What years did Rick White play?

Rick White played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2007.

Was Rick White a pitcher?

Yes. Rick White pitched in the major leagues, recording 42 wins and 542 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Rick White hit?

Rick White hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.

What was Rick White's career batting average?

Rick White batted .093 over his career, with 4 hits in 43 at bats.

How many RBI did Rick White have?

Rick White drove in 1 runs in his career.

What was Rick White's career ERA?

Rick White finished with a 4.45 career ERA, going 42-54 with 542 strikeouts.

Rick White

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1994-2007)

Rick White was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2007 for 11 teams, including the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 14 seasons. Across 613 career appearances, he went 42-54 with a 4.45 ERA and 542 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3598.0.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated September 8, 2026

W–L 42–54

ERA 4.45

WHIP 1.42

SO 542

Pitcher PIV 3598.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 215 lb
Born: 12/23/1968 in Springfield, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 1994-04-06
Last Game: 2007-09-05

Full name: Richard Allen White

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Career Pitching Statistics

Rick White — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
42	54	613	18	0	0	16	858.7	930	425	91	289	542	4.45	3598.0

Career ERA 4.45 vs. league average 4.48 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Rick White Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1994	PIT	NL	4	5	43	5	6	75.3	79	32	17	38	3.82	4.51 (+15%)	-149.8
1995	PIT	NL	2	3	15	9	0	55.0	66	29	18	29	4.75	4.45 (-7%)	837.6
1998	TBA	AL	2	6	38	3	0	68.7	66	29	23	39	3.80	4.43 (+14%)	-306.2
1999	TBA	AL	5	3	63	1	0	108.0	132	49	38	81	4.08	4.71 (+13%)	2837.8
2000	TBA	AL	3	6	44	0	2	71.3	57	27	26	47	3.41	4.77 (+29%)	676.2
2000	NYN	NL	2	3	22	0	1	28.3	26	12	12	20	3.81	4.77 (+20%)	461.1
2001	NYN	NL	4	5	55	0	2	69.7	71	30	17	51	3.88	4.42 (+12%)	1251.0
2002	COL	NL	2	6	41	0	0	40.7	49	28	18	27	6.20	4.28 (-45%)	-37.1
2002	SLN	NL	3	1	20	0	0	22.0	13	2	3	14	0.82	4.28 (+81%)	1204.2
2003	CHA	AL	1	2	34	0	1	47.7	56	35	13	37	6.61	4.40 (-50%)	-1144.6
2003	HOU	NL	0	0	15	0	0	19.3	18	8	8	17	3.72	4.40 (+15%)	36.4
2004	CLE	AL	5	5	59	0	1	78.3	88	46	29	44	5.29	4.46 (-18%)	-2228.2
2005	PIT	NL	4	7	71	0	2	75.0	90	31	29	40	3.72	4.29 (+13%)	947.4
2006	CIN	NL	1	0	26	0	1	27.3	34	19	5	17	6.26	4.53 (-38%)	-281.9
2006	PHI	NL	3	1	38	0	0	37.3	38	18	15	23	4.34	4.53 (+4%)	189.5
2007	HOU	NL	1	0	23	0	0	29.3	36	25	14	15	7.67	4.47 (-71%)	-695.4
2007	SEA	AL	0	1	6	0	0	5.3	11	5	4	3	8.44	—	0.0
Career · 17 seasons			42	54	613	18	16	858.2	930	425	289	542	4.45	—	3,598

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

Rick White — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
615	43	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	13	.093	.114	.116	.230	0

Career AVG .093 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 65.1% below league average.

Career OBP .114 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 66.2% below league average.

Career SLG .116 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — 72.6% below league average.

