Tony Watson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 224lb (190cm, 101kg)

Born: May 30, 1985 in Sioux City, IA us

Draft: Drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 23rd round of the 2003 MLB June Amateur Draft from Dallas Center Grimes HS (Grimes, IA), the Baltimore Orioles in the 17th round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Lincoln, NE) and the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 9th round of the 2007 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Lincoln, NE).

High School: Dallas Center Grimes HS (Grimes, IA)

School: University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Lincoln, NE)

Debut: June 8, 2011 (Age 26-009d, 19,973rd in major league history)
vs. ARI 0.2 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 28, 2021 (Age 36-121d)
vs. ARI 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2011 season

Agents: Boras Corporation • Previously: Select Sports Group

Full Name: Anthony Michael Watson

Nicknames: Watty or Tone Ranger

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.1

ERA

2.90

689

648.1

570

WHIP

1.083

Summary of 63 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 12 tying, 11 go ahead

4 Tms
PIT	41
SFG	17
LAA	3
LAD	2

Platoon
vs RHB	49
vs LHB	14

Home/Road
Away	33
Home	30

Outs
2	24
1	20
0	19

22 Opps
CHC	8
ARI	7
SDP	7
STL	6
COL	4
CIN	4
MIL	4
BAL	3
TOR	3
DET	2
NYM	2
PHI	2
LAD	2
OAK	1
TEX	1
LAA	1
KCR	1
PIT	1
ATL	1
BOS	1
WSN	1
CHW	1

61 Batters
Welington Castillo	2
Nolan Arenado	2
Rowdy Tellez	1
Chase Headley	1
Chris Iannetta	1
Brandon Phillips	1
Adam LaRoche	1
Nick Ahmed	1
Ryan Braun	1
Kyle Blanks	1
Alfonso Soriano	1
Nick Castellanos	1
Jake McCarthy	1
Mark Canha	1
J.D. Martinez	1
Todd Frazier	1
Trey Mancini	1
Ian Kinsler	1
Ian Happ	1
Matt Holliday	1
Steve Selsky	1
Jorge Soler	1
Rafael Furcal	1
Scott Hairston	1
Austin Riley	1
Javier Báez	1
Tommy Pham	1
Bryce Harper	1
Chris Taylor	1
Scott Van Slyke	1
Eduardo Escobar	1
Michael Conforto	1
Kris Bryant	1
Jhonny Peralta	1
Wilmer Flores	1
Edwin Encarnación	1
Mitch Moreland	1
Chris Davis	1
Rickie Weeks	1
Hunter Renfroe	1
Devin Mesoraco	1
Carlos Santana	1
Carlos Gómez	1
Jabari Blash	1
Bobby Dalbec	1
Paul Goldschmidt	1
Jonathan Schoop	1
Cody Ransom	1
Corey Patterson	1
Gerardo Parra	1
Nicky Delmonico	1
Marlon Byrd	1
Randal Grichuk	1
Carlos González	1
Albert Pujols	1
Jake Lamb	1
Cameron Rupp	1
Matt Carpenter	1
Max Moroff	1
Andrew Brown	1
Joey Gallo	1

18 Parks
PNC Pk (PIT)	19
Oracle Park (SFO)	10
Chase Field (PHO)	5
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	3
Am Fam Field (MIL)	3
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	3
Camden Yards (BAL)	3
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	3
Coors Fld (DEN)	3
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	2
Citi Field (NYC)	2
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Comerica Pk (DET)	1
Petco Pk (SAN)	1
Nationals Pk (WAS)	1

Where Hit
7	17
78	15
9	12
8	11
89	8

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	16
1	13
2	10
4	8
5	7
6	5
7+	4

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	52
2·HR gms	4
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	33
1--	12
-2-	5
12-	4
1-3	4
123	3
--3	2

