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Bob Watson

Robert Jose Watson (Bull)

Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 201 lb.

Born: April 10, 1946 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Fremont HS (Los Angeles, CA)
Signed
by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent in 1965. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1966
Teams (by GP): Astros/Yankees/Braves/RedSox 1966-1984
Agents: Tom Reich [*]
Final Game: September 30, 1984
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1966 20 HOU NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 21 HOU NL 6 14 14 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 .214 .214 .429 .643 83 6 1 0 0 0 0 /3
1968 22 HOU NL 45 155 140 13 32 7 0 2 8 1 0 13 32 .229 .297 .321 .618 89 45 6 1 0 1 1 7/9
1969 23 HOU NL 20 48 40 3 11 3 0 0 3 0 0 6 5 .275 .396 .350 .746 113 14 0 2 0 0 0 /732
1970 24 HOU NL 97 362 327 48 89 19 2 11 61 1 1 24 59 .272 .324 .443 .768 108 145 10 4 1 6 1 3/27
1971 25 HOU NL 129 514 468 49 135 17 3 9 67 0 3 41 56 .288 .347 .395 .742 113 185 14 2 1 2 5 73/9
1972 26 HOU NL 147 616 548 74 171 27 4 16 86 1 1 53 83 .312 .378 .464 .841 141 254 6 8 2 5 5 *7/3
1973 27 HOU NL 158 666 573 97 179 24 3 16 94 1 4 85 73 .312 .403 .449 .852 137 257 18 4 1 3 8 *73/2 AS,MVP-21
1974 28 HOU NL 150 593 524 69 156 19 4 11 67 3 4 60 61 .298 .370 .412 .782 124 216 14 3 1 5 9 *73
1975 29 HOU NL 132 533 485 67 157 27 1 18 85 3 5 40 50 .324 .375 .495 .870 149 240 11 3 0 5 10 *3/7 AS,MVP-20
1976 30 HOU NL 157 662 585 76 183 31 3 16 102 3 3 62 64 .313 .377 .458 .835 147 268 12 4 2 9 10 *3 MVP-11
1977 31 HOU NL 151 623 554 77 160 38 6 22 110 5 0 57 69 .289 .360 .498 .858 138 276 8 7 1 4 11 *3
1978 32 HOU NL 139 527 461 51 133 25 4 14 79 3 1 51 57 .289 .357 .451 .808 133 208 18 4 0 11 16 *3
1979 33 TOT MLB 133 529 475 63 144 23 4 16 71 3 2 45 56 .303 .367 .469 .837 124 223 13 5 1 3 8 3D
1979 33 HOU NL 49 182 163 15 39 4 0 3 18 0 0 16 23 .239 .304 .319 .623 75 52 3 0 1 2 1 3
1979 33 BOS AL 84 347 312 48 105 19 4 13 53 3 2 29 33 .337 .401 .548 .949 148 171 10 5 0 1 7 3D
1980 34 NYY AL 130 525 469 62 144 25 3 13 68 2 1 48 56 .307 .368 .456 .825 127 214 20 1 1 6 5 3D
1981 35 NYY AL 59 180 156 15 33 3 3 6 12 0 0 24 17 .212 .317 .385 .701 104 60 10 0 0 0 2 3/D
1982 36 TOT MLB 64 150 131 19 32 6 1 5 25 1 1 17 20 .244 .327 .420 .747 105 55 5 0 0 2 2 3/7D
1982 36 NYY AL 7 20 17 3 4 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 .235 .350 .412 .762 111 7 1 0 0 0 0 /3D
1982 36 ATL NL 57 130 114 16 28 3 1 5 22 1 1 14 20 .246 .323 .421 .744 104 48 4 0 0 2 2 3/7
1983 37 ATL NL 65 170 149 14 46 9 0 6 37 0 2 18 23 .309 .376 .490 .866 131 73 5 0 0 3 3 3
1984 38 ATL NL 49 94 85 4 18 4 0 2 12 0 0 9 12 .212 .287 .329 .617 69 28 2 0 0 0 2 3
