Bob Watson Stats

Bob Watson was born on Wednesday, April 10, 1946, in Los Angeles, California. Watson was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 9, 1966, with the Houston Astros. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bob Watson baseball stats page.
"When the pressure builds up, it's like being on a bus in a mudhole. The harder you press the pedal, the further you sink in the mud." - Bob Watson (1980)

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Bob Watson

Bob Watson Autograph on a 1983 Topps (#572)

Bob Watson Autograph on a 1983 Topps (#572)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Robert Jose Watson
Nickname:   Bob or Bull
Born On:   04-10-1946
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Los Angeles, California
Zodiac:   Aries
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02
Player Weight Chart Weight:   205
First Game:   09-09-1966 (Age 20)
Last Game:   09-30-1984
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Bob Watson

Bob Watson Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Bob Watson

Bob Watson Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1966 Astros 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1967 Astros 6 14 1 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 .214 .214 .429
1968 Astros 45 140 13 32 7 0 2 0 8 13 1 32 0 1 1 6 .229 .297 .321
1969 Astros 20 40 3 11 3 0 0 0 3 6 0 5 0 0 2 0 .275 .396 .350
1970 Astros 97 327 48 89 19 2 11 2 61 24 1 59 1 6 4 10 .272 .324 .443
1971 Astros 129 468 49 135 17 3 9 0 67 41 5 56 1 2 2 14 .288 .347 .395
1972 Astros 147 548 74 171 27 4 16 0 86 53 5 83 2 5 8 6 .312 .378 .464
1973 Astros 158 573 97 179 24 3 16 1 94 85 8 73 1 3 4 18 .312 .403 .449
1974 Astros 150 524 69 156 19 4 11 0 67 60 9 61 1 5 3 14 .298 .370 .412
1975 Astros 132 485 67 157 27 1 18 0 85 40 10 50 0 5 3 11 .324 .375 .495
1976 Astros 157 585 76 183 31 3 16 1 102 62 10 64 2 9 4 12 .313 .377 .458
1977 Astros 151 554 77 160 38 6 22 1 110 57 11 69 1 4 7 8 .289 .360 .498
1978 Astros 139 461 51 133 25 4 14 0 79 51 16 57 0 11 4 18 .289 .357 .451
1979 Astros 49 163 15 39 4 0 3 0 18 16 1 23 1 2 0 3 .239 .304 .319
1979 Red Sox 84 312 48 105 19 4 13 0 53 29 7 33 0 1 5 10 .337 .401 .548
1980 Yankees 130 469 62 144 25 3 13 1 68 48 5 56 1 6 1 20 .307 .368 .456
1981 Yankees 59 156 15 33 3 3 6 0 12 24 2 17 0 0 0 10 .212 .317 .385
1982 Yankees 7 17 3 4 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .350 .412
1982 Braves 57 114 16 28 3 1 5 0 22 14 2 20 0 2 0 4 .246 .323 .421
1983 Braves 65 149 14 46 9 0 6 0 37 18 3 23 0 3 0 5 .309 .376 .490
1984 Braves 49 85 4 18 4 0 2 0 12 9 2 12 0 0 0 2 .212 .287 .329
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
19 Years 1,832 6,185 802 1,826 307 41 184 6 989 653 98 796 11 65 48 173 .295 .364 .447
Bob Watson

