#58 Rick Waits, Starting Pitcher, 23 yrs, St. Louis Cardinals
Tuesday, 4/27/1976 |
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| Rick Waits
5/15/1952
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USA,GA,ATLANTA
6"3
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Starting Pitcher
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| Big League Contract
$ 1,773,500
1977
2 Year(s), 38 Days (382 total Days)
19 Day(s)
2 Year(s), 53 Days (397 total Days)
4 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Pitching | Stuff | Movement | Control | Velocity |
| Overall | 29 | 95 | 60 | 89-92 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 29 | 95 | 62 | |
| Versus RHB | 29 | 95 | 60 | |
| Talent | 21 | 86 | 66 | |
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Fastball
Curveball
Sinker
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 1 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Versus LHP | 1 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Versus RHP | 1 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
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| Fielding Ratings
P : 34 (Range), .944 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 5
Outfield Arm : 9
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
| 4/19 | NYM | L 1-2 | * | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | L | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0.80 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .200 | .286 | .486 |
| vs. RHB | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .200 | .231 | .431 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Road | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | Teams |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | TEX |
| 1975 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 4.95 | 163.2 | 200 | 99 | 90 | 61 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 1.59 | CLE LA |
| 1976 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.75 | STL |
| Total | 31 | 30 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 4.85 | 172.2 | 206 | 101 | 93 | 63 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 1.56 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | TEX |
| 1975 | 29 | 60 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .083 | .100 | .183 | CLE LA |
| 1976 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | STL |
| Total | 31 | 62 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | .081 | .081 | .097 | .177 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.0 | 1.13 | | | | |
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Earned first career win on 5/5/1975...
Had first career hit on 5/21/1975, off Frank Tanana (CAL)...
Traded from Cleveland to Los Angeles on 7/30/1975 (Going to CLE: P Andy Messersmith. Going to LA: P Rick Waits)...
Injured on 8/25/1975 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week...
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis on 3/5/1976 to a 2-year deal worth $1,773,500 per year...
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