107 Runs
RISP	18
0 on	33
1 on	19
2 on	8
3 on	3
Any on	30

Inning
4	2
5	1
7	17
8	26
9	16
Extra	1

4-6	3
7-end	60

RelScore
+4..	7
+3	1
+2	4
+1	5
Tied	4
-1	12
-2	16
-3	5
-4..	9

Ahead	17
Tied	4
Behind	42

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	13
1-1	11
1-2	7
3-2	6
2-2	6
1-0	5
0-1	5
0-2	3
2-1	3
2-0	3
3-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
LF	11
3B	9
2B	8
CF	7
1B	6
PH	6
RF	6
C	4
DH	3
SS	3

OrderPos
5th	13
4th	11
7th	8
3rd	7
6th	7
1st	6
9th	5
2nd	3
8th	3

Leverage
High Lev	20
Medium Lev	20
Low Lev	23

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2011-06-28	Corey Patterson	TOR		PIT	behind 4-7	b 7	0	---	5,(2-2) .LBCBX	1	7	8	9%	22%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2	2	2	2	2011-06-28	Edwin Encarnación	TOR		PIT	behind 5-7	b 7	0	---	7,(3-2) BFFBBFX	1	8	DH	14%	37%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
3	3	3	1	2011-08-02	Marlon Byrd	CHC	@	PIT	ahead 8-2	t 4	1	---	4,(2-1) BBSX	1	5	8	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
4	4	4	2	2011-08-02	Alfonso Soriano	CHC	@	PIT	ahead 9-2	t 4	2	---	6,(2-2) BCSFBX	1	7	7	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
5	5	5	1	2011-08-05	Kyle Blanks	SDP	@	PIT	ahead 9-4	t 5	1	---	5,(1-2) CBSFX	1	7	7	2%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
6	6	6	1	2011-08-25	Matt Holliday	STL		PIT	ahead 5-4	b 8	2	1-3	3,(1-1) CBX	3	4	7	11%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Jay Scores; A. Pujols Scores
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	2012-04-24	Carlos González	COL	@	PIT	behind 2-3	t 8	2	-2-	3,(1-1) .FBX	2	3	7	52%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); M. Scutaro Scores
8	8	2	1	2012-05-01	Rafael Furcal	STL		PIT	ahead 8-4	b 7	2	--3	2,(1-0) BX	2	1	6	2%	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); A. Craig Scores/unER; R. Furcal Scores/Team unER
9	9	3	1	2012-06-13	Chris Davis	BAL		PIT	ahead 5-1	b 7	0	1--	5,(1-2) FF>F1B1X	2	3	DH	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Hardy Scores
10	10	4	1	2012-07-13	Cody Ransom	MIL		PIT	tied 6-6	b 8	2	123	5,(2-2) BBFFX	4	7	6	35%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); R. Braun Scores; A. Ramírez Scores; R. Weeks Scores
11	11	5	1	2012-08-10	Chase Headley	SDP	@	PIT	behind 7-8	t 7	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	3	5	43%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); E. Cabrera Scores
2013	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	2013-04-12	Brandon Phillips	CIN	@	PIT	behind 3-5	t 7	2	1--	5,(2-2) BCFB+1X	2	4	4	31%	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); C. Heisey Scores
13	13	2	1	2013-04-30	Rickie Weeks	MIL		PIT	ahead 9-8	b 8	1	12-	4,(1-2) SC*BX	3	5	4	9%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); R. Braun Scores; J. Lucroy Scores
14	14	3	1	2013-05-11	Andrew Brown	NYM		PIT	behind 1-11	b 9	0	---	6,(3-2) .CBBBSX	1	7	7	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
15	15	4	1	2013-05-25	Carlos Gómez	MIL		PIT	behind 1-5	b 9	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	8	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
16	16	5	1	2013-07-07	Scott Hairston	CHC		PIT	tied 2-2	b 7	2	---	4,(2-1) .BBSX	1	9	PH	25%	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2014	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	2014-04-19	Ryan Braun	MIL	@	PIT	behind 5-7	t 7	1	---	3,(1-1) BSX	1	3	9	11%	25%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
18	18	2	1	2014-07-11	Devin Mesoraco	CIN		PIT	behind 3-5	b 8	2	---	4,(1-2) SBSX	1	5	2	10%	18%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
19	19	3	1	2014-07-22	Scott Van Slyke	LAD	@	PIT	behind 6-8	t 8	1	---	7,(3-2) .FBFFBBX	1	9	PH	10%	18%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
20	20	4	1	2014-07-27	Nolan Arenado	COL		PIT	behind 4-5	b 7	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	5	23%	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
