Chuck Taylor vs. Rick Waits — Career Comparison

Chuck Taylor
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Waits
Baby BoomersGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Waits built a career as a starting pitcher and Chuck Taylor as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chuck Taylor led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 134 vs 81), run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 95). Rick Waits held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 96). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Chuck Taylor.

Pitching Stats for Chuck Taylor and Rick Waits

Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
4.52
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
2
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.2
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.3
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.58
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.2
46.2
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.94
59.94
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.3
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.46
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
3.07
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
4.25
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1821
27
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4281
27
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
607
9
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1427
9
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
8.54
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
1514
9.55
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.64
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.69
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.4
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
3.58
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.61
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.21
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
4.18
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
659
4.16
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.732
0.732
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.18
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2471
36.64
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6152
38.8
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.97
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.28
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.29
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
4.67
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.53
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.4
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.3
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.21
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.46
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.02
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2241
33.23
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5475
34.53
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.8
38.8

Fielding Stats for Chuck Taylor and Rick Waits

Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
4.52
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
2
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.2
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1820
27
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4281
27
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
606.2
9
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1427
9
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.53
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.57
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.44
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.59
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
2
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
2.21
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.97
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
2.16
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.52
98.52
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.72
97.72
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.436
0.436
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.94
59.94
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chuck Taylor and Rick Waits

Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
305
1591.3
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
197400
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
600
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
526.96
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
83.48
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
57.39
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
20.87
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.22
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.09
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
19.77
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
114.78
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
99.13
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
26.09
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.17
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
78.26
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.22
11.59
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-263.73
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.65
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
177.39
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
57.39
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.43
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chuck Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0