8	8	3	2	3	0	5.08	5.07	26	10	3	1	0	8	19			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	.43	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-5.13	1t start tie	6t --- 1 out a4
24	138	114	Aug 9	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG(8)	L(11-10)	4	8.0	6	3	3	2	0	0	0	4.99	4.99	32	12	12	0	0	6	56			0	0	0	29	2	0	0	0	1	0	.95	0.035	.00	0.00%	1.45	1b start a 1	8b 3 out d1
25	139	119	Aug 14	CLE	@	SEA	W,7-4	GS-6	W(12-10)	4	5.2	9	3	3	1	2	0	0	4.98	4.90	25	12	1	0	0	9	40			1	0	0	24	1	1	0	1	0	0	.96	0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.04	1b start a 4	6b 1-- 2 out a2
26	140	123	Aug 19	CLE	@	OAK	L,2-3	GS-8	L(12-11)	4	7.2	7	3	3	4	5	0	0	4.92	4.82	34	8	10	0	0	7	54			0	0	0	30	3	0	0	0	0	0	.88	-0.072	.00	0.00%	0.63	1b start tie	8b -2- 2 out d1
27	141	128	Aug 24	CLE		OAK	W,5-2	CG	W(13-11)	4	9.0	4	2	1	4	3	0	0	4.72	4.75	35	9	15	1	0	4	72			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.16	0.311	.00	0.00%	2.72	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
28	142	133	Aug 29(2)	CLE		SEA	W,2-1	GS-8	W(14-11)	4	7.1	6	1	1	0	0	1	0	4.59	4.74	26	13	7	0	0	6	62			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.31	0.311	.00	0.00%	2.50	1t start tie	8t -2- 1 out a1
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
29	143	137	Sep 2	CLE		CAL	L,2-5	GS-8	L(14-12)	3	7.1	7	4	4	3	2	1	0	4.60	4.76	29	14	3	0	0	7	47			1	0	0	25	2	0	0	2	0	0	.82	-0.143	.00	0.00%	-0.50	1t start tie	8t -2- 1 out d3
30	144	141	Sep 7	CLE		TOR	W,9-8	GS-5		4	4.2	4	6	6	4	2	1	0	4.76	4.81	22	7	5	1	0	4	30			0	0	0	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	-0.237	.00	0.00%	-3.49	1t start tie	5t --- 2 out d6
31	145	145	Sep 12	CLE	@	DET	L,1-4	GS-8	L(14-13)	4	7.0	6	4	2	2	3	0	0	4.69	4.74	28	11	6	0	0	6	54			4	1	0	26	4	0	0	1	0	1	.87	0.012	.00	0.00%	0.28	1b start tie	8b -23 0 out d1
32	146	149	Sep 17(1)	CLE		NYY	W,5-1	CG	W(15-13)	4	9.0	5	1	1	5	3	0	0	4.53	4.70	35	14	8	0	0	5	71			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.33	0.383	.00	0.00%	3.72	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
33	147	153	Sep 22	CLE	@	BAL	W,7-3	GS-7	W(16-13)	4	6.2	9	3	3	0	4	1	0	4.52	4.66	29	6	10	2	0	9	48			0	0	0	29	3	0	0	0	0	0	.90	0.186	.00	0.00%	1.24	1b start tie	7b -2- 2 out a5
34	148	158	Sep 27	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-5	GS-9		4	8.0	7	2	2	1	3	1	0	4.44	4.64	31	9	11	1	0	7	62			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.08	0.290	.00	0.00%	2.73	1b start tie	9b 1-- 0 out a1
							18-16		W-L:16-13	4.0	231.0	230	123	114	91	91	26	4	4.44	4.64	982	1.39		3%	1%	229	48		---%	19	10	3	872	43	3	1	28	6	11	.99	0.844	.29	0.32%	-3.01

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