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Bob Watson
Robert Jose Watson (Bull)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 205 lb.

MLB Debut September 9, 1966
Final Game September 30, 1984
Born April 10, 1946 in Los Angeles, CA
Died May 14, 2020 (age 74)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1968 22 WAA AL   39   48    3   11   2   0   0    1   0   0   13   10  .229  .393  .271  .664   103    13   0   0   0   0   1  
 1969           [Did not play]
 1970 24 WAA AL  106  193   20   55  15   2   4   28   0   1   18   30  .285  .350  .446  .796   108    86   0   1   3   2   9  
 1971 25 WAA AL  142  522   45  126  19   3   6   57   0   0   31   74  .241  .283  .324  .607    87   169   1   7   0   2  21  
 1972 26 TEA AL  162  603   74  179  25   3  22   93   0   0   43   88  .297  .354  .458  .812   121   276   1   6   2  14  14  MVP-12
 1973 27 TEA AL  162  607   80  170  19   1  18   89   0   0   83   98  .280  .367  .404  .771   107   245   0   9   3   6  14  
 1974 28 TEA AL  154  571   72  175  23   3  11   75   1   1   63   63  .306  .373  .415  .788   114   237   2   7   1   2  20  
 1975 29 TEA AL  138  531   65  158  26   3  17   97   0   2   42   56  .298  .351  .454  .804   111   241   0   5   8   4  15  
 1976 30 TEA AL  162  642   78  196  35   0  12  109   0   0   62   74  .305  .367  .416  .783   112   267   1   9   4   6  23  MVP-10
 1977 31 TEA AL  153  595   92  168  33   4  20  103   5   5   49   70  .282  .340  .452  .793   105   269   0   5   5   6  14  
 1978 32 TEA AL  138  510   60  141  30   9  18   71   1   2   49   57  .276  .347  .476  .824   112   243   0   3   5   8  23  
 1979 33 CHA AL   95  329   40  108  15   1  11   48   1   0   28   37  .328  .382  .480  .862   115   158   0   1   4   1  10  
 1980 34 SLN NL  107  363   60  124  27   0  11   51   3   1   37   40  .342  .399  .507  .905   126   184   0   4   2   0  14  
 1981 35 TEA AL   72  204   32   47   5   0  12   36   0   0   36   23  .230  .344  .431  .776   110    88   0   1   0   0   6  
 1982 36 BAA AL   13   29    7    3   0   0   2    7   0   0   10    3  .103  .317  .310  .627    84     9   0   2   0   0   1  
 1983 37 BAA AL   57  149   29   49  11   0   8   35   0   0   29   21  .329  .431  .564  .995   139    84   0   3   3   0   3  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 15 Seasons     1700 5896  757 1710 285  29 172  900  11  12  593  744  .290  .357  .436  .792        2569   5  63  40  51 188
 Per 600 PA           535   69  155  26   3  16   82   1   1   54   68                                 233   0   6   4   5  17
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With TEA     1428 5026  621 1426 232  28 140  759   7  11  489  643  .284  .350  .425  .774        2134   5  53  31  50 160
   With SLN      107  363   60  124  27   0  11   51   3   1   37   40  .342  .399  .507  .905         184   0   4   2   0  14
   With CHA       95  329   40  108  15   1  11   48   1   0   28   37  .328  .382  .480  .862         158   0   1   4   1  10
   With BAA       70  178   36   52  11   0  10   42   0   0   39   24  .292  .410  .522  .932          93   0   5   3   0   4
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1832 6185  802 1826 307  41 184  989  27  28  653  796  .295  .364  .447  .811        2767  11  65  98  48 173
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1968 22 WAA AL  21    6   4.4  24   5   0  .208   0    1    1 1.000    0    0  .000  OF   4(+2)e16   46   
 1969           [Did not play]
 1970 24 WAA AL  55   27   5.0  57  12   2  .211  11   15   11  .733   30    7  .811  C    4(+2)e16   29   
 1971 25 WAA AL  12   44   2.8  14   3   0  .214   4   41    9  .220    0    0  .000  OF   4(+3)e4  -136   
 1972 26 TEA AL  31   97   5.9   0   0   0  .000  23   56   23  .411    0    0  .000  1B   4e25      -29   
 1973 27 TEA AL  36   94   5.5   0   0   0  .000   2   22   10  .455    0    0  .000  1B   4e19      -81   
 1974 28 TEA AL  41   87   5.6   1   1   0 1.000   6   19    8  .421    0    0  .000  1B   4e14        6   
 1975 29 TEA AL  42   81   5.6   6   2   0  .333   2   15    9  .600    0    0  .000  1B   4e11      -66   
 1976 30 TEA AL  30   96   5.4   0   0   0  .000  12   35   21  .600    0    0  .000  1B   4e16      -52   
 1977 31 TEA AL  34   89   5.4   0   0   0  .000   4   17   13  .765    0    0  .000  1B   3e10      -66   
