Bob Watson vs Rusty Staub

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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?

Rusty Staub leads in 5 of the 9 lines, Bob Watson in 4. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Bob Watson and Rusty Staub career totals

1,832	GP	2,951
6,185	AB	9,720
802	R	1,189, better
1,826	H	2,716, better
184	HR	292, better
989	RBI	1,466, better
27	SB	47, better
0.3, better	AVG	0.3
0.4, better	OBP	0.4
0.4, better	SLG	0.4
0.8, better	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, better
23, better	H	14
2	HR	4, better
9	RBI	11, better
0	SB	0
0.4, better	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4, better
0.6	SLG	0.7, better
1.0	OPS	1.1, better

Where each stands all time

Bob Watson and Rusty Staub all-time places

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

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

Neither has a championship or an award 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, better	6, better	45, better
2nd	1967	.214	1	2	1964	.216, better	8, better	35, better
3rd	1968	.229	2	8	1965	.256, better	14, better	63, better
4th	1969	.275	0	3	1966	.280, better	13, better	81, better
5th	1970	.272	11, better	61	1967	.333, better	10	74, better
6th	1971	.288	9, better	67	1968	.291, better	6	72, better
7th	1972	.312, better	16	86, better	1969	.302	29, better	79
8th	1973	.312, better	16	94	1970	.274	30, better	94
9th	1974	.298	11	67	1971	.311, better	19, better	97, better
10th	1975	.324, better	18, better	85, better	1972	.293	9	38
11th	1976	.313, better	16, better	102, better	1973	.279	15	76
12th	1977	.289, better	22, better	110, better	1974	.258	19	78
13th	1978	.289, better	14	79	1975	.282	19, better	105, better
14th	1979	.303, better	16, better	71	1976	.299	15	96, better
15th	1980	.307, better	13	68	1977	.278	22, better	101, better
16th	1981	.212	6	12	1978	.273, better	24, better	121, better
17th	1982	.244	5	25	1979	.244	12, better	54, better
18th	1983	.309, better	6	37	1980	.300	9, better	55, better
19th	1984	.212	2	12	1981	.317, better	5, better	21, better
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