John Wathan

Positions: Catcher, First Baseman and Rightfielder

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)

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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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
1971	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A	KCR	107	437	362	68	97	15	6	4	50	11	5	61	60	.268	.383	.376	.758	136		8	3	3
1971	21	-0.3	San Jose	CALL	A	KCR	64	257	215	37	56	11	2	1	29	6	3	36	42	.261	.367	.344	.711	74		2	1	3
1971	21	0.2	Waterloo	MIDW	A	KCR	43	180	147	31	41	4	4	3	21	5	2	25	18	.279	.405	.422	.826	62		6	2	0
1972	22		3 Teams	3 Lgs	A-AA-AAA	KCR	82	294	253	39	72	12	2	4	20	5	4	35	36	.285	.372	.395	.768	100		1	4	1
1972	22	-2.9	Omaha	AA	AAA	KCR	18	54	51	8	15	1	1	0	2	2	2	2	4	.294	.321	.353	.674	18		0	1	0
1972	22	-0.8	Jacksonville	SOUL	AA	KCR	16	62	54	6	17	3	1	0	3	1	1	6	6	.315	.393	.407	.801	22		1	1	0
1972	22	0.6	San Jose	CALL	A	KCR	48	178	148	25	40	8	0	4	15	2	1	27	26	.270	.381	.405	.786	60		0	2	1
1973	23	0.1	Jacksonville	SOUL	AA	KCR	65	249	233	20	58	8	3	5	34	1	2	12	35	.249	.287	.373	.661	87		1	2	1
1974	24	1.3	Jacksonville	SOUL	AA	KCR	120	479	428	63	105	14	2	7	47	7	1	45	68	.245	.319	.336	.656	144		2	3	1
1975	25	0.4	Omaha	AA	AAA	KCR	104	399	360	42	109	14	4	8	46	2	1	33	48	.303	.361	.431	.792	155		1	3	2
1976	26	1.2	Omaha	AA	AAA	KCR	24	89	84	4	13	5	0	0	6	0	0	5	16	.155	.202	.214	.417	18		0	0	0
1976	26	-1.5	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	27	46	42	5	12	1	0	0	5	0	2	2	5	.286	.333	.310	.643	13	1	1	1	0	0
1977	27	-0.5	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	55	127	119	18	39	5	3	2	21	2	0	5	8	.328	.347	.471	.817	56	1	0	0	3	1
1978	28	0.5	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	67	203	190	19	57	10	1	2	28	2	1	3	12	.300	.320	.395	.715	75	5	4	3	3	1
1979	29	1.2	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	90	216	199	26	41	7	3	2	28	2	1	7	24	.206	.228	.302	.529	60	7	0	5	5	1
1980	30	2.0	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	126	510	453	57	138	14	7	6	58	17	3	50	42	.305	.377	.406	.783	184	19	3	3	1	6
1981	31	2.3	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	89	330	301	24	76	9	3	1	19	11	6	19	23	.253	.299	.312	.611	94	9	2	5	3	1
1982	32	3.2	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	121	502	448	79	121	11	3	3	51	36	9	48	46	.270	.343	.328	.671	147	26	2	3	1	0
1983	33	4.2	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	128	469	437	49	107	18	3	2	32	28	7	27	56	.245	.289	.314	.603	137	11	1	2	2	0
1984	34	5.3	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	97	196	171	17	31	7	1	2	10	6	6	21	34	.181	.271	.269	.540	46	6	0	4	0	0
1985	35	6.1	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	60	165	145	11	34	8	1	1	9	1	1	17	15	.235	.319	.324	.643	47	4	1	2	0	0
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 (10 seasons)					Majors		860	2764	2505	305	656	90	25	21	261	105	36	199	265	.262	.318	.343	.661	859	89	14	28	18	10
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		502	1947	1720	236	454	68	17	28	203	26	13	191	263	.264	.341	.372	.713	640		13	15	8
All Levels (15 Seasons)							1362	4711	4225	541	1110	158	42	49	464	131	49	390	528	.263	.327	.355	.682	1499		27	43	26	10

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		146	542	495	54	137	20	5	8	54	4	3	40	68	.277	.331	.386	.717	191		1	4	2
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		201	790	715	89	180	25	6	12	84	9	4	63	109	.252	.315	.354	.669	253		4	6	2
A (2 seasons)					Minors		155	615	510	93	137	23	6	8	65	13	6	88	86	.269	.382	.384	.766	196		8	5	4