19 Yrs 1832 6962 6185 802 1826 307 41 184 989 27 28 653 796 .295 .364 .447 .811 129 2767 173 48 11 65 98
162 Game Avg. 162 616 547 71 161 27 4 16 87 2 2 58 70 .295 .364 .447 .811 129 245 15 4 1 6 9
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
HOU (14 yrs) 1381 5496 4883 640 1448 241 30 139 782 21 22 508 635 .297 .364 .444 .808 130 2166 121 42 10 53 77
ATL (3 yrs) 171 394 348 34 92 16 1 13 71 1 3 41 55 .264 .338 .428 .766 107 149 11 0 0 5 7
NYY (3 yrs) 196 725 642 80 181 31 6 19 83 2 1 75 73 .282 .355 .438 .793 121 281 31 1 1 6 7
BOS (1 yr) 84 347 312 48 105 19 4 13 53 3 2 29 33 .337 .401 .548 .949 148 171 10 5 0 1 7
NL (17 yrs) 1552 5890 5231 674 1540 257 31 152 853 22 25 549 690 .294 .362 .443 .805 129 2315 132 42 10 58 84
AL (4 yrs) 280 1072 954 128 286 50 10 32 136 5 3 104 106 .300 .370 .474 .844 130 452 41 6 1 7 14

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1966 20 HOU NL 1 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .477 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $
1967 21 HOU NL 6 14 -0 0 -0 0 -0 -1 -0.1 0 -0 0.0 .486 .499 0.0 -0.0 -0 $ /3
1968 22 HOU NL 45 155 -0 2 -1 -7 -2 -8 -0.9 5 -3 -0.4 .478 .494 0.4 -1.0 4 $ 7/9
1969 23 HOU NL 20 48 1 0 0 1 -1 2 0.2 2 3 0.4 .510 .501 0.2 0.1 2 $ /732
1970 24 HOU NL 97 362 3 0 -1 -9 -4 -12 -1.1 10 -2 -0.1 .487 .492 0.7 -1.3 8 $ 3/27
1971 25 HOU NL 129 514 7 -2 -1 -4 -7 -7 -0.8 15 8 0.7 .493 .495 1.1 -1.2 12 $ 73/9
1972 26 HOU NL 147 616 27 2 2 -16 -7 8 1.0 18 25 2.7 .506 .505 4.4 -2.5 41 $ *7/3
1973 27 HOU NL 158 666 32 -1 -0 1 -8 24 2.6 19 43 4.5 .516 .516 4.4 -0.8 42 $ *73/2 AS,MVP-21
1974 28 HOU NL 150 593 16 -2 -1 -15 -8 -11 -1.2 17 6 0.5 .492 .493 2.1 -2.6 22 $ *73
1975 29 HOU NL 132 533 31 -3 0 -7 -8 14 1.5 15 30 3.0 .512 .509 3.8 -1.5 36 $ *3/7 AS,MVP-20
1976 30 HOU NL 157 662 35 -3 -1 -15 -9 7 0.9 19 27 2.8 .505 .505 4.3 -2.6 42 $ *3 MVP-11
1977 31 HOU NL 151 623 26 1 1 8 -9 26 2.8 18 44 4.5 .518 .517 3.7 -0.1 37 $150,000 *3
1978 32 HOU NL 139 527 16 -2 -2 6 -7 10 1.3 16 26 2.8 .508 .507 2.0 -0.1 20 $ *3
1979 33 HOU NL 49 182 -2 -0 0 2 -2 -3 -0.3 5 2 0.2 .493 .498 0.0 -0.0 0 $ 3
1979 33 BOS AL 84 347 22 1 -1 -3 -6 13 1.4 11 24 2.4 .515 .508 2.7 -0.8 27 $ 3D
1980 34 NYY AL 130 525 18 1 -3 -2 -9 5 0.7 16 21 2.2 .504 .503 2.3 -0.9 22 $570,000 3D
1981 35 NYY AL 59 180 -1 -1 -2 -0 -4 -7 -0.7 6 -1 -0.2 .487 .495 -0.1 -0.4 -1 $570,000 3/D
1982 36 NYY AL 7 20 0 -0 -0 -1 -0 -1 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .479 .499 0.0 -0.1 -0 $570,000 /3D
1982 36 ATL NL 57 130 -0 -0 -0 -2 -2 -4 -0.3 4 0 0.1 .493 .498 0.2 -0.3 2 $ 3/7
1983 37 ATL NL 65 170 5 -0 -0 -5 -2 -3 -0.3 5 2 0.2 .495 .498 0.8 -0.8 8 $300,000 3
1984 38 ATL NL 49 94 -5 -0 0 -0 -1 -6 -0.7 3 -3 -0.4 .486 .496 -0.4 -0.1 -3 $300,000 3
19 Seasons 1832 6962 230 -7 -12 -67 -97 47 5.8 206 253 25.8 .503 .501 32.6 -17.1 320 $2,460,000
Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
HOU (14 yrs) 1381 5496 190 -6 -5 -54 -74 50 5.9 161 210 21.6 .504 .502 27.1 -13.7 265 $150,000
ATL (3 yrs) 171 394 0 -1 -0 -7 -4 -13 -1.4 12 -0 -0.1 .492 .497 0.6 -1.2 7 $600,000
NYY (3 yrs) 196 725 17 -1 -5 -3 -13 -3 -0.2 22 19 1.9 .498 .499 2.2 -1.4 21 $1,710,000
BOS (1 yr) 84 347 22 1 -1 -3 -6 13 1.4 11 24 2.4 .515 .508 2.7 -0.8 27 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1966 20 HOU NL 1 1 0 0.0 90 .000 .000 .256 .000 .314 .000 .386 .000 .700 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1967 21 HOU NL 14 12 1 2.2 87 .200 .214 .254 .214 .315 .429 .372 .643 .688 83 .261 -0.4 -0.1 .500 .214 .214 .0
1968 22 HOU NL 155 115 13 3.1 79 .280 .229 .249 .297 .307 .321 .351 .618 .657 89 .429 -1.6 -0.2 .526 .193 .093 1.3
1969 23 HOU NL 48 29 6 5.5 93 .314 .275 .257 .396 .327 .350 .381 .746 .708 113 .628 1.3 0.1 .759 .225 .075
1970 24 HOU NL 362 256 46 4.8 100 .297 .272 .262 .324 .334 .443 .401 .768 .735 108 .517 3.5 0.3 .695 .245 .171 1.8
1971 25 HOU NL 514 353 62 4.7 90 .311 .288 .256 .347 .322 .395 .375 .742 .697 113 .568 8.0 0.8 .643 .188 .107 .0
1972 26 HOU NL 616 391 100 6.9 90 .341 .312 .254 .378 .322 .464 .376 .841 .698 141 .726 30.1 3.1 .820 .248 .151 1.9
1973 27 HOU NL 666 420 104 6.7 96 .335 .312 .261 .403 .330 .449 .389 .852 .719 137 .693 32.6 3.3 .825 .279 .136 1.9
1974 28 HOU NL 593 392 80 5.5 90 .317 .298 .256 .370 .328 .412 .371 .782 .698 124 .616 17.9 1.8 .720 .227 .115 4.7
1975 29 HOU NL 533 349 87 6.7 89 .329 .324 .256 .375 .325 .495 .370 .870 .695 149 .692 31.3 3.2 .817 .249 .171 5.1
1976 30 HOU NL 662 428 102 6.4 84 .325 .313 .252 .377 .317 .458 .359 .835 .676 147 .695 37.1 3.8 .801 .251 .145 5.1
1977 31 HOU NL 623 407 102 6.8 95 .296 .289 .258 .360 .324 .498 .394 .858 .718 138 .667 29.8 2.9 .858 .321 .209 8.1
1978 32 HOU NL 527 358 72 5.4 88 .297 .289 .252 .357 .319 .451 .371 .808 .690 133 .614 22.1 2.3 .764 .278 .163 4.9
1979 33 TOT MLB 529 350 82 6.3 103 .315 .303 .271 .367 .337 .469 .408 .837 .745 124 .637 16.0 1.5 .792 .263 .166 5.1
1979 33 HOU NL 182 130 16 3.3 95 .259 .239 .262 .304 .326 .319 .388 .623 .715 75 .372 -5.2 -0.5 .535 .178 .080 .0
1979 33 BOS AL 347 220 66 8.0 107 .345 .337 .277 .401 .342 .548 .419 .949 .761 148 .725 21.2 2.0 .941 .308 .212 4.9
1980 34 NYY AL 525 353 75 5.7 97 .323 .307 .267 .368 .329 .456 .396 .825 .724 127 .598 18.7 1.8 .763 .254 .149 3.5
1981 35 NYY AL 180 133 17 3.4 87 .203 .212 .254 .317 .318 .385 .369 .701 .687 104 .420 0.5 0.0 .632 .327 .173 .0
1982 36 TOT MLB 150 107 17 4.3 98 .250 .244 .269 .327 .333 .420 .394 .747 .726 105 .502 1.0 0.1 .686 .305 .176 1.7
1982 36 NYY AL 20 14 2 3.8 97 .235 .235 .262 .350 .325 .412 .399 .762 .724 111 .419 0.5 0.0 .714 .353 .176
