Career
He was also a coach for the Oakland Athletics from 2007 to 2015. Waller was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 33rd round of the 1975 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign. He was drafted by the Saint Louis Cardinals in the 4th round of the 1977 January amateur draft, and signed in May.
After the 1980 season, Saint Louis sent Waller to the Chicago Cubs as the player to be named later in an earlier trade that sent Leon Durham and Ken Reitz for Bruce Sutter.
After the 1982 season, he was traded by the Cubs to the Chicago White Sox for Reggie Patterson.
After the 1983 season, Waller signed with the Houston Astros as a free agent. Another brother, Kevin Waller, played in the minor leagues.
