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| Name | Team | Age |
| Luke Waitkus | Retired (1987, Age 36) | Died (2036, Age 85) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 28 (1973) |
C | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Ted Williams League | 0 | 12 years (102 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 9/4/1951 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Alt Pos (1B) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (98.9 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Type
|
Chances
|
Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
| 1973 | Minors | 58.00 | 11 / 13 | 4 / 8 | 7 / 10 | 8 / 11 | 6 / 7 | 3 / 6 | 3 / 3 | 42 / 58 | |||
| 1974 | Majors | 39.82 | 162 | 62 | 0 | 3 / 5 | 5 / 6 | 2 / 2 | 5 / 6 | 6 / 7 | 2 / 5 | 5 / 8 | 28 / 39 |
| 1975 | Majors | 43.67 | 162 | 61 | 0 | 3 / 7 | 5 / 5 | 2 / 3 | 4 / 10 | 6 / 6 | 4 / 10 | 0 / 2 | 24 / 43 |
| 1976 | Majors | 56.12 | 162 | 86 | 0 | 0 / 4 | 3 / 7 | 1 / 6 | 1 / 3 | 7 / 12 | 5 / 15 | 3 / 9 | 20 / 56 |
| 1977 | Majors | 50.13 | 162 | 69 | 0 | 1 / 5 | 3 / 7 | 1 / 4 | 6 / 12 | 1 / 7 | 3 / 8 | 3 / 7 | 18 / 50 |
| 1978 | Majors | 47.34 | 162 | 64 | 0 | 2 / 7 | 1 / 7 | 2 / 9 | 0 / 4 | 2 / 8 | 3 / 5 | 2 / 7 | 12 / 47 |
| 1979 | Majors | 49.56 | 162 | 77 | 0 | 0 / 2 | 3 / 14 | 0 / 4 | 2 / 9 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 8 | 6 / 49 |
| 1980 | Majors | 58.23 | 162 | 89 | 0 | 2 / 7 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 6 | 2 / 10 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 10 | 5 / 58 |
| 1981 | Majors | 46.31 | 162 | 70 | 0 | 1 / 10 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 46 |
| 1982 | Majors | 66.65 | 162 | 118 | 0 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 14 | 0 / 7 | 2 / 11 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 8 | 2 / 66 |
| 1983 | Majors | 59.04 | 162 | 124 | 0 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 10 | 1 / 11 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 11 | 1 / 9 | 3 / 59 |
| 1984 | Majors | 55.35 | 162 | 126 | 0 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 9 | 1 / 6 | 1 / 6 | 0 / 9 | 1 / 5 | 3 / 55 |
| 1985 | Majors | 46.62 | 162 | 66 | 0 | -2 / 10 | -6 / 7 | -1 / 3 | -3 / 5 | -7 / 12 | -2 / 6 | -1 / 3 | -22 / 46 |
| 1986 | Minors | 26.00 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 2 / 26 | |||
| 1986 | Majors | 21.60 | 77 | 29 | 0 | -3 / 5 | -3 / 5 | -4 / 2 | -8 / 2 | -4 / 1 | 0 / 4 | -1 / 2 | -23 / 21 |
| 1987 | Minors | 2.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | |||
| 1987 | Majors | 0.56 | 24 | 0 | 0 | -3 / 0 | -6 / 0 | -6 / 0 | -8 / 0 | -6 / 0 | -2 / 0 | -4 / 0 | -35 / 0 |
| Total | 2045 | 1041 | 0 | 16 / 98 | 11 / 116 | 4 / 88 | 12 / 103 | 14 / 114 | 16 / 113 | 13 / 89 | 86 / 721 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1987-11-01 | Luke Waitkus has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1987-09-30 | The Washington Nationals have designated Luke Waitkus for assignment. The Washington Nationals have sent George Stapleton to the minors. |
| 1987-09-03 | The Washington Nationals have promoted Luke Waitkus to the major league team. |
| 1987-09-03 | The Washington Nationals have acquired Luke Waitkus from the waiver wire. |
| 1987-04-15 | The Baltimore Orioles have waived Luke Waitkus. |
| 1986-06-27 | The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Bob Marquis to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have designated Luke Waitkus for assignment. |
| 1974-04-01 | The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Luke Waitkus to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have designated Roger Herrera for assignment. |