 1978 32 TEA AL  42   78   5.3   1   0   0  .000   9   46   27  .587    0    0  .000  1B   3e12       16   
 1979 33 CHA AL   6   58   6.8  15   7   1  .467   1    8    5  .625    0    0  .000  1B   4e21       25   
 1980 34 SLN NL  51   71   7.4  11   4   0  .364   9   18    6  .333    0    0  .000  1B   4e16       81   
 1981 35 TEA AL  74   31   5.1  12   2   1  .167   1   29   16  .552    0    0  .000  1B   4e4        74   
 1982 36 BAA AL  72    3   3.4   1   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  DH            -119   
 1983 37 BAA AL  78   38   9.7  14   5   0  .357   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  DH             128   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 15 Seasons          907   5.5 156  41   4  .263  84  322  159  .494   30    7  .811                 -25   3
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 22.9 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 22.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1968 22 WAA AL  LF     9    11     1    0    0  1.000     7    65.0   1.66
                 RF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     1     8.0   1.12
 1969           [Did not play]
 1970 24 WAA AL  C     43   169    13   11    2   .943    32   272.2   6.01
                 1B     4     6     0    0    0  1.000     0     8.0   6.75
                 2B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     4.1   2.08
                 LF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
                 SS     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.2   0.00
 1971 25 WAA AL  LF   127   201     8    3    0   .986   121  1066.0   1.76
                 RF     6     8     0    0    0  1.000     3    29.1   2.45
                 1B     9    26     3    1    6   .967     1    25.1  10.30
 1972 26 TEA AL  1B   162  1351    93   23  126   .984   162  1331.0   9.76
 1973 27 TEA AL  1B    81   658    45    1   75   .999    79   669.0   9.46
                 LF    32    46     1    1    1   .979    30   258.2   1.64
                 C      1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
 1974 28 TEA AL  1B    60   449    24    6   42   .987    59   484.1   8.79
                 LF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     3.1   0.00
 1975 29 TEA AL  1B    58   445    28    2   47   .996    57   471.1   9.03
                 3B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
 1976 30 TEA AL  1B   162  1311   108   12  118   .992   161  1441.1   8.86
 1977 31 TEA AL  1B    58   462    55    4   46   .992    58   511.2   9.09
 1978 32 TEA AL  1B   137  1144   104    9  120   .993   137  1196.1   9.39
 1979 33 CHA AL  1B    26   200    18    1   19   .995    22   190.1  10.31
 1980 34 SLN NL  1B    95   764    48    9   65   .989    90   799.2   9.14
 1981 35 TEA AL  1B    62   448    47    1   33   .998    58   467.0   9.54
 1982 36 BAA AL  1B     1     6     0    0    1  1.000     1     5.0  10.80
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 1B   915  7270   573   69  698   .991   885  7600.1   9.29
                 LF   171   259    10    4    1   .985   158  1395.0   1.74
                 C     44   170    13   11    2   .943    32   273.2   6.02
                 RF     7     9     0    0    0  1.000     4    37.1   2.17
                 2B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     4.1   2.08
                 3B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
                 SS     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.2   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1979 ALCS  CHA BOA   L    3  13  1  1  0  0  0   0  1  4  .077  .143  .077  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1968  WAA   59-103  Larry Cupp
 1970  WAA   72-90   Larry Cupp
 1971  WAA   74-88   Larry Cupp
 1972  TEA   74-88   Larry Cupp
 1973  TEA   65-97   Larry Cupp
 1974  TEA   95-67   Larry Cupp
 1975  TEA   88-74   Larry Cupp
 1976  TEA   88-74   Larry Cupp, Stu Blake
 1977  TEA   98-64   Stu Blake
 1978  TEA   75-87   Jim Sheehan
 1979  CHA   97-65   Ben Lea
 1980  SLN   88-74   Rob Tomlinson
 1981  TEA   82-80   Jim Sheehan
 1982  BAA   90-72   Mike Rescigno, Charlie Steinhice
 1983  BAA   74-88   Charlie Steinhice

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