Bob Watson stats

Last played for the Atlanta Braves, 1984

First Baseman

Age 80 · 6' 0"

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Bob Watson played 19 MLB seasons, 1966 to 1984.

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Career regular season

GP
1,832
AB
6,185
R
802
H
1,826
HR
184
RBI
989
SB
27
AVG
.295

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1966HOU1100000.000
1967HOU61413120.214
1968HOU451401332281.229
1969HOU2040311030.275
1970HOU97327488911611.272
1971HOU129468491359670.288
1972HOU1475487417116861.312
1973HOU1585739717916941.312
1974HOU1505246915611673.298
1975HOU1324856715718853.324
1976HOU15758576183161023.313
1977HOU15155477160221105.289
1978HOU1394615113314793.289
1979HOU/BOS1334756314416713.303
1980NYY1304696214413682.307
1981NYY5915615336120.212
1982NYY/ATL6413119325251.244
1983ATL6514914466370.309
1984ATL49854182120.212

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
17
AB
62
R
4
H
23
HR
2
RBI
9
SB
0
AVG
.371

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
6,962
TB
2,767
XBH
532
HBP
48
IBB
98
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1966HOU1000000
1967HOU14610000
1968HOU1554591100
1969HOU481432000
1970HOU362145324100
1971HOU514185292500
1972HOU616254478500
1973HOU666257434800
1974HOU593216343900
1975HOU5332404631000
1976HOU6622685041000
1977HOU6232766671100
1978HOU5272084341600
1979HOU/BOS529223435800
1980NYY525214411500
1981NYY18060120200
1982NYY/ATL15055120200
1983ATL17073150300
1984ATL942860200

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
25.8
RC
1,051.2
RC/27
6.40
ISOP
.152
SECA
.258
BB/K
0.82
AB/HR
33.6
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1966HOU0.0-0.1-2.7.0000000
1967HOU0.01.33.2.2140.20140
1968HOU-0.414.53.6.0930.20.4700
1969HOU0.46.56.0750.21.200
1970HOU-0.149.35.4.1710.20.429.70
1971HOU0.766.65.3.1070.20.7520
1972HOU2.799.27.1510.20.634.30
1973HOU4.5108.67.3.1360.31.235.80
1974HOU0.584.76.1150.21.047.60
1975HOU3.089.87.2.1710.20.826.90
1976HOU2.8105.46.8.1450.31.036.60
1977HOU4.5103.37.2090.30.825.20
1978HOU2.879.56.3.1630.30.932.90
1979HOU/BOS2.684.36.8.1660.30.829.70
1980NYY2.282.26.7.1490.30.936.10
1981NYY-0.220.84.6.1730.31.4260
1982NYY/ATL0.019.35.1.1760.30.926.20
1983ATL0.227.87.1810.30.824.80
1984ATL-0.48.63.4.1180.20.842.50

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
80 yearsApr 10, 1946
Height
6' 0"
Debut
1966
Birthplace
Los Angeles, CA

What were Bob Watson's career stats?

Bob Watson played 19 seasons for the Astros, the Yankees and the Braves. He was a career .295 hitter with 1,826 hits, 184 home runs and 989 RBI. His best season was 1975: a .324 batting average, 18 home runs and 85 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

19 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1966 to 1984

Bob Watson finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.

All-time career rank

  • 277th in rbi (989)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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