John Wathan stats

Last played for the Kansas City Royals, 1985

Catcher

Age 77 · 6' 2"

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John Wathan played 10 MLB seasons, 1976 to 1985.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
860
AB
2,505
R
305
H
656
HR
21
RBI
261
SB
105
AVG
.262

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.
1976KC2742512050.286
1977KC5511918392212.328
1978KC6719019572282.300
1979KC9019926412282.206
1980KC1264535713865817.305
1981KC89301247611911.252
1982KC1214487912135136.270
1983KC1284374910723228.245
1984KC9717117312106.181
1985KC601451134191.234

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

Career Postseason

GP
18
AB
34
R
3
H
5
HR
0
RBI
1
SB
0
AVG
.147

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
2,764
TB
859
XBH
136
HBP
14
IBB
10
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.
1976KC461311000
1977KC12756100100
1978KC20375134100
1979KC21660120100
1980KC510184273600
1981KC33094132100
1982KC502147172000
1983KC469137231000
1984KC19646100000
1985KC16547101000

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
3.7
RC
300.8
RC/27
4.20
ISOP
.081
SECA
.188
BB/K
0.75
AB/HR
119.3
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.
1976KC0.143.2.0240.00.400
1977KC0.920.36.6.1430.20.659.50
1978KC1.125.14.8.0950.10.3950
1979KC-1.413.82.2.0950.10.399.50
1980KC2.476.16.4.1020.21.275.50
1981KC-0.530.13.4.0600.10.83010
1982KC1.959.44.7.0580.21.0149.30
1983KC-0.444.13.5.0690.20.5218.50
1984KC-1.012.22.2.0880.20.685.50
1985KC0.616.43.9.0900.21.11450

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

Bio

Age
77 yearsOct 4, 1949
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1976
Birthplace
Cedar Rapids, IA

What were John Wathan's career stats?

John Wathan played 10 seasons for the Royals. He was a career .262 hitter with 656 hits, 21 home runs and 261 RBI. His best season was 1977: a .328 batting average, 2 home runs and 21 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

10 seasons, 7 postseasons, 1976 to 1985

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