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: 5-19

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 18, Entered with runners on base: 12

1985 Pitching Game Log

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1985 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	294	75	Jul 5	MIL	@	SEA	L,6-7	11-GF(11)	L(0-1)	99	0.1	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	27.00	20.68	5	1	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	3.77	-0.361	1.14	-0.07%	-2.08	11b --- 0 out tie	11b end d 1
2	295	81	Jul 11	MIL	@	OAK	L,3-9	3-6		5	3.1	6	1	1	0	2	0	0	4.91	3.23	16	4	4	0	0	6		1	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	1	0	1	.12	-0.003	.01	0.00%	0.72	3b -2- 2 out d6	6b 3 out d5
3	296	87	Jul 20	MIL		SEA	L,10-13	9-GF		8	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.86	2.26	3	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.51	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
4	297	89	Jul 22	MIL		CAL	W,16-3	7-GF	S(1)	1	3.0	6	2	2	0	2	1	0	4.70	3.60	14	6	0	0	0	6		0	0	0	0	0	14	1	0	0	1	0	0	.19	0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.48	7t --- 0 out a5	9t end a13
5	298	92	Jul 25	MIL		OAK	L,2-11	4-6		2	2.2	5	5	5	2	0	1	0	7.84	5.20	15	3	5	0	0	5		2	2	0	0	0	11	0	1	0	1	1	1	1.07	-0.309	.02	0.00%	-5.07	4t 12- 1 out tie	6t 3 out d7
6	299	95	Jul 28	MIL		OAK	L,2-5	9-9		2	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7.59	5.40	2	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.45	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.06	9t -2- 0 out d2	9t 1-3 1 out d2
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
7	300	99	Aug 2	MIL	@	DET	L,1-4	7-GF(8)		4	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.39	5.21	7	3	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	0.019	.00	0.00%	1.01	7b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
8	301	101	Aug 4(1)	MIL	@	DET	L,4-7	3-7	L(0-2)	1	3.1	0	2	2	4	2	0	0	6.19	5.18	14	2	6	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.15	0.086	.00	0.00%	0.96	3b 12- 2 out d3	7b 12- 0 out tie
9	302	103	Aug 8(1)	MIL	@	TEX	W,7-4	5-7	W(1-2)	3	2.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	6.00	4.80	9	4	1	0	0	3		1	0	1	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.35	0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.18	5b 1-- 2 out tie	7b 12- 2 out a2
10	303	105	Aug 9	MIL	@	CHW	W,8-7	6-9	W(2-2)	0	3.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.14	4.49	11	7	2	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.18	0.434	.00	0.00%	1.73	6b 1-- 2 out tie	9b --- 2 out a1
11	304	109	Aug 13	MIL		DET	L,4-5	7-8	BS(1)	3	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.32	4.41	5	2	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.70	-0.219	.00	0.00%	-0.88	7t --- 0 out a1	8t 1-- 0 out tie
12	305	113	Aug 17	MIL		CHW	L,7-12	7-8		3	2.0	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	5.25	4.23	9	3	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	1	0	0	0	.18	-0.002	.00	0.00%	0.01	7t --- 0 out d4	8t 3 out d5
13	306	114	Aug 18	MIL		CHW	L,4-8	9-GF		0	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	5.04	4.32	5	0	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.51	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
14	307	118	Aug 23	MIL	@	CLE	L,5-10	4-6		4	3.0	5	4	4	3	2	0	0	5.79	4.33	17	3	4	0	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	14	3	0	1	0	0	0	.11	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-2.48	4b --- 0 out d6	6b 3 out d5
15	308	119	Aug 25(1)	MIL	@	CLE	L,2-6	5-7		1	2.1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	5.34	4.13	8	7	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	.27	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.51	5b 1-3 2 out d4	7b 3 out d4
Sep/Oct				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
16	309	127	Sep 1	MIL		CLE	L,4-11	2-6		6	4.0	7	5	3	1	4	1	0	5.50	4.20	20	6	2	0	0	7		1	0	1	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	1	.21	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-2.85	2t 1-- 2 out d6	6t --- 2 out d7
17	310	130	Sep 4	MIL	@	MIN	W,11-10	2-5	W(3-2)	2	3.1	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.26	4.06	12	7	1	0	0	4		1	0	0	1	0	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	.92	0.055	.00	0.00%	0.95	2b -2- 2 out d1	5b 3 out d1
18	311	134	Sep 7	MIL	@	KCR	L,4-7	7-GF(8)		2	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.99	3.94	7	2	3	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.006	.00	0.00%	1.01	7b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 4
19	312	135	Sep 8	MIL	@	KCR	L,11-13	4-5		0	2.0	6	3	3	0	2	0	0	5.40	3.79	10	2	1	1	0	5		0	0	1	1	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	.57	-0.105	.00	0.00%	-1.99	4b --- 0 out d2	5b 3 out d5
20	313	137	Sep 10	MIL		NYY	L,10-13	8-GF		1	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.15	3.74	6	3	2	1	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	.17	0.012	.00	0.00%	1.36	8t 1-3 0 out d4	9t end d 3
21	314	146	Sep 20	MIL	@	TOR	L,5-7	7-7		9	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.15	3.74	1	0	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.24	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-1.50	7b 12- 1 out d4	7b -23 1 out d5
22	315	152	Sep 26	MIL		BAL	L,1-9	3-3		5	0.0	4	5	5	1	0	0	0	6.18	3.81	5	0	0	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.97	-0.285	.00	0.00%	-4.00	3t --- 0 out d1	3t 12- 0 out d4
23	316	154	Sep 28	MIL		TOR	L,1-6	7-GF		1	2.1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.87	3.81	10	3	3	0	0	3		2	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	.11	0.011	.00	0.00%	1.45	7t 12- 2 out d5	9t end d 5
24	317	161	Oct 6	MIL	@	BOS	W,9-6	5-6		7	1.0	5	4	4	1	2	0	0	6.51	3.77	9	1	0	0	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.32	-0.384	.00	0.00%	-3.96	5b --- 0 out a5	6b -23 0 out a2
							5-19		W-L:3-2,Sv:1,BSv:1	3.0	47.0	67	37	34	20	24	3	0	6.51	3.77	220	1.67		4%	0%	64		18	22%	3	2	0	197	12	2	5	6	1	3	.68	-1.077	.03	-0.07%	-14.80

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