21	21	5	1	2014-08-16	Adam LaRoche	WSN		PIT	behind 1-3	b 8	2	--3	2,(1-0) BX	2	4	3	41%	52%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); D. Span Scores
2015	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	2015-04-06	Todd Frazier	CIN		PIT	tied 2-2	b 8	1	1-3	3,(1-1) B>C.X	3	3	5	22%	97%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); B. Hamilton Scores; J. Votto Scores
23	23	2	1	2015-04-21	Welington Castillo	CHC	@	PIT	behind 5-8	t 8	0	---	3,(1-1) .BCX	1	7	2	6%	12%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
24	24	3	1	2015-06-30	J.D. Martinez	DET		PIT	behind 2-4	b 8	1	1--	2,(0-1) TX	2	6	9	39%	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); V. Martínez Scores
2016	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
25	25	1	1	2016-04-14	Nick Castellanos	DET	@	PIT	ahead 5-3	t 8	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	5	5	11%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Cabrera Scores
26	26	2	1	2016-04-22	Welington Castillo	ARI		PIT	behind 4-8	b 8	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	2	4%	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
27	27	3	1	2016-04-27	Gerardo Parra	COL		PIT	behind 7-8	b 8	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	1	8	30%	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
28	28	4	1	2016-06-05	Albert Pujols	LAA	@	PIT	behind 3-4	t 8	1	1--	3,(0-2) SFX	2	4	3	47%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); K. Calhoun Scores
29	29	5	1	2016-08-09	Jabari Blash	SDP	@	PIT	behind 3-6	t 9	0	---	4,(0-2) .SCFX	1	6	9	4%	7%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
30	30	6	1	2016-08-29	Jorge Soler	CHC		PIT	behind 5-6	b 9	1	---	4,(1-2) SFBX	1	5	7	47%	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
31	31	7	1	2016-09-06	Matt Carpenter	STL	@	PIT	behind 5-6	t 9	2	---	3,(0-2) .CFX	1	4	PH	36%	40%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
32	32	8	2	2016-09-06	Randal Grichuk	STL	@	PIT	tied 6-6	t 9	2	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	6	8	45%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Y. Molina Scores
33	33	9	3	2016-09-06	Jhonny Peralta	STL	@	PIT	ahead 8-6	t 9	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	5	5%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
34	34	10	1	2016-09-16	Steve Selsky	CIN		PIT	behind 6-9	b 10	0	---	2,(1-0) ...BX	1	2	9	5%	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2017	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
35	35	1	1	2017-04-15	Kris Bryant	CHC		PIT	behind 6-8	b 9	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	5	7%	12%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
36	36	2	1	2017-05-13	Nick Ahmed	ARI		PIT	behind 2-4	b 9	1	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	7	6	7%	12%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
37	37	3	1	2017-05-19	Cameron Rupp	PHI	@	PIT	ahead 4-2	t 9	0	1-3	1,(0-0) X	3	8	2	3%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); M. Franco Scores; F. Galvis Scores/unER
38	38	4	1	2017-05-29	Chris Iannetta	ARI	@	PIT	behind 1-3	t 9	2	1--	6,(3-2) .CBSBB>X	2	9	PH	36%	40%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); D. Descalso Scores
39	39	5	1	2017-06-06	Jonathan Schoop	BAL		PIT	behind 3-5	b 9	0	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	6	4	45%	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); C. Davis Scores
40	40	6	1	2017-06-07	Trey Mancini	BAL		PIT	behind 4-6	b 9	2	-2-	8,(2-2) .SBSBFFFX	2	1	PH	49%	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Hardy Scores
41	41	7	1	2017-06-18	Ian Happ	CHC	@	PIT	ahead 6-1	t 9	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	4	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
42	42	8	1	2017-08-08	Jake Lamb	ARI		LAD	behind 2-3	b 7	2	123	6,(1-2) FC*BFFX	4	3	5	50%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); C. Iannetta Scores; A. Rosales Scores; A. Pollock Scores
