Don Larsen vs. Rick Waits — Career Comparison

Don Larsen
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rick Waits
Baby BoomersGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Don Larsen and Rick Waits are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 100 for Don Larsen and 97 for Rick Waits, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 91 and 95 respectively. If forced to pick, Don Larsen gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Don Larsen and Rick Waits

Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
2.4
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
2
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.99
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.2
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.47
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.53
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.58
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.09
47.09
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.2
46.2
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.5
41.5
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.94
59.94
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.26
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.3
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
3.78
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
4.25
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4644
27
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
4281
27
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
9
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
1427
9
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1442
8.38
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
1514
9.55
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.76
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.69
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
725
4.22
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
3.58
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.2
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.21
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
4.94
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
659
4.16
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.017
1.017
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.23
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6708
39
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
6152
38.8
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.77
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.28
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
4.23
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
4.67
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.4
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.21
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.02
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5957
34.63
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
5475
34.53
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.8
38.8

Fielding Stats for Don Larsen and Rick Waits

Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
2.73
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
2
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.99
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.2
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4093
27
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4281
27
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1364.1
9
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1427
9
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.63
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.57
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
1.61
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
1.59
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.35
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
2.21
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
2.24
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
2.16
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.22
95.22
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.72
97.72
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.819
0.819
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.94
59.94
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Larsen and Rick Waits

Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
480
441.04
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
197400
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653
600
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
596
547.63
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
132.31
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
91.88
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.97
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.59
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.86
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
40.43
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.05
57.94
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
203.06
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
171.82
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
59.72
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
66.16
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
113.02
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.42
59.19
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-263.73
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
39.51
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
126.8
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.73
4.73
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.11
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.76
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
13.78
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.76
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.76
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0