Rick Honeycutt

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1977-1997)

W–L 109–143
ERA 3.72
WHIP 1.31
SO 1,038
Pitcher PIV 1427.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'1" / 185 lb
Born
6/29/1954 in Chattanooga, TN, USA
MLB Debut
1977-08-24
Last Game
1997-05-02
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Frederick Wayne Honeycutt

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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 2,183 893 185 657 1,038 3.72 1427.0

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

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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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%) -1561.2
1978 SEA AL 5 11 26 24 4 1 0 134.3 150 73 49 50 4.89 3.69 (-33%) -1598.7
1979 SEA AL 11 12 33 28 8 1 0 194.0 201 87 67 83 4.04 4.00 (-1%) -2316.2
1980 SEA AL 10 17 30 30 9 1 0 203.3 221 89 60 79 3.94 3.84 (-3%) -2387.0
1981 TEX AL 11 6 20 20 8 2 0 127.7 120 47 17 40 3.31 3.58 (+8%) -36.8
1982 TEX AL 5 17 30 26 4 1 0 164.0 201 96 54 64 5.27 3.86 (-36%) -2874.9
1983 TEX AL 14 8 25 25 5 2 0 174.7 168 47 37 56 2.42 3.87 (+37%) 1583.9
1983 LAN NL 2 3 9 7 1 0 0 39.0 46 25 13 18 5.77 3.87 (-49%) -1085.6
1984 LAN NL 10 9 29 28 6 2 0 183.7 180 58 51 75 2.84 3.81 (+25%) 1025.5
1985 LAN NL 8 12 31 25 1 0 1 142.0 141 54 49 67 3.42 3.89 (+12%) 995.8
1986 LAN NL 11 9 32 28 0 0 0 171.0 164 63 45 100 3.32 3.97 (+17%) 3738.4
1987 LAN NL 2 12 27 20 1 1 0 115.7 133 59 45 92 4.59 4.29 (-7%) 1984.5
1987 OAK AL 1 4 7 4 0 0 0 23.7 25 14 9 10 5.32 4.29 (-24%) -458.4
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%) -331.1
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%) -362.1
1995 OAK AL 5 1 49 0 0 0 2 44.7 37 12 9 21 2.42 4.45 (+46%) 181.7
1995 NYA AL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 3 1 0 27.00 — 0.0
1996 SLN NL 2 1 61 0 0 0 4 47.3 42 15 7 30 2.85 4.61 (+38%) 1719.8
1997 SLN NL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 5 3 1 2 13.50 — 0.0
Career · 24 seasons 109 143 797 268 47 11 38 2,160.0 2,183 893 657 1,038 3.72 — 1,427

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

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 .132 .210 .148 .358 -840

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 .358 vs. league average .723 across their career seasons — 50.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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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 LAN NL 9 12 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .083 — — — — 0.0
1984 LAN NL 29 56 1 8 0 0 0 1 1 3 17 .143 .259 (-45%) .322 (-42%) .384 (-63%) .707 (-53%) -460.1
1985 LAN NL 32 38 5 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 6 .132 — — — — 0.0
1986 LAN NL 32 43 3 3 1 0 0 3 0 8 11 .070 — — — — -380.0
1987 LAN NL 27 30 3 7 1 0 0 2 0 2 8 .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 .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 NYA AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 SLN NL 61 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 SLN NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 24 seasons 801 182 13 24 3 0 0 9 1 18 44 .132 — — — — -840

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

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 .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 .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

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home3979541206.126
Away4048791203.138

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home3961123.010814193075443.36
Away4011037.011024743504944.11

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1997-05-02 STLNYN — 1.0222120
1997-04-27 STLCOL — 1.0311000
1996-09-28 STLCIN SV 1.1000010
1996-09-24 STLPIT — 0.1000000
1996-09-23 STLCIN — 0.1000000
1996-09-17 STLCHC — 0.1000000
1996-09-10 STLSFG — 1.1100000
1996-09-09 STLSFG — 0.1100000
1996-09-06 STLSDP — 0.2100000
1996-09-01 STLCOL — 2.0000010

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 Diamond

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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

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Rick Honeycutt (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Ron Kline
    114-144, 3.75 ERA
  2. 92
    Dick Drago
    108-117, 3.62 ERA
  3. 86
    Syl Johnson
    112-117, 4.06 ERA
  4. 84
    Gerry Staley
    134-111, 3.70 ERA
  5. 81
    Billy Hoeft
    97-101, 3.94 ERA
  6. 81
    Dennis Lamp
    96-96, 3.93 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Rick Honeycutt

What years did Rick Honeycutt play?
Rick Honeycutt played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1997.
Was Rick Honeycutt a pitcher?
Yes. Rick Honeycutt pitched in the major leagues, recording 109 wins and 1038 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rick Honeycutt hit?
Rick Honeycutt hit 0 career home runs with 24 hits.