Bob Watson

Positions: First Baseman, Leftfielder and Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 201lb (183cm, 91kg)

Born: April 10, 1946 in Los Angeles, CA us

Died: May 14, 2020 in Houston, TX

Buried: Cremated

High School: Fremont HS (Los Angeles, CA)

School: Los Angeles Harbor College (Wilmington, CA)

Last Game: September 30, 1984 (Age 38-173d)
vs. SDP 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1968 season

Agents: Tom Reich

Full Name: Robert Jose Watson

Nicknames: Bull

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

28.2

6185

1826

184

.295

802

RBI

989

OBP

.364

SLG

.447

OPS

.811

OPS+

129

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1965	19	-1.8	Salisbury	WCRS	A	HOU	80	357	309	51	88	20	3	12	55	8	3	41	42	.285	.373	.485	.858	150		4	0	3
1966	20	-1.2	Cocoa	FLOR	A	HOU	105	402	348	56	105	21	8	10	55	2	4	45	48	.302	.384	.494	.878	172		4	1	4
1966	20	-7.3	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1967	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	HOU	137	560	499	91	137	18	7	19	75	6	2	49	69	.275	.347	.453	.800	226		8	1	3
1967	21	-5.5	Oklahoma City	PCL	AAA	HOU	41	158	148	18	39	4	2	5	15	0	1	8	25	.264	.310	.419	.729	62		2	0	0
1967	21	-2.6	Amarillo	TL	AA	HOU	96	402	351	73	98	14	5	14	60	6	1	41	44	.279	.362	.467	.829	164		6	1	3
1967	21	-6.5	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	6	14	14	1	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	3	.214	.214	.429	.643	6	1	0	0	0	0
1968	22	-3.9	Oklahoma City	PCL	AAA	HOU	20	86	76	14	30	7	2	5	16	0	1	9	16	.395	.465	.737	1.202	56		1	0	0
1968	22	-5.9	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	45	155	140	13	32	7	0	2	8	1	0	13	32	.229	.297	.321	.618	45	6	1	0	1	1
1969	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	HOU	87	356	319	60	116	18	4	11	58	3	4	29	39	.364	.421	.549	.970	175		4	2	2
1969	23	-2.7	Oklahoma City	AA	AAA	HOU	61	251	223	41	91	14	4	7	48	1	4	20	27	.408	.462	.601	1.063	134		4	2	2
1969	23	-1.3	Savannah	SOUL	AA	HOU	26	105	96	19	25	4	0	4	10	2	0	9	12	.260	.324	.427	.751	41		0	0	0
1969	23	-4.5	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	20	48	40	3	11	3	0	0	3	0	0	6	5	.275	.396	.350	.746	14	0	2	0	0	0
1969	23	1.9	Astros	FLIN	WRk	HOU	26	89	74	14	21	3	0	2	7	2	0	14	10	.284	.405	.405	.810	30		1	0	0
1970	24	-3.6	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	97	362	327	48	89	19	2	11	61	1	1	24	59	.272	.324	.443	.768	145	10	4	1	6	1
1971	25	-2.5	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	129	514	468	49	135	17	3	9	67	0	3	41	56	.289	.347	.395	.742	185	14	2	1	2	5
1972	26	-1.2	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	147	616	548	74	171	27	4	16	86	1	1	53	83	.312	.378	.464	.841	254	6	8	2	5	5
1973	27	-0.3	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	158	666	573	97	179	24	3	16	94	1	4	85	73	.312	.403	.449	.852	257	18	4	1	3	8
1974	28	0.9	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	150	593	524	69	156	19	4	11	67	3	4	60	61	.298	.370	.412	.782	216	14	3	1	5	9
1975	29	1.8	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	132	533	485	67	157	27	1	18	85	3	5	40	50	.324	.375	.495	.870	240	11	3	0	5	10
1976	30	2.4	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	157	662	585	76	183	31	3	16	102	3	3	62	64	.313	.377	.458	.835	268	12	4	2	9	10
1977	31	3.6	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	151	623	554	77	160	38	6	22	110	5	0	57	69	.289	.360	.498	.858	276	8	7	1	4	11
1978	32	4.2	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	139	527	461	51	133	25	4	14	79	3	1	51	57	.289	.357	.451	.808	208	18	4	0	11	16
1979	33		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	BOS	133	529	475	63	144	23	4	16	71	3	2	45	56	.303	.367	.470	.837	223	13	5	1	3	8
1979	33	5.2	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	84	347	312	48	105	19	4	13	53	3	2	29	33	.337	.401	.548	.949	171	10	5	0	1	7
1979	33	4.7	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	49	182	163	15	39	4	0	3	18	0	0	16	23	.239	.304	.319	.623	52	3	0	1	2	1
1980	34	6.0	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	130	525	469	62	144	25	3	13	68	2	1	48	56	.307	.368	.456	.825	214	20	1	1	6	5
1981	35	6.3	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	59	180	156	15	33	3	3	6	12	0	0	24	17	.212	.317	.385	.701	60	10	0	0	0	2
1982	36		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	NYY	64	150	131	19	32	6	1	5	25	1	1	17	20	.244	.327	.420	.747	55	5	0	0	2	2
1982	36	7.5	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	57	130	114	16	28	3	1	5	22	1	1	14	20	.246	.323	.421	.744	48	4	0	0	2	2
1982	36	7.2	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	7	20	17	3	4	3	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	.235	.350	.412	.762	7	1	0	0	0	0
1983	37	8.5	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	65	170	149	14	46	9	0	6	37	0	2	18	23	.309	.377	.490	.866	73	5	0	0	3	3
1984	38	9.5	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	49	94	85	4	18	4	0	2	12	0	0	9	12	.212	.287	.329	.617	28	2	0	0	0	2
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (19 seasons)					Majors		1832	6962	6185	802	1826	307	41	184	989	27	28	653	796	.295	.364	.447	.811	2767	173	48	11	65	98
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		429	1761	1551	272	476	84	24	57	259	19	14	173	214	.307	.381	.502	.884	779		21	4	12
Other (1 season)					Other		26	89	74	14	21	3	0	2	7	2	0	14	10	.284	.405	.405	.810	30		1	0	0
All Levels (20 Seasons)							2287	8812	7810	1088	2323	394	65	243	1255	48	42	840	1020	.297	.368	.458	.825	3576	173	70	15	77	98

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		122	495	447	73	160	25	8	17	79	1	6	37	68	.358	.414	.564	.978	252		7	2	2
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		122	507	447	92	123	18	5	18	70	8	1	50	56	.275	.354	.459	.812	205		6	1	3
A (2 seasons)					Minors		185	759	657	107	193	41	11	22	110	10	7	86	90	.294	.379	.490	.869	322		8	1	7