John
Watson
 
Nickname: Dr.
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 200
 
Born: February 25, 1879 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1907   
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1902 23 CHA AL   2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
1903 24 CHA AL   2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP5 Min Ratings   2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP5 Max Ratings   2 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1904 25 CHA AL     58 58 58 45 45 45 39 37 38 42 42 42 57 57 57
1905 26 CHA AL $ 300,000   49 49 49 70 70 70 44 42 43 52 52 52 49 49 49
1906 27 CHA AL $ 300,000   52 52 53 88 88 88 44 42 43 68 68 68 52 52 52
1907 28 CHA AL $ 300,000   50 50 51 88 88 88 44 42 43 66 66 66 54 54 54
1908 29 CHA AL $ 300,000   48 48 48 82 82 82 36 34 35 62 62 62 50 50 50
1909 30 CHA AL $ 2,928,571   46 46 46 75 75 75 32 30 31 58 58 58 44 44 44
OOTP6 Min Ratings     46 46 46 45 45 45 32 30 31 42 42 42 44 44 44
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,928,571   58 58 58 88 88 88 44 42 43 68 68 68 57 57 57
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Outstanding Batter Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1902 23 AA   53 196 23 36 8 0 15 29 0 0 12 125 .184 .231 .454 .685 22.6  
    A   59 208 34 62 8 1 22 41 1 0 19 95 .298 .357 .663 1.020 46.6  
1903 24 A   107 390 68 116 20 0 36 79 1 0 35 176 .297 .355 .626 .981 82.0  
1904 25 AAA   75 287 53 98 15 1 24 63 1 0 41 93 .341 .424 .652 1.075 71.4  
    AA   46 182 25 56 6 1 15 32 1 0 22 40 .308 .382 .599 .981 39.5  
1905 26 CHA AL 98 325 39 71 11 0 16 37 0 1 21 122 .218 .266 .400 .666 34.8 5.7
1906 27 CHA AL 121 435 60 106 12 2 34 81 1 0 31 187 .244 .294 .515 .809 65.3 17.9
1907 28 CHA AL 128 455 61 94 9 1 29 79 1 1 63 170 .207 .300 .422 .722 61.0 14.8
1908 29 CHA AL 116 408 60 88 8 0 34 77 1 0 51 153 .216 .305 .485 .790 63.5 14.1
1909 30 CHA AL 97 323 39 69 8 1 15 55 1 1 32 111 .214 .284 .384 .668 36.0 5.0
5 Years Sim 560 1946 259 428 48 4 128 329 4 3 198 743 .220 .292 .446 .738 260.7 57.5
1 Years AAA 75 287 53 98 15 1 24 63 1 0 41 93 .341 .424 .652 1.076 71.4  
2 Years AA 99 378 48 92 14 1 30 61 1 0 34 165 .243 .306 .524 .830 62.1  
2 Years A 166 598 102 178 28 1 58 120 2 0 54 271 .298 .360 .639 .999 128.6  
5 Years Minors 340 1263 203 368 57 3 112 244 4 0 129 529 .291 .359 .607 .967 262.1  
162 Game Average 562 74 123 13 1 37 95 1 0 57 214 .220 .292 .446 .738 75.4  
Career Highs 128 455 61 106 12 2 34 81 1 1 63 187 .244 .305 .515 .809 65.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1389 190 302 32 3 99 238 4 2 142 529 .217 .290 .459 .748 196.7
vs LH   557 69 126 16 1 29 91 0 1 56 214 .226 .297 .415 .711 71.7
Home 280 932 122 207 19 2 56 147 2 1 103 341 .222 .301 .427 .728 126.9
Away 280 1014 137 221 29 2 72 182 2 2 95 402 .218 .283 .464 .747 141.5
RISP   498 0 121 16 2 34 204 0 0 51 181 .243 .309 .488 .797 78.2
Pinch Hitting   45 4 13 1 0 3 6 0 0 5 19 .289 .360 .511 .871 8.2
Close/Late   248 25 61 7 0 15 38 0 0 33 93 .246 .332 .456 .788 39.4
Mar/Apr 85 274 38 66 5 0 18 33 1 1 31 98 .241 .318 .456 .774 41.5
May 107 387 49 90 4 0 28 79 2 0 34 152 .233 .296 .460 .756 55.6
June 104 365 48 83 12 2 28 64 0 1 38 138 .227 .301 .501 .803 57.1
July 98 332 40 65 7 1 21 53 1 0 28 120 .196 .256 .413 .669 38.4
August 114 411 57 82 17 1 21 62 0 0 46 166 .200 .280 .399 .679 49.1
Sep/Oct 52 177 27 42 3 0 12 38 0 1 21 69 .237 .313 .458 .771 26.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1905 26 CHA AL C 85 80 720.0 492 61 11 0 .980 6.91 167 41 .246 2 4.2
    3B 1 1 9.0 2 1 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1906 27 CHA AL C 111 108 967.3 754 82 12 0 .986 7.78 198 53 .268 5 5.4
    3B 4 1 11.7 0 3 0 0 1.000 2.32 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1907 28 CHA AL C 111 111 978.3 844 74 7 0 .992 8.45 168 49 .292 1 5.9
    3B 12 12 101.0 4 21 0 1 1.000 2.23 0 0 .000 0 0.5
1908 29 CHA AL C 77 75 671.0 672 55 9 1 .988 9.75 121 33 .273 0 3.5
    3B 33 31 281.0 14 70 4 7 .955 2.69 0 0 .000 0 1.1
1909 30 CHA AL C 68 67 586.0 463 39 6 0 .988 7.71 72 23 .319 1 3.2
    3B 19 15 139.7 8 38 4 5 .920 2.96 0 0 .000 0 0.4
  C 452 441 3922.7 3225 311 45 1 .987 8.11 726 199 .274 9 22.3
  3B 69 60 542.3 28 133 8 13 .953 2.67 0 0 .000 0 2.1
Career Totals   521 501 4465.0 3253 444 53 14 .986 7.45 726 199 .274 9 24.4
Career Highs   123 123 1079.3 848 125 13 8 .993 7.86 198 53 .319 5  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1907 28 CHA AL 6 20 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .250 .318 .350 .668
Career Post-Season Batting 6 20 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .250 .318 .350 .668
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Slugging Pct
1906-3-.515
CAR-45-.446
OPS
1906-6-.809
Total Bases
1906-9-224
Homeruns
1905-7-16
1906-4-34
1907-6-29
1908-10-34
CAR-21-128
RBIs
1906-6-81
1907-10-79
1908-10-77
Walks
1907-6-63
Strikeouts
1905-9-122
1906-8-187
1907-9-170
CAR-19-743
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 33
   Hall of Fame Standards: 29
 
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 40th overall pick, by Chicago (A) in 1902
Injured on 4/23/1902 with a Sprained Ankle, out for 3 days