How Rick Waits's Walks Compares to Similar Players
Rick Waits totaled 568 career Walks, well above the starting pitcher average of 265.9 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Walks season came in 1973, posting 1, well below the starting pitcher average of 51.8 that year. The highest point came in 1979 at 91, well above the starting pitcher average of 44.9 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 20 in 1983 to 24 in 1984 and 20 in 1985, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 1 to 91 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Rick Waits Lifetime Walks and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Walks for Rick Waits
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Walks | Rick Waits
Intentional Walks | Rick Waits
Walks Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 568 | 34 | 3.58 |
| Season Avg. | 47.33 | 2.83 | 3.58 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 290.27 | 17.38 | 3.58 |
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Rick Waits Walks Per Season
Rick Waits's Walks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Rick Waits Walks by Team
Rick Waits's career Walks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rick Waits Cumulative Walks — Career Progression
A running total of Rick Waits's career Walks, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Rick Waits Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Rick Waits's seasonal Walks alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Rick Waits Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Rick Waits's MLB career with Walks alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