Bob Watson Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1967 Astros 1B 3 - - 24 8.0 23 21 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .958 0.00 -
1968 Astros OF 40 - - 52 1.3 46 46 0 6 0 n/a n/a n/a .885 0.00 -
1969 Astros 1B 5 - - 37 7.4 37 34 3 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1969 Astros C 1 - - 5 5.0 5 5 0 0 0 1 - - 1.000 0.00 -
1969 Astros LF 6 - - 7 1.2 7 7 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1970 Astros 1B 83 - - 740 8.9 734 695 39 6 54 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 -
1970 Astros C 6 - - 12 2.0 12 11 1 0 0 1 - - 1.000 0.00 -
1970 Astros LF 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1971 Astros 1B 45 - - 360 8.0 355 339 16 5 28 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 -
1971 Astros LF 87 - - 135 1.6 133 131 2 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1972 Astros 1B 2 - - 14 7.0 14 13 1 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1972 Astros LF 143 - - 229 1.6 224 218 6 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 -
1973 Astros 1B 26 - - 154 5.9 152 150 2 2 7 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1973 Astros C 3 - - 14 4.7 13 12 1 1 0 2 - - .929 0.00 -
1973 Astros LF 142 - - 288 2.0 279 271 8 9 0 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00 -
1974 Astros 1B 35 - - 101 2.9 101 96 5 0 7 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1974 Astros LF 140 - - 213 1.5 209 202 7 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 -
1975 Astros 1B 118 - - 1,154 9.8 1,146 1,077 69 8 106 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00 -
1975 Astros LF 9 - - 13 1.4 13 12 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1976 Astros 1B 155 - - 1,506 9.7 1,491 1,395 96 15 126 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1977 Astros 1B 146 - - 1,458 10.0 1,449 1,331 118 9 100 n/a n/a n/a .994 0.00 -
1978 Astros 1B 128 - - 1,078 8.4 1,069 974 95 9 63 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 -
1979 Astros 1B 44 - - 407 9.3 404 371 33 3 23 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00 -
1979 Red Sox 1B 58 - - 579 10.0 572 525 47 7 58 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
1980 Yankees 1B 104 - - 923 8.9 914 851 63 9 87 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1981 Yankees 1B 50 - - 393 7.9 392 367 25 1 42 n/a n/a n/a .997 0.00 -
1982 Yankees 1B 6 - - 40 6.7 40 40 0 0 5 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1982 Braves 1B 27 - - 214 7.9 214 206 8 0 18 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1982 Braves LF 2 - - 2 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1983 Braves 1B 34 - - 304 8.9 299 280 19 5 23 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 -
1984 Braves 1B 19 - - 180 9.5 177 165 12 3 17 n/a n/a n/a .983 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1B Totals 1,088 0 0 9,666 8.9 9,583 8,930 653 83 771 n/a n/a n/a .991 0.00 --
LF Totals 530 0 0 888 1.7 868 844 24 20 2 n/a n/a n/a .977 0.00 --
OF Totals 40 0 0 52 1.3 46 46 0 6 0 n/a n/a n/a .885 0.00 --
C Totals 10 0 0 31 3.1 30 28 2 1 0 4 n/a n/a .968 0.00 --
18 Years 1,722 - 0 10,637 6.2 10,527 9,848 679 110 773 4 n/a n/a .990 0.00 --
Bob Watson

Bob Watson Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1966 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1967 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 14.0 4.7 7.0 - - -
1968 Astros 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 70.0 4.4 17.5 - - -
1969 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 8.0 13.3 - - -
1970 Astros 1 1 .500 - - n/a 29.7 5.5 5.4 - - -
1971 Astros 0 3 .000 - - n/a 52.0 8.4 7.0 - - -
1972 Astros 1 1 .500 - - n/a 34.3 6.6 6.4 - - -
1973 Astros 1 4 .200 - - n/a 35.8 7.8 6.1 - - -
1974 Astros 3 4 .429 - - n/a 47.6 8.6 7.8 - - -
1975 Astros 3 5 .375 - - n/a 26.9 9.7 5.7 - - -
1976 Astros 3 3 .500 - - n/a 36.6 9.1 5.7 - - -
1977 Astros 5 0 1.000 - - n/a 25.2 8.0 5.0 - - -
1978 Astros 3 1 .750 - - n/a 32.9 8.1 5.8 - - -
1979 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 54.3 7.1 9.1 - - -
1979 Red Sox 3 2 .600 - - 26 24.0 9.5 5.9 - - -
1980 Yankees 2 1 .667 - - 21 36.1 8.4 6.9 - - -
1981 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - 6 26.0 9.2 13.0 - - -
1982 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - 1 0.0 0.0 5.7 - - -
1982 Braves 1 1 .500 - - n/a 22.8 5.7 5.2 - - -
1983 Braves 0 2 .000 - - n/a 24.8 6.5 4.0 - - -
1984 Braves 0 0 .000 - - n/a 42.5 7.1 7.1 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
19 Years 27 28 .491 - - 54 33.6 7.8 6.3 - - -
Bob Watson

Bob Watson Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1966 Houston Astros 38 Undetermined - -
1967 Houston Astros 11 Undetermined - -
1968 Houston Astros 27 Undetermined - -
1969 Houston Astros 27 Undetermined - -
1970 Houston Astros 8, 27 Undetermined - -
1971 Houston Astros 27 Undetermined - -
1972 Houston Astros 27 Undetermined - -
1973 Houston Astros 27 Undetermined Stats -
1974 Houston Astros 27 Undetermined - -
1975 Houston Astros 27 Undetermined Stats -
1976 Houston Astros 27 $105,500.00 - -
1977 Houston Astros 27 $150,000.00 - -
1978 Houston Astros 27 Undetermined - -
1979 Houston Astros 27 Undetermined - -
1979 Boston Red Sox 5 Undetermined - -
1980 New York Yankees 28 Undetermined - -
1981 New York Yankees 28 Undetermined - Stats
1982 New York Yankees 28 Undetermined - -
1982 Atlanta Braves 8 Undetermined - -
1983 Atlanta Braves 8 Undetermined - -
1984 Atlanta Braves 8 Undetermined - -


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