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Rick
Waits		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 200
 
Born: May 15, 1952 in Atlanta, GA, USA
 
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1977 25 CLE AL 5 1 .833 34 5 1 0 4 88.3 78 32 3 35 28 3.26 .231 .308 .326 .634 6.1
1978 26 CLE AL 7 4 .636 70 6 0 0 2 132.3 150 74 6 58 59 5.03 .290 .363 .381 .744 6.5
1979 27 CLE AL 4 5 .444 43 0 0 0 2 53.7 63 18 3 26 29 3.02 .297 .372 .420 .792 4.2
1980 28 CLE AL 2 4 .333 43 4 0 0 1 57.7 71 30 5 21 28 4.68 .302 .360 .417 .777 2.0
1981 29 KCR AL 4 5 .444 33 6 0 0 0 78.0 83 35 4 24 34 4.04 .279 .330 .396 .726 4.5
1982 30 KCR AL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 7.0 6 1 0 3 4 1.29 .207 .281 .207 .488 0.3
1984 32 KCR AL 1 4 .200 21 0 0 0 0 25.3 34 19 3 13 12 6.75 .327 .397 .481 .877 0.0
7 Years Sim 23 23 .500 247 21 1 0 9 442.3 485 209 24 180 194 4.25 .280 .348 .386 .734 23.6
Season Average 3 3 .500 35 3 0 0 1 63.2 69 29 3 25 27 4.25 .280 .348 .386 .734  
Career Highs 7 5 .833 70 6 1 0 4 132.3 150 74 6 58 59 6.75 .327 .397 .481 .877  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1977 25 CLE AL P 34 5 88.3 2 5 3 0 .700 0.71    
1978 26 CLE AL P 70 6 132.3 7 23 2 3 .938 2.04    
1979 27 CLE AL P 43 0 53.7 6 8 0 1 1.000 2.35    
1980 28 CLE AL P 43 4 57.7 3 9 0 1 1.000 1.87    
1981 29 KCR AL P 33 6 78.0 5 11 2 1 .889 1.85    
1982 30 KCR AL P 3 0 7.0 2 1 0 0 1.000 3.86    
1984 32 KCR AL P 21 0 25.3 3 2 0 0 1.000 1.78    
Career Totals   247 21 442.3 28 59 7 6 .926 1.77    
Career Highs   70 6 132.3 7 23 3 3 1.000 3.86    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Pitched
1978-1-70
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
 
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  1. Bruce Robbins (990)
  2. Mike Magnante (977)
  3. Stan Wall (975)
  4. Jeff Schneider (974)
  5. Roger Moret (967)
  6. Doug Capilla (967)
  7. Rod Scurry (966)
  8. Eric Milton (966)
  9. Pedro Martinez (966)
  10. Dennis Kinney (965)
History
Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 2/11/1981 to a 5-year deal worth $3,325,185 per year
Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 2/8/1981 to a 5-year deal worth $3,325,185 per year
 
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