Rick Wise stats

Last played for the San Diego Padres, 1982

Relief Pitcher

Age 81 · 6' 1"

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Rick Wise played 18 MLB seasons, 1964 to 1982.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
506
W
188
L
181
ERA
3.69
IP
3,127.0
K
1,647
BB
804
WHIP
1.29

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1964PHI25534.0469.039251.49
1966PHI22563.7199.158241.25
1967PHI3611113.28181.1111451.22
1968PHI309154.55182.097371.36
1969PHI3315133.23220.0144611.25
1970PHI3513144.17220.1113651.44
1971PHI3817142.88272.1155701.22
1972STL3516163.11269.0142711.19
1973STL3516123.37259.0144591.23
1974BOS9343.8649.025161.29
1975BOS3519123.95255.1141721.31
1976BOS3414113.53224.193481.19
1977BOS261154.77128.185281.39
1978CLE339194.34211.2106591.35
1979CLE3415103.73231.2108681.28
1980SD27683.67154.159371.35
1981SD18483.7798.027191.38
1982SD1009.002.0001.50

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
3
W
2
L
0
ERA
5.25
IP
12.0
K
4
BB
5
WHIP
1.42

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
138
SHO
30
K/9
4.7
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1964PHI0005.10000
1966PHI0305.30000
1967PHI0635.50000
1968PHI0714.80000
1969PHI01445.90000
1970PHI0514.60000
1971PHI01745.10000
1972STL02024.80000
1973STL01455.00000
1974BOS0104.60000
1975BOS01715.00000
1976BOS01143.70000
1977BOS0426.00000
1978CLE0914.50000
1979CLE0924.20000
1980SD0103.40000
1981SD0002.50000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
81 yearsSep 13, 1945
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1964
Birthplace
Jackson, United States

What were Rick Wise's career stats?

Rick Wise played 18 seasons for the Phillies, the Cardinals, the Red Sox, the Guardians and the Padres. He had 188 wins and 1,647 strikeouts with a 3.69 ERA over 3,127.0 innings. His best season was 1975: 19 wins, a 3.95 ERA and 141 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

18 seasons, 1 postseason, 1964 to 1982

Rick Wise finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

All-time career rank

  • 177th in strikeouts (pitching) (1,647)
  • 145th in wins (pitching) (188)

Among the 9,243 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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