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) |
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Rick WaitsRick Waits Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1973 | 21 | 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 | 23 | 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 | 24 | 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 | 25 | 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 | 26 | 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 | 27 | 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 | 0 |
| 1980 | 28 | 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 | 0 |
| 1981 | 29 | 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 | 30 | 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 | 31 | 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 | 31 | 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 | 32 | 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 | 33 | 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 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | 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 | 0 | ||
Rick WaitsRick Waits Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1973 | 21 | Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1975 | 23 | Indians | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1976 | 24 | Indians | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1977 | 25 | Indians | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1978 | 26 | Indians | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1979 | 27 | Indians | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1980 | 28 | Indians | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1981 | 29 | Indians | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1982 | 30 | Indians | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1983 | 31 | Indians | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1983 | 31 | Brewers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1984 | 32 | Brewers | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1985 | 33 | Brewers | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | 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 WaitsRick Waits Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 | 317 | 190 | 4,281 | 351 | 1.1 | 343 | 91 | 252 | 8 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 2.16 | |
Rick WaitsRick Waits Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | 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 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
| 1975 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.36 | 4.35 | 3.20 |
| 1976 Indians | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.20 | 4.73 | 3.93 |
| 1977 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.97 | 4.12 | 4.26 |
| 1978 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 3.55 | 3.55 |
| 1980 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0.0 | 1.16 | 3.63 | 3.13 |
| 1982 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0.0 | 1.44 | 5.95 | 4.12 |
| 1983 Brewers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0.0 | 2.04 | 6.04 | 2.96 |
| 1985 Brewers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.20 | 4.60 | 3.83 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 12 Years | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.16 | 4.16 | 3.58 |
Rick WaitsRick Waits Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1973 Texas Rangers | 39 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
| 1975 Cleveland Indians | 36 | $16,000.00 | - | - |
| 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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