43	43	9	1	2017-08-16	Nicky Delmonico	CHW	@	LAD	ahead 3-2	t 8	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	4	7	12%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
2018	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
44	44	1	1	2018-05-11	Max Moroff	PIT		SFG	ahead 8-2	b 8	1	1-3	5,(3-1) CBB*BX	3	1	4	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); S. Rodríguez Scores; A. Frazier Scores
45	45	2	1	2018-07-11	Javier Báez	CHC	@	SFG	behind 3-4	t 7	0	---	2,(0-1) .CX	1	5	4	21%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
46	46	3	1	2018-07-14	Mark Canha	OAK	@	SFG	behind 2-3	t 7	0	1--	6,(3-2) .BBFCBX	2	9	PH	35%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Phegley Scores
47	47	4	1	2018-08-21	Michael Conforto	NYM		SFG	ahead 3-2	b 8	2	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	4	7	11%	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); J. McNeil Scores; W. Flores Scores
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
48	48	1	1	2019-04-23	Rowdy Tellez	TOR		SFG	behind 2-7	b 8	1	123	8,(3-2) FCBFBBFX	4	5	DH	17%	25%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); E. Sogard Scores; R. Ureña Scores; R. Grichuk Scores
49	49	2	1	2019-05-23	Austin Riley	ATL	@	SFG	behind 2-4	t 8	2	1--	3,(1-1) BCX	2	5	7	32%	42%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); D. Swanson Scores
50	50	3	1	2019-06-07	Chris Taylor	LAD	@	SFG	behind 0-2	t 8	1	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	1	8	10%	20%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
51	51	4	1	2019-06-11	Ian Kinsler	SDP	@	SFG	behind 4-6	t 8	2	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	6	4	9%	16%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
52	52	5	1	2019-07-03	Hunter Renfroe	SDP		SFG	behind 4-7	b 8	1	---	3,(1-1) BSX	1	5	7	6%	12%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
53	53	6	1	2019-07-06	Paul Goldschmidt	STL	@	SFG	behind 1-8	t 8	0	12-	3,(1-1) SBX	3	4	3	2%	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); J. Martínez Scores; P. DeJong Scores
54	54	7	1	2019-08-09	Bryce Harper	PHI	@	SFG	behind 5-6	t 7	0	12-	5,(2-2) FBFBX	3	1	9	34%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); A. Haseley Scores; S. Rodríguez Scores
55	55	8	1	2019-08-16	Eduardo Escobar	ARI		SFG	behind 2-7	b 8	0	---	2,(0-1) .CX	1	3	5	2%	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
56	56	9	2	2019-08-16	Wilmer Flores	ARI		SFG	behind 3-7	b 8	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	4	3%	6%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2020	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
57	57	1	1	2020-08-05	Nolan Arenado	COL		SFG	behind 2-4	b 7	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	4	5	14%	40%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
58	58	2	1	2020-09-26	Tommy Pham	SDP	@	SFG	ahead 3-2	t 9	0	-2-	3,(1-1) >B.SX	2	5	7	8%	97%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); E. Hosmer Scores
59	59	3	2	2020-09-26	Mitch Moreland	SDP	@	SFG	ahead 5-2	t 9	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	3	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
60	60	1	1	2021-04-14	Carlos Santana	KCR		LAA	ahead 3-1	b 7	2	-2-	3,(1-1) .CBX	2	4	3	9%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); S. Pérez Scores
61	61	2	1	2021-05-14	Bobby Dalbec	BOS		LAA	behind 2-3	b 7	1	1--	4,(1-2) CBTX	2	9	3	38%	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); H. Renfroe Scores
62	62	3	1	2021-05-26	Joey Gallo	TEX	@	LAA	behind 3-9	t 8	1	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	5	9	2%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); N. Lowe Scores
63	63	4	1	2021-09-28	Jake McCarthy	ARI	@	SFG	behind 1-5	t 7	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	8	8	3%	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)