Bob Watson vs Rusty Staub

Bob Watson Rusty Staub

Bob Watson and Rusty Staub compared on their MLB careers: Bob Watson played 19 seasons, 1966 to 1984, Rusty Staub 23 seasons, 1963 to 1985. Bob Watson has .295 batting average to Rusty Staub's .279.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bob Watson and Rusty Staub career totals

1,832	GP	2,951
6,185	AB	9,720
802	R	1,189
1,826	H	2,716
184	HR	292
989	RBI	1,466
27	SB	47
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.8	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Bob Watson and Rusty Staub postseason

17	GP	11
62	AB	41
4	R	5
23	H	14
2	HR	4
9	RBI	11
0	SB	0
0.4	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.6	SLG	0.7
1.0	OPS	1.1

Where each stands all time

Bob Watson and Rusty Staub all-time places

277th (989)	RBI	51st (1,466)
—	Home runs	180th (292)
—	Hits	64th (2,716)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Bob Watson: 0 championships; none on file
Rusty Staub: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bob Watson and Rusty Staub season by season

1st	1966	.000	0	0	1963	.224	6	45
2nd	1967	.214	1	2	1964	.216	8	35
3rd	1968	.229	2	8	1965	.256	14	63
4th	1969	.275	0	3	1966	.280	13	81
5th	1970	.272	11	61	1967	.333	10	74
6th	1971	.288	9	67	1968	.291	6	72
7th	1972	.312	16	86	1969	.302	29	79
8th	1973	.312	16	94	1970	.274	30	94
9th	1974	.298	11	67	1971	.311	19	97
10th	1975	.324	18	85	1972	.293	9	38
11th	1976	.313	16	102	1973	.279	15	76
12th	1977	.289	22	110	1974	.258	19	78
13th	1978	.289	14	79	1975	.282	19	105
14th	1979	.303	16	71	1976	.299	15	96
15th	1980	.307	13	68	1977	.278	22	101
16th	1981	.212	6	12	1978	.273	24	121
17th	1982	.244	5	25	1979	.244	12	54
18th	1983	.309	6	37	1980	.300	9	55
19th	1984	.212	2	12	1981	.317	5	21
20th	—	—	—	—	1982	.242	3	27
21st	—	—	—	—	1983	.296	3	28
22nd	—	—	—	—	1984	.264	1	18
23rd	—	—	—	—	1985	.267	1	8

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


17	GP	11
62	AB	41
4	R	5
23	H	14
2	HR	4
9	RBI	11
0	SB	0
0.4	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.6	SLG	0.7
1.0	OPS	1.1


17	GP	11
62	AB	41
4	R	5
23	H	14
2	HR	4
9	RBI	11
0	SB	0
0.4	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.6	SLG	0.7
1.0	OPS	1.1


17	GP	11
62	AB	41
4	R	5
23	H	14
2	HR	4
9	RBI	11
0	SB	0
0.4	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.6	SLG	0.7
1.0	OPS	1.1