1982 36 ATL NL 130 93 15 4.4 98 .253 .246 .270 .323 .334 .421 .393 .744 .727 104 .515 0.5 0.0 .681 .298 .175 1.7
1983 37 ATL NL 170 113 26 6.2 103 .325 .309 .272 .376 .342 .490 .404 .866 .746 131 .666 7.1 0.7 .809 .289 .181 .0
1984 38 ATL NL 94 69 8 3.1 99 .225 .212 .271 .287 .337 .329 .394 .617 .732 69 .369 -3.8 -0.4 .536 .224 .118 .0
19 Yrs 6962 4636 1000 5.8 93 .312 .295 .259 .364 .326 .447 .382 .811 .707 129 .634 250.8 25.3 .760 .258 .152 47.1
162 Game Avg. 616 410 88 5.8 93 .312 .295 .259 .364 .326 .447 .382 .811 .707 129 .634 22 2 .760 .258 .152 4
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
HOU (14 yrs) 5496 3641 791 5.9 91 .315 .297 .256 .364 .324 .444 .377 .808 .701 130 .642 206.2 20.9 .759 .251 .147 36.5
ATL (3 yrs) 394 275 49 4.8 100 .277 .264 .271 .338 .338 .428 .398 .766 .736 107 .559 3.7 0.4 .696 .276 .164 1.9
NYY (3 yrs) 725 500 94 5.1 95 .291 .282 .263 .355 .326 .438 .389 .793 .715 121 .556 19.7 1.9 .726 .274 .156 3.6
BOS (1 yr) 347 220 66 8.0 107 .345 .337 .277 .401 .342 .548 .419 .949 .761 148 .725 21.2 2.0 .941 .308 .212 4.9
NL (17 yrs) 5890 3916 840 5.8 92 .312 .294 .257 .362 .325 .443 .378 .805 .703 129 .637 210.0 21.3 .754 .253 .148 38.4
AL (4 yrs) 1072 720 160 6.0 99 .309 .300 .268 .370 .331 .474 .399 .844 .730 130 .621 40.8 4.0 .792 .285 .174 8.6

Postseason Batting

Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1980 34 NYY AL ALCS KCR L 3 12 12 0 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .917 1.417 11 0 0 0 0 0
1981 35 NYY AL ALDS MIL W 5 17 16 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .438 .471 .438 .908 7 0 0 0 0 0
1981 35 NYY AL ALCS OAK W 3 12 12 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 3 0 0 0 0 0
1981 35 NYY AL WS LAD L 6 26 22 2 7 1 0 2 7 0 0 3 0 .318 .385 .636 1.021 14 0 0 0 1 0
2 Yrs (4 Series) 17 67 62 4 23 4 1 2 9 0 0 4 2 .371 .403 .565 .968 35 0 0 0 1 0
1 ALDS 5 17 16 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .438 .471 .438 .908 7 0 0 0 0 0
2 ALCS 6 24 24 0 9 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 .375 .375 .583 .958 14 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 6 26 22 2 7 1 0 2 7 0 0 3 0 .318 .385 .636 1.021 14 0 0 0 1 0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1973 HOU NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 HOU NL 29 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs (2 GP) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1966 20 HOU NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1967 21 HOU NL 14 7.1% 21.4% 0.0% 7.1% 33% 4.7 14.0 7.0 5.00 71%
1968 22 HOU NL 155 1.3% 20.7% 8.4% 5.8% 28% 2.46 4.4 70.0 17.5 1.50 69%
1969 23 HOU NL 48 0.0% 10.4% 12.5% 6.3% 27% 0.83 8.0 13.3 0.85 73%
1970 24 HOU NL 362 3.0% 16.3% 6.6% 8.8% 36% 2.46 5.5 29.7 5.4 1.37 73%
1971 25 HOU NL 514 1.8% 10.9% 8.0% 5.6% 22% 1.37 8.4 52.0 7.0 1.85 79%
