John Wathan

Positions: Catcher, First Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 205lb (188cm, 92kg)

Born: October 4, 1949 in Cedar Rapids, IA us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (4th) of the 1971 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from University of San Diego (San Diego, CA).

High School: St. Augustine HS (San Diego, CA)

School: University of San Diego (San Diego, CA)

Debut: May 26, 1976 (Age 26-235d, 13,753rd in major league history)
vs. TEX 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 6, 1985 (Age 36-002d)
vs. OAK 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

Full Name: John David Wathan

Nicknames: Duke

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Relatives: Father of Dusty Wathan

1985 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.9

2505

656

.262

305

RBI

261

105

OBP

.318

SLG

.343

OPS

.661

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-17 / in Starts: 3-6
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 6 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 46 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	41 (16-17-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 46 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	28 (14-9-4)

Most Driven In
H McRae	2
T Poquette	1
J Quirk	1
F White	1
F Patek	0
A Cowens	0
J Wohlford	0
J Mayberry	0

Most Driven In By
A Otis	1
T Solaita	1
G Brett	1
H McRae	1
F White	0
T Poquette	0

1976 Batting Game Log

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1976 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	36 (35)	May 26 susp	KCR	@	TEX	L,4-5	8-GF(10)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	6.14	-0.347	19.27	-0.65%	-1.51	PR C
2	2	39 (2)	May 29 (1)	KCR	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9	.77	0.076	1.74	0.10%	0.57	C
3	3	42 (2)	May 31	KCR	@	OAK	L,1-10	7-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	9	.02	0.001	.04	0.00%	-0.02	PH C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	4	44 (1)	Jun 2	KCR	@	OAK	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	7	1.62	0.040	4.07	0.06%	-0.14	C
5	5	47 (2)	Jun 5 (2)	KCR		MIL	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.357	.357	.357	.714	7	.60	-0.021	1.45	-0.03%	-0.82	C
6	6	48	Jun 6	KCR		MIL	L,3-4	12-GF(14)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	3.33	-0.082	8.18	-0.12%	-0.22	C
7	7	50 (1)	Jun 8	KCR		DET	L,1-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	7						C
8	8	57 (6)	Jun 15	KCR	@	DET	W,21-7	6-GF(8)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.375	.333	.708	4	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.33	1B
9	9	60 (2)	Jun 19	KCR	@	CLE	L,0-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.375	.333	.708	8						PR C
10	10	61	Jun 20	KCR	@	CLE	L,8-11	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.350	.316	.666	9	.91	-0.042	2.05	-0.06%	0.45	C
11	11	64 (2)	Jun 23	KCR	@	TEX	L,5-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.316	.350	.316	.666	9						C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	12	87 (22)	Jul 17	KCR		BOS	W,2-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	1	.316	.350	.316	.666	8	2.74	-0.109	4.22	-0.10%	-0.59	PR C
13	13	89 (1)	Jul 19	KCR		BAL	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.316	.350	.316	.666	8						C
14	14	91 (1)	Jul 21	KCR		MIL	L,0-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.273	.606	8	.97	-0.033	1.57	-0.03%	-0.76	C
15	15	95 (3)	Jul 25	KCR	@	OAK	L,2-9	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.320	.261	.581	4	.28	-0.007	.63	-0.01%	-0.72	1B
16	16	98 (2)	Jul 28	KCR	@	CAL	W,3-2	12-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.320	.261	.581	9						PR
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	17	139 (40)	Sep 9	KCR		CAL	W,6-5	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.320	.261	.581	5						1B
18	18	140	Sep 10	KCR	@	MIN	L,3-18	5-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.333	.280	.613	7	.01	-0.001	.01	0.00%	1.00	C
19	19	141	Sep 11	KCR	@	MIN	W,8-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.280	.333	.280	.613	9						C
20	20	144 (2)	Sep 13 (2)	KCR	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.321	.387	.357	.744	9	1.78	0.289	4.05	0.40%	2.45	C
21	21	145	Sep 14	KCR	@	CHW	W,2-1	4-GF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.323	.382	.355	.737	7	.86	-0.049	2.30	-0.08%	-0.39	PH C
22	22	152 (6)	Sep 22	KCR		OAK	L,1-11	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.323	.382	.355	.737	9						C
23	23	154 (1)	Sep 24	KCR	@	TEX	W,2-1	10-GF(14)	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.389	.364	.753	9	2.25	0.026	2.06	0.01%	0.16	C
24	24	157 (2)	Sep 27	KCR	@	OAK	L,3-8	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.324	.378	.353	.731	9	.12	-0.003	.16	0.00%	-0.20	C
25	25	159 (1)	Sep 29	KCR	@	OAK	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.341	.316	.657	8	.36	-0.038	1.60	-0.10%	-0.92	C
26	26	160	Oct 1	KCR		MIN	L,3-4	GS-9	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.326	.300	.626	7	2.01	0.053	.00	0.00%	0.22	C
27	27	161	Oct 2	KCR		MIN	L,2-3	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.333	.310	.643	6	.59	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.09	1B
							10-17		46	42	5	12	1	0	0	5	2	0	5	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	.286	.333	.310	.643		1.16	-0.255	2.24	-0.61%	-1.21

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