Rick Honeycutt, baseball player, 1977-1997

Rick Honeycutt

Born: 6/29/1954 in Chattanooga, TN, USA

MLB Debut: 1977-08-24 | Final Game: 1997-05-02

Bats: L | Throws: L | Height: 6'1" | Weight: 185 lbs

Full name: Frederick Wayne Honeycutt

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Biography

Rick Honeycutt was a skilled pitcher who had a professional baseball career spanning two decades from 1977 to 1997. Born in 1954, Honeycutt made his mark in Major League Baseball during a time when pitching was becoming increasingly specialized, and the role of the relief pitcher was evolving. Over the course of his career, he compiled a record of 109 wins and 143 losses, with a career earned run average (ERA) of 3.72. He recorded a total of 1,038 strikeouts and notched 38 saves, showcasing his versatility as both a starter and a reliever. Honeycutt was selected as an All-Star twice during his career, a testament to his effectiveness on the mound and his ability to perform at a high level against some of the best hitters in the game. His playing style was characterized by a mix of finesse and strategic pitching, allowing him to navigate lineups effectively. After retiring, Honeycutt continued to contribute to the game as a coach, sharing his wealth of knowledge and experience with the next generation of players. His impact on baseball extended beyond his playing days, solidifying his place in the sport's history.

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
109 143 797 268 47 11 38 2160.0 2183 893 185 657 1038 3.72 0

Career ERA 3.72 vs. league average 4.00 across their career seasons — 7.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1977 SEA AL 0 1 10 3 0 0 0 29.0 26 14 11 17 4.34 4.00 (-9%) -1570.5
1978 SEA AL 5 11 26 24 4 1 0 134.3 150 73 49 50 4.89 3.69 (-33%) -1642.9
1979 SEA AL 11 12 33 28 8 1 0 194.0 201 87 67 83 4.04 4.00 (-1%) -2408.7
1980 SEA AL 10 17 30 30 9 1 0 203.3 221 89 60 79 3.94 3.84 (-3%) -2486.8
1981 TEX AL 11 6 20 20 8 2 0 127.7 120 47 17 40 3.31 3.58 (+8%) -37.7
1982 TEX AL 5 17 30 26 4 1 0 164.0 201 96 54 64 5.27 3.86 (-36%) -2972.0
1983 TEX AL 14 8 25 25 5 2 0 174.7 168 47 37 56 2.42 3.87 (+37%) 1583.9
1983 LAD NL 2 3 9 7 1 0 0 39.0 46 25 13 18 5.77 3.87 (-49%) -
1984 LAD NL 10 9 29 28 6 2 0 183.7 180 58 51 75 2.84 3.81 (+25%) -
1985 LAD NL 8 12 31 25 1 0 1 142.0 141 54 49 67 3.42 3.89 (+12%) -
1986 LAD NL 11 9 32 28 0 0 0 171.0 164 63 45 100 3.32 3.97 (+17%) -
1987 LAD NL 2 12 27 20 1 1 0 115.7 133 59 45 92 4.59 4.29 (-7%) -
1987 OAK AL 1 4 7 4 0 0 0 23.7 25 14 9 10 5.32 4.29 (-24%) -460.6
1988 OAK AL 3 2 55 0 0 0 7 79.7 74 31 25 47 3.50 3.73 (+6%) 224.9
1989 OAK AL 2 2 64 0 0 0 12 76.7 56 20 26 52 2.35 3.71 (+37%) 778.1
1990 OAK AL 2 2 63 0 0 0 7 63.3 46 19 22 38 2.70 3.86 (+30%) 1207.8
1991 OAK AL 2 4 43 0 0 0 0 37.7 37 15 20 26 3.58 3.91 (+8%) -333.6
1992 OAK AL 1 4 54 0 0 0 3 39.0 41 16 10 32 3.69 3.75 (+1%) 920.6
1993 OAK AL 1 4 52 0 0 0 1 41.7 30 13 20 21 2.81 4.19 (+33%) 78.0
1994 TEX AL 1 2 42 0 0 0 1 25.0 37 20 9 18 7.20 4.51 (-60%) -364.0
1995 OAK AL 5 1 49 0 0 0 2 44.7 37 12 9 21 2.42 4.45 (+46%) 181.7
1995 NYY AL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 3 1 0 27.00 — -
1996 STL NL 2 1 61 0 0 0 4 47.3 42 15 7 30 2.85 4.61 (+38%) -
1997 STL NL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 5 3 1 2 13.50 — -

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
801 182 13 24 3 0 0 9 1 18 44 0.132 0.210 0.148 0.358 -887.4

Career AVG .132 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 49.5% below league average.