Career OPS .230 vs. league average .761 across their career seasons — 69.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Rick White Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1994	PIT	NL	43	13	0	1	0	0	4	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	PIT	NL	15	15	1	1	1	1	3	.067	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	TBA	AL	38	3	0	1	0	0	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	TBA	AL	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	TBA	AL	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	NYN	NL	24	5	0	1	0	0	1	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	NYN	NL	55	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	COL	NL	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	SLN	NL	20	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	CHA	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	HOU	NL	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	CLE	AL	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	PIT	NL	71	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	CIN	NL	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	PHI	NL	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	HOU	NL	23	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	SEA	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 17 seasons			615	43	1	4	1	1	13	.093	—	—	—	—	0

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

Rick White — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Rick White — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2002	NLCS	SLN	3	.000
2002	NLDS2	SLN	2	.000
2000	NLCS	NYN	1	.000
2000	NLDS2	NYN	2	.000
2000	WS	NYN	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Rick White — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	1	9	0	0	13.0	15	6	7	12	4.15

Playoff Pitching by Year

Rick White — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2002	NLCS	SLN	0	1	3	4.0	2	2	2	5	4.50
2002	NLDS2	SLN	0	0	2	2.0	1	0	1	1	0.00
2000	NLCS	NYN	0	0	1	3.0	5	3	1	1	9.00
2000	NLDS2	NYN	1	0	2	2.7	6	0	2	4	0.00
2000	WS	NYN	0	0	1	1.3	1	1	1	1	6.75

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Rick White — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	315	17	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	300	26	1	4	0	1	.154

Pitching — Home / Away

Rick White — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	314	447.0	473	214	152	294	4.31
Away	299	411.2	457	211	137	248	4.61

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Rick White — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2007-09-05	SEA	NYY	—	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	0
2007-09-02	SEA	TOR	—	0.0	1	1	1	1	0	0
2007-08-30	SEA	CLE	—	0.1	0	0	0	2	0	0
2007-08-29	SEA	LAA	—	1.2	4	2	2	0	2	0
2007-08-28	SEA	LAA	—	0.1	2	0	0	1	0	0
2007-08-25	SEA	TEX	L	2.1	3	2	1	0	1	0
2007-06-26	HOU	MIL	—	1.0	3	5	5	2	2	2
2007-06-24	HOU	TEX	—	0.0	2	2	2	0	0	0
2007-06-23	HOU	TEX	—	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1
2007-06-19	HOU	LAA	—	2.1	0	0	0	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Rick White — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	613	18	36	136	10	14

Season-by-Season Fielding

Rick White — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1994	PIT	P	43	5	3	10	2	1
1995	PIT	P	15	9	2	9	1	1
1998	TBA	P	38	3	5	11	2	1
1999	TBA	P	63	1	6	16	2	1
2000	TBA	P	44	0	1	7	0	1
2000	NYN	P	22	0	1	3	0	0
2001	NYN	P	55	0	3	7	1	1
2002	COL	P	41	0	1	6	0	2
2002	SLN	P	20	0	1	3	0	0
2003	CHA	P	34	0	3	8	0	2
2003	HOU	P	15	0	0	1	1	1
2004	CLE	P	59	0	6	14	0	1
2005	PIT	P	71	0	2	16	1	0
2006	CIN	P	26	0	1	8	0	2
2006	PHI	P	38	0	0	8	0	0
2007	HOU	P	23	0	1	8	0	0
2007	SEA	P	6	0	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Rick White Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	613

Salary History

Rick White — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2007	HOU	NL	$600,000
2006	CIN	NL	$600,000
2005	PIT	NL	$475,000
2003	CHA	AL	$600,000
2002	COL	NL	$1,000,000
2001	NYN	NL	$1,150,000
2000	TBA	AL	$610,000
1999	TBA	AL	$255,000
1998	TBA	AL	$250,000
1994	PIT	NL	$109,000
Total Career Earnings			$5,649,000

College History

Rick White — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
West Kentucky Community and Technical College	Paducah	KY	1990

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Frequently Asked Questions about Rick White

What years did Rick White play?: Rick White played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2007.
Was Rick White a pitcher?: Yes. Rick White pitched in the major leagues, recording 42 wins and 542 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rick White hit?: Rick White hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.
What was Rick White's career batting average?: Rick White batted .093 over his career, with 4 hits in 43 at bats.
How many RBI did Rick White have?: Rick White drove in 1 runs in his career.
What was Rick White's career ERA?: Rick White finished with a 4.45 career ERA, going 42-54 with 542 strikeouts.