1972 26 HOU NL 616 2.6% 13.5% 8.6% 7.6% 28% 1.57 6.6 34.3 6.4 1.66 74%
1973 27 HOU NL 666 2.4% 11.0% 12.8% 6.5% 24% 0.86 7.8 35.8 6.1 1.63 73%
1974 28 HOU NL 593 1.9% 10.3% 10.1% 5.7% 22% 1.02 8.6 47.6 7.8 1.28 77%
1975 29 HOU NL 533 3.4% 9.4% 7.5% 8.6% 29% 1.25 9.7 26.9 5.7 1.12 79%
1976 30 HOU NL 662 2.4% 9.7% 9.4% 7.6% 27% 1.03 9.1 36.6 5.7 1.05 78%
1977 31 HOU NL 623 3.5% 11.1% 9.2% 10.6% 41% 1.21 8.0 25.2 5.0 1.04 75%
1978 32 HOU NL 527 2.7% 10.8% 9.7% 8.2% 32% 1.12 8.1 32.9 5.8 1.03 76%
1979 33 TOT MLB 529 3.0% 10.6% 8.5% 8.1% 30% 1.24 8.5 29.7 6.7 1.18 77%
1979 33 HOU NL 182 1.7% 12.6% 8.8% 3.9% 18% 1.44 7.1 54.3 9.1 0.96 76%
1979 33 BOS AL 347 3.8% 9.5% 8.4% 10.4% 34% 1.14 9.5 24.0 5.9 1.32 77%
1980 34 NYY AL 525 2.5% 10.7% 9.1% 7.8% 29% 1.17 8.4 36.1 6.9 1.08 77%
1981 35 NYY AL 180 3.3% 9.4% 13.3% 6.7% 36% 0.71 9.2 26.0 13.0 1.42 74%
1982 36 TOT MLB 150 3.3% 13.3% 11.3% 8.0% 38% 1.18 6.6 26.2 5.2 1.10 72%
1982 36 NYY AL 20 0.0% 0.0% 15.0% 15.0% 75% 0.00 5.7 2.50 85%
1982 36 ATL NL 130 3.9% 15.4% 10.8% 6.9% 32% 1.43 5.7 22.8 5.2 0.95 70%
1983 37 ATL NL 170 3.5% 13.5% 10.6% 8.8% 33% 1.28 6.5 24.8 4.0 0.74 72%
1984 38 ATL NL 94 2.1% 12.8% 9.6% 6.4% 33% 1.33 7.1 42.5 7.1 1.32 76%
19 Yrs 6962 2.6% 11.4% 9.4% 7.6% 29% 1.22 7.8 33.6 6.3 1.25 76%
MLB Averages 2.0% 13.8% 8.5% 6.2% 27% 1.63 6.5 45.4 8.8 1.10 74%
PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1966 20 HOU NL -0.3 -0.0 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 .02 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.0 0.37 -0.2 0.02 1
1967 21 HOU NL -0.4 -0.1 7 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 .85 -0.1 0.1 -1.0 -0.1 1.11 -1.3 0.97 3
1968 22 HOU NL -1.6 -0.2 160 -1.0 2.5 -3.5 1.15 0.1 -1.0 -8.1 -0.9 1.03 -1.1 0.48 5
1969 23 HOU NL 1.3 0.1 48 0.3 1.1 -0.8 1.23 0.2 0.1 1.6 0.2 0.95 0.7 1.62 6
1970 24 HOU NL 3.5 0.3 367 0.9 7.7 -6.8 1.11 0.5 0.4 6.3 0.6 1.00 2.8 2.29 13
1971 25 HOU NL 7.4 0.8 510 2.6 11.4 -8.9 1.13 1.4 0.9 19.6 2.1 0.96 15.0 3.08 2
1972 26 HOU NL 30.1 3.1 624 5.6 15.2 -9.6 1.07 3.6 1.7 51.4 5.3 1.02 38.5 1.47 2
1973 27 HOU NL 32.6 3.3 675 3.4 14.9 -11.5 1.09 3.9 -0.8 46.5 4.7 0.99 43.3 1.09 2
1974 28 HOU NL 17.2 1.8 610 2.1 12.1 -10.0 1.07 1.3 0.7 15.4 1.6 0.98 16.0 2.97 8
1975 29 HOU NL 30.6 3.1 550 4.2 13.0 -8.8 1.12 3.3 0.4 40.8 4.3 1.01 36.6 1.63 8
1976 30 HOU NL 37.1 3.8 685 3.3 14.1 -10.8 1.07 3.6 -0.5 37.8 4.1 1.01 37.7 2.19 3
1977 31 HOU NL 29.8 2.9 633 3.4 14.2 -10.9 1.12 2.8 0.1 45.5 4.6 0.97 34.7 2.03 5
1978 32 HOU NL 22.1 2.3 534 1.7 11.9 -10.2 1.18 1.7 -0.3 18.4 2.0 1.02 17.5 2.26 9
1979 33 TOT MLB 16.0 1.5 545 1.6 10.7 -9.0 1.01 1.9 -0.3 26.8 2.4 0.96 24.4 1.49 6
1979 33 HOU NL -5.2 -0.5 184 -0.0 3.6 -3.7 1.13 -0.2 0.2 -3.2 -0.3 0.98 -3.2 1.43 5
1979 33 BOS AL 21.2 2.0 361 1.7 7.0 -5.4 .96 2.1 -0.4 30.0 2.8 0.95 27.6 1.80 1