Career OBP .210 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 35.9% below league average.

Career SLG .148 vs. league average .395 across their career seasons — 62.4% below league average.

Career OPS 0.358 vs. league average 0.723 across their career seasons — 50.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1977 SEA AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1978 SEA AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1979 SEA AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1980 SEA AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1981 TEX AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1982 TEX AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1983 TEX AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1983 LAD NL 9 12 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.083 — — — — 0.0
1984 LAD NL 29 56 1 8 0 0 0 1 1 3 17 0.143 .259 (-45%) .322 (-42%) .384 (-63%) .707 (-53%) -484.9
1985 LAD NL 32 38 5 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 6 0.132 — — — — 0.0
1986 LAD NL 32 43 3 3 1 0 0 3 0 8 11 0.070 — — — — -402.5
1987 LAD NL 27 30 3 7 1 0 0 2 0 2 8 0.233 — — — — 0.0
1987 OAK AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1988 OAK AL 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1989 OAK AL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1990 OAK AL 66 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 — — — — 0.0
1991 OAK AL 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 OAK AL 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 OAK AL 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 TEX AL 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 OAK AL 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 NYY AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 STL NL 61 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0.000 — — — — 0.0
1997 STL NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1996 NLCS SLN 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 NLDS2 SLN 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
1992 ALCS OAK 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1990 ALCS OAK 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1990 WS OAK 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1989 ALCS OAK 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1989 WS OAK 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1988 ALCS OAK 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1988 WS OAK 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1985 NLCS LAN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1983 NLCS LAN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
3 0 30 0 1 24.7 28 19 14 17 6.93

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1996 NLCS SLN 0 0 5 0 0 4.0 5 4 3 3 9.00
1996 NLDS2 SLN 1 0 3 0 0 2.7 3 1 1 2 3.38
1992 ALCS OAK 0 0 2 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 1 0.00
1990 ALCS OAK 0 0 3 0 1 1.7 0 0 0 0 0.00
1990 WS OAK 0 0 1 0 0 1.7 2 0 1 0 0.00
1989 ALCS OAK 0 0 3 0 0 1.7 6 6 5 1 32.40
1989 WS OAK 0 0 3 0 0 2.7 4 2 0 2 6.75
1988 ALCS OAK 1 0 3 0 0 2.0 0 0 2 0 0.00
1988 WS OAK 1 0 3 0 0 3.3 0 0 0 5 0.00
1985 NLCS LAN 0 0 2 0 0 1.3 4 2 2 1 13.50
1983 NLCS LAN 0 0 2 0 0 1.7 4 4 0 2 21.60

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 797 268 99 428 32 21

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1977 SEA P 10 3 0 2 0 0
1978 SEA P 26 24 9 28 2 1
1979 SEA P 33 28 6 28 5 2
1980 SEA P 30 30 9 32 2 1
1981 TEX P 20 20 3 30 3 1
1982 TEX P 30 26 3 35 2 0
1983 TEX P 25 25 11 39 1 5
1983 LAN P 9 7 2 16 0 0
1984 LAN P 29 28 10 42 3 2
1985 LAN P 31 25 9 37 2 1
1986 LAN P 32 28 9 35 1 2
1987 LAN P 27 20 4 17 2 0
1987 OAK P 7 4 1 3 0 0
1988 OAK P 55 0 3 18 2 3
1989 OAK P 64 0 4 16 1 1
1990 OAK P 63 0 0 15 1 0
1991 OAK P 43 0 4 4 0 1
1992 OAK P 54 0 3 2 1 0
1993 OAK P 52 0 2 5 1 1
1994 TEX P 42 0 2 7 1 0
1995 OAK P 49 0 3 5 1 0
1995 NYA P 3 0 0 0 0 0
1996 SLN P 61 0 2 12 1 0
1997 SLN P 2 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Pitcher 797
Designated Hitter 1

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1984 Pitcher of the Month April
1983 Pitcher of the Month April
1983 Player of the Week Week of 1983-07-22

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1997 SLN NL $500,000
1996 SLN NL $600,000
1995 OAK AL $200,000
1994 TEX AL $900,000
1993 OAK AL $725,000
1992 OAK AL $1,400,000
1991 OAK AL $1,350,000
1990 OAK AL $750,000
1989 OAK AL $650,000
1988 OAK AL $855,000
1987 LAN NL $805,000
1986 LAN NL $755,000
1985 LAN NL $705,000
Total Career Earnings $10,195,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Tennessee Knoxville TN 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976