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Rick
Waits		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 200
 
Born: May 15, 1952 in Usa, GA, ATLANTA
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 21 NYG NL   8 4 4 4 5 5 5 8 8 8
1974 22 LAD NL   8 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8
1975 23 LAD NL   8 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8
1976 24 LAD NL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8
1977 25 LAD NL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9
1978 26 LAD NL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8
1979 27 LAD NL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7
1980 28 LAD NL $ 1,015,000 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7
1981 29 LAD NL $ 1,015,000 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7
1982 30 LAD NL $ 1,015,000 7 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
1983 31 LAD NL $ 1,015,000 7 5 5 5 4 4 4 7 7 7
1986 34 MIN AL $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,015,000 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1973 21 AAA   5 8 .385 25 25 1 1 0 146.0 180 81 10 61 101 4.99 .306 .371 .431 .802  
1974 22 AAA   10 9 .526 24 24 1 0 0 160.7 179 81 12 77 104 4.54 .283 .361 .391 .752  
    AA   2 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 14.7 13 6 0 8 15 3.68 .241 .339 .315 .654  
1975 23 AAA   0 3 .000 5 5 0 0 0 27.7 36 17 3 11 18 5.53 .308 .367 .419 .786  
    AA   12 6 .667 23 23 2 1 0 157.7 141 49 3 53 111 2.80 .234 .296 .299 .594  
1976 24 LAD NL 3 3 .500 19 5 1 0 0 71.7 75 32 7 38 31 4.02 .273 .358 .407 .765 4.7
    AAA   6 2 .750 14 14 0 0 0 99.3 100 39 7 52 53 3.53 .263 .352 .361 .712  
1977 25 LAD NL 12 16 .429 39 27 7 0 2 229.7 218 97 14 101 99 3.80 .253 .332 .358 .690 14.7
1978 26 LAD NL 15 13 .536 80 4 0 0 22 160.0 168 76 11 75 67 4.28 .274 .350 .375 .725 12.1
1979 27 LAD NL 4 5 .444 46 1 0 0 1 80.7 75 33 1 49 28 3.68 .248 .350 .325 .675 5.0
1980 28 LAD NL 11 10 .524 100 0 0 0 15 167.0 166 83 14 87 76 4.47 .263 .351 .386 .737 7.9
1981 29 LAD NL 10 16 .385 32 32 3 0 0 216.0 266 105 15 96 87 4.38 .304 .373 .400 .772 6.4
1982 30 LAD NL 5 6 .455 11 11 2 0 0 78.7 69 36 3 37 38 4.12 .237 .322 .323 .645 4.2
    AAA   6 9 .400 18 18 2 2 0 127.0 116 48 10 45 87 3.40 .237 .301 .360 .661  
1983 31 LAD NL 4 16 .200 26 26 4 0 0 182.3 203 91 18 66 79 4.49 .283 .344 .407 .751 6.2
1986 34 MIN AL 8 6 .571 58 6 1 1 8 117.7 122 53 11 61 56 4.05 .272 .358 .388 .746 9.0
9 Years Sim 72 91 .442 411 112 18 1 48 1303.6 1362 606 94 610 561 4.18 .272 .350 .379 .729 70.3
5 Years AAA 27 31 .466 86 86 4 3 0 560.7 611 266 42 246 363 4.27 .277 .349 .391 .740  
2 Years AA 14 6 .700 25 25 2 1 0 172.3 154 55 3 61 126 2.87 .234 .299 .300 .599  
7 Years Minors 41 37 .526 111 111 6 4 0 733.0 765 321 45 307 489 3.94 .267 .338 .370 .708  
Season Average 8 10 .444 45 12 2 0 5 144.8 151 67 10 67 62 4.18 .272 .350 .379 .729  
Career Highs 15 16 .571 100 32 7 1 22 229.7 266 105 18 101 99 4.49 .304 .373 .407 .772  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1010 434 69 453 402   .278 .358 .387 .745
vs LH   352 172 25 157 159   .254 .330 .360 .690
Home 33 46 .418 201 50 3 0 22 611.6 642 298 44 300 247 4.39 .273 .355 .376 .731
Away 39 45 .464 210 62 15 1 27 692.0 720 308 50 310 314 4.01 .270 .346 .382 .729
Mar/Apr 15 15 .500 71 16 2 0 10 211.3 216 80 9 91 79 3.41 .269 .343 .358 .701
May 12 16 .429 60 19 4 0 6 188.7 180 98 14 84 92 4.68 .251 .330 .360 .690
June 6 19 .240 57 23 4 1 11 211.0 224 112 16 118 98 4.78 .275 .367 .379 .746
July 11 8 .579 62 16 3 0 11 190.7 209 87 15 86 70 4.11 .282 .357 .401 .758
August 13 14 .481 81 15 1 0 5 234.6 229 100 12 124 108 3.84 .258 .349 .348 .698
Sep/Oct 15 19 .441 80 23 4 0 6 267.3 304 129 28 107 114 4.34 .289 .354 .419 .773
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1976 24 LAD NL P 19 5 71.7 2 17 0 1 1.000 2.39    
1977 25 LAD NL P 39 27 229.7 5 57 2 5 .969 2.43    
1978 26 LAD NL P 80 4 160.0 10 30 0 3 1.000 2.25    
1979 27 LAD NL P 46 1 80.7 3 18 0 3 1.000 2.34    
1980 28 LAD NL P 100 0 167.0 11 36 1 1 .979 2.53    
1981 29 LAD NL P 32 32 216.0 17 41 2 5 .967 2.42    
1982 30 LAD NL P 11 11 78.7 5 13 0 2 1.000 2.06    
1983 31 LAD NL P 26 26 182.3 14 35 2 4 .961 2.42    
1986 34 MIN AL P 58 6 117.7 6 18 1 2 .960 1.84    
Career Totals   411 112 1303.6 73 265 8 26 .977 2.33    
Career Highs   100 32 229.7 17 57 2 5 1.000 2.53    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1979 27 LAD NL 0 1 .000 6 0 0 0 1 6.3 4 2 0 4 4 2.84 .182 .308 .182 .490
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 6 0 0 0 1 6.3 4 2 0 4 4 2.84 .182 .308 .182 .490
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1977-3-16
1981-8-16
 Saves
1978-2-22
 Games Pitched
1978-2-80
1980-1-100
 Hits Allowed
1981-3-266
 Walks Allowed
1981-9-96
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 5    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 30th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1973
Injured on 5/23/1973 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/13/1973 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
Traded from New York (N) to Los Angeles on 2/13/1974 (Going to LAD: P Frank Carpin, RF Lou Brock, SS Larry Brown, 2B Chuck Schilling, P Rick Waits. Going to NYG: SS Mike Andrews)
Injured on 3/11/1974 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
Injured on 5/30/1975 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/28/1975 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
Earned first career win on 9/5/1976
Injured on 4/15/1979 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 6 weeks
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,015,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,015,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1982: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,015,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1983: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,015,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/15/1983 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 4 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 4/3/1986 to a minor league deal
 
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