1980 34 NYY AL 18.7 1.8 536 2.0 10.8 -8.8 1.03 0.9 1.0 19.0 1.9 0.96 12.9 1.68 12
1981 35 NYY AL 0.5 0.0 180 -1.5 2.1 -3.6 .97 -0.4 -1.2 -9.3 -1.0 0.99 -3.4 1.88 13
1982 36 TOT MLB 1.0 0.1 152 0.7 3.8 -3.1 1.30 0.2 0.3 2.3 0.2 1.12 2.7 2.38 25
1982 36 NYY AL 0.5 0.0 20 -0.0 0.3 -0.3 .86 -0.0 0.0 1.4 0.1 0.97 0.3 1.22 1
1982 36 ATL NL 0.5 0.0 132 0.7 3.5 -2.8 1.37 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.1 1.14 2.4 2.43 24
1983 37 ATL NL 7.1 0.7 174 1.9 5.9 -4.0 1.48 0.7 0.6 9.7 1.0 1.10 7.8 3.11 27
1984 38 ATL NL -3.8 -0.4 94 -0.5 1.9 -2.4 1.35 -0.4 0.1 -4.7 -0.5 1.02 -2.7 2.27 29
19 Yrs 248.8 25.1 7085 30.6 153.4 -122.8 1.11 25.1 2.5 317.8 32.4 1.00 282.0 2.19 179
BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1966 20 HOU NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 21 HOU NL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 22 HOU NL 4 0 25% 57 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 55% 5 4 1 2 1 1 4 0 4
1969 23 HOU NL 0 0 16% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
1970 24 HOU NL 4 0 35% 117 1 1 50% 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 3 61% 14 7 7 7 2 5 12 3 8
1971 25 HOU NL 4 0 24% 198 0 3 0% 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 5 13 44% 30 20 10 5 2 3 11 4 7
1972 26 HOU NL 5 0 27% 265 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 23 46% 39 24 15 4 3 1 22 6 14
1973 27 HOU NL 10 0 32% 336 1 4 20% 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 20 48% 50 36 13 14 7 7 28 4 24
1974 28 HOU NL 7 0 28% 249 3 4 43% 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 16 44% 38 27 11 7 3 4 10 1 9
1975 29 HOU NL 10 0 27% 215 3 5 38% 2 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 9 19 40% 36 26 8 6 2 4 16 5 11
1976 30 HOU NL 11 0 26% 276 3 3 50% 3 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 6 19 39% 37 23 13 12 7 5 22 9 10
1977 31 HOU NL 6 0 27% 211 5 0 100% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 9 49% 30 18 11 8 2 6 17 7 10
1978 32 HOU NL 5 0 21% 197 3 1 75% 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 6 30% 28 23 4 8 5 3 11 3 7
1979 33 TOT MLB 12 0 26% 217 3 2 60% 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 19 41% 24 21 3 8 3 5 19 6 13
1979 33 HOU NL 6 0 23% 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 43% 7 6 1 1 0 1 6 2 4
1979 33 BOS AL 6 0 28% 157 3 2 60% 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 17 41% 17 15 2 7 3 4 13 4 9
1980 34 NYY AL 7 0 27% 217 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 12 50% 29 14 14 5 3 2 16 5 9
1981 35 NYY AL 0 0 18% 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15% 9 9 0 2 2 0 2 0 2
1982 36 TOT MLB 1 0 32% 52 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40% 8 8 0 3 2 1 9 2 7
