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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
B- A+ C+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C+ C+ C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- B+ B-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- F  F 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
A- 0 9/4/1951
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 4
Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
A+ (98.9 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1974 LHP 34 72 16 1 0 3 11 6 17 .640 .278 .361 .222
1974 RHP 70 174 34 4 0 2 17 11 34 .499 .246 .253 .195
1975 LHP 47 81 19 2 0 3 17 4 13 .641 .271 .370 .235
1975 RHP 66 172 33 3 1 1 8 9 36 .475 .236 .238 .192
1976 LHP 74 188 63 7 2 4 31 13 24 .835 .377 .457 .335
1976 RHP 87 165 38 3 1 2 17 13 32 .582 .285 .297 .230
1977 LHP 58 124 28 3 0 4 19 7 20 .617 .271 .347 .226
1977 RHP 70 147 33 3 1 2 23 13 23 .580 .280 .299 .224
1978 LHP 47 82 22 3 0 4 20 9 9 .778 .326 .451 .268
1978 RHP 67 168 38 3 0 1 15 11 40 .534 .272 .262 .226
1979 LHP 49 96 16 1 0 1 6 9 16 .446 .238 .208 .167
1979 RHP 71 172 38 6 2 2 13 17 32 .603 .289 .314 .221
1980 LHP 46 77 19 1 1 2 10 6 19 .665 .301 .364 .247
1980 RHP 96 297 76 10 2 8 34 18 63 .684 .300 .384 .256
1981 LHP 38 61 10 0 1 2 8 5 10 .522 .227 .295 .164
1981 RHP 76 205 47 8 1 5 16 19 45 .643 .292 .351 .229
1982 LHP 49 68 13 2 0 4 14 4 17 .630 .233 .397 .191
1982 RHP 118 380 90 18 0 6 36 34 73 .630 .299 .332 .237
1983 LHP 44 62 20 3 1 5 11 7 14 1.036 .391 .645 .323
1983 RHP 125 387 77 10 1 5 39 35 84 .534 .265 .269 .199
1984 LHP 59 144 29 5 0 4 15 7 31 .556 .237 .319 .201
1984 RHP 109 324 71 13 2 4 30 23 70 .582 .274 .309 .219
1985 LHP 49 81 21 3 0 4 11 6 19 .755 .310 .444 .259
1985 RHP 59 166 42 5 2 7 27 17 37 .760 .326 .434 .253
1986 LHP 28 45 13 2 0 0 5 3 8 .680 .347 .333 .289
1986 RHP 27 68 15 4 2 1 10 5 16 .662 .280 .382 .221
1987 LHP 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Total LHP 623 1182 289 33 5 40 178 86 217 .677 .295 .382 .245
Total RHP 1041 2825 632 90 15 46 285 225 585 .596 .281 .315 .224
Total 1336 4007 921 123 20 86 463 311 802 .620 .285 .335 .230
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1987-11-01Luke Waitkus has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1987-09-30The Washington Nationals have designated Luke Waitkus for assignment. The Washington Nationals have sent George Stapleton to the minors.
1987-09-03The Washington Nationals have promoted Luke Waitkus to the major league team.
1987-09-03The Washington Nationals have acquired Luke Waitkus from the waiver wire.
1987-04-15The Baltimore Orioles have waived Luke Waitkus.
1986-06-27The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Bob Marquis to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have designated Luke Waitkus for assignment.
1974-04-01The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Luke Waitkus to the major league team. The Baltimore Orioles have designated Roger Herrera for assignment.