Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1966
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1966
Stats
Standard
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | HOU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1967 | HOU | 6 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .214 |
| 1968 | HOU | 45 | 140 | 13 | 32 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .229 |
| 1969 | HOU | 20 | 40 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .275 |
| 1970 | HOU | 97 | 327 | 48 | 89 | 11 | 61 | 1 | .272 |
| 1971 | HOU | 129 | 468 | 49 | 135 | 9 | 67 | 0 | .288 |
| 1972 | HOU | 147 | 548 | 74 | 171 | 16 | 86 | 1 | .312 |
| 1973 | HOU | 158 | 573 | 97 | 179 | 16 | 94 | 1 | .312 |
| 1974 | HOU | 150 | 524 | 69 | 156 | 11 | 67 | 3 | .298 |
| 1975 | HOU | 132 | 485 | 67 | 157 | 18 | 85 | 3 | .324 |
| 1976 | HOU | 157 | 585 | 76 | 183 | 16 | 102 | 3 | .313 |
| 1977 | HOU | 151 | 554 | 77 | 160 | 22 | 110 | 5 | .289 |
| 1978 | HOU | 139 | 461 | 51 | 133 | 14 | 79 | 3 | .289 |
| 1979 |  HOU/BOS | 133 | 475 | 63 | 144 | 16 | 71 | 3 | .303 |
| 1980 | NYY | 130 | 469 | 62 | 144 | 13 | 68 | 2 | .307 |
| 1981 | NYY | 59 | 156 | 15 | 33 | 6 | 12 | 0 | .212 |
| 1982 |  NYY/ATL | 64 | 131 | 19 | 32 | 5 | 25 | 1 | .244 |
| 1983 | ATL | 65 | 149 | 14 | 46 | 6 | 37 | 0 | .309 |
| 1984 | ATL | 49 | 85 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .212 |
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | HOU | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | HOU | 155 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | HOU | 48 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | HOU | 362 | 145 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | HOU | 514 | 185 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | HOU | 616 | 254 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | HOU | 666 | 257 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | HOU | 593 | 216 | 34 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | HOU | 533 | 240 | 46 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | HOU | 662 | 268 | 50 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | HOU | 623 | 276 | 66 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | HOU | 527 | 208 | 43 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | HOU/BOS | 529 | 223 | 43 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | NYY | 525 | 214 | 41 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | NYY | 180 | 60 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | NYY/ATL | 150 | 55 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | ATL | 170 | 73 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | ATL | 94 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 25.8
- RC
- 1051.2
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | HOU | 0.0 | -0.1 | -2.7 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | HOU | 0.0 | 1.3 | 3.2 | .214 | 0.2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | HOU | -0.4 | 14.5 | 3.6 | .093 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 70 | 0 |
| 1969 | HOU | 0.4 | 6.5 | 6 | .075 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | HOU | -0.1 | 49.3 | 5.4 | .171 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 29.7 | 0 |
| 1971 | HOU | 0.7 | 66.6 | 5.3 | .107 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 52 | 0 |
| 1972 | HOU | 2.7 | 99.2 | 7 | .151 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 34.3 | 0 |
| 1973 | HOU | 4.5 | 108.6 | 7.3 | .136 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 35.8 | 0 |
| 1974 | HOU | 0.5 | 84.7 | 6 | .115 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 47.6 | 0 |
| 1975 | HOU | 3.0 | 89.8 | 7.2 | .171 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 26.9 | 0 |
| 1976 | HOU | 2.8 | 105.4 | 6.8 | .145 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 36.6 | 0 |
| 1977 | HOU | 4.5 | 103.3 | 7 | .209 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 25.2 | 0 |
| 1978 | HOU | 2.8 | 79.5 | 6.3 | .163 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 32.9 | 0 |
| 1979 | HOU/BOS | 2.6 | 84.3 | 6.8 | .166 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 29.7 | 0 |
| 1980 | NYY | 2.2 | 82.2 | 6.7 | .149 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 36.1 | 0 |
| 1981 | NYY | -0.2 | 20.8 | 4.6 | .173 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 26 | 0 |
| 1982 | NYY/ATL | 0.0 | 19.3 | 5.1 | .176 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 26.2 | 0 |
| 1983 | ATL | 0.2 | 27.8 | 7 | .181 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 24.8 | 0 |
| 1984 | ATL | -0.4 | 8.6 | 3.4 | .118 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 42.5 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
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 10,340 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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