1982 36 NYY AL 0 0 43% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40% 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 2
1982 36 ATL NL 1 0 30% 39 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40% 6 6 0 3 2 1 6 1 5
1983 37 ATL NL 1 0 14% 53 0 2 0% 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 35% 12 8 4 0 0 0 5 3 2
1984 38 ATL NL 0 0 8% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
19 Yrs 87 0 26% 2742 27 28 49% 25 20 2 5 0 2 14 3 66 168 43% 392 270 115 92 45 47 206 59 137
ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1966 20 HOU NL 1 100% 0 1 0 0 0 0.02 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 21 HOU NL 14 0% 3 3 0 0 0 0.97 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 33% 2 0 0% 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1968 22 HOU NL 155 41% 32 5 0 0 0 0.48 2 0 7 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 27 6 22% 20 3 15% 97 8 8% 7 2 29% 6 2 33% 0
1969 23 HOU NL 48 54% 11 6 4 0 1 1.62 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0% 3 1 33% 26 3 12% 2 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1970 24 HOU NL 362 30% 89 13 5 0 2 2.29 11 2 13 6 5 1 10 0 1 1 100% 80 10 13% 40 12 30% 255 53 21% 32 22 69% 16 8 50% 0
1971 25 HOU NL 514 24% 135 2 1 0 1 3.08 9 0 2 9 0 1 8 0 1 1 100% 69 14 20% 34 11 32% 301 58 19% 29 15 52% 14 9 64% 0
1972 26 HOU NL 616 24% 171 2 0 0 0 1.47 16 0 16 12 4 6 10 0 2 2 100% 113 6 5% 49 17 35% 405 77 19% 39 21 54% 20 9 45% 0
1973 27 HOU NL 666 22% 179 2 0 0 0 1.09 16 1 20 12 4 10 6 0 1 1 100% 110 18 16% 49 17 35% 455 83 18% 45 20 44% 39 24 62% 0
1974 28 HOU NL 593 25% 156 8 2 0 3 2.97 11 0 10 8 3 4 7 0 1 1 100% 93 14 15% 41 16 39% 370 61 16% 44 21 48% 24 13 54% 0
1975 29 HOU NL 533 28% 157 8 2 0 1 1.63 18 0 11 14 4 6 12 0 0 0 101 11 11% 52 19 37% 381 69 18% 36 19 53% 24 10 42% 0
1976 30 HOU NL 662 28% 183 3 0 0 0 2.19 16 1 15 9 7 9 7 0 2 2 100% 101 12 12% 59 29 49% 459 93 20% 52 31 60% 35 18 51% 0
1977 31 HOU NL 623 27% 160 5 3 0 1 2.03 22 1 15 14 8 4 18 0 1 1 100% 102 8 8% 43 20 47% 395 89 23% 38 22 58% 26 15 58% 0
1978 32 HOU NL 527 33% 133 9 1 0 1 2.26 14 0 10 9 5 6 8 0 0 0 90 18 20% 49 21 43% 353 68 19% 53 25 47% 18 12 67% 0
1979 33 TOT MLB 529 30% 144 6 0 0 0 1.49 16 0 9 14 2 8 8 0 2 1 50% 93 13 14% 39 14 36% 338 59 17% 28 14 50% 27 15 56% 0
1979 33 HOU NL 182 34% 39 5 0 0 0 1.43 3 0 4 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 100% 19 3 16% 13 7 54% 125 16 13% 8 2 25% 12 6 50% 0
1979 33 BOS AL 347 29% 105 1 0 0 0 1.80 13 0 5 12 1 7 6 0 1 0 0% 74 10 14% 26 7 27% 213 43 20% 20 12 60% 15 9 60% 0
1980 34 NYY AL 525 48% 144 12 4 0 3 1.68 13 1 15 9 4 3 10 0 1 1 100% 113 20 18% 33 12 36% 347 59 17% 35 22 63% 15 10 67% 0
1981 35 NYY AL 180 71% 33 13 3 0 2 1.88 6 0 5 1 5 1 5 0 0 0 36 10 28% 15 2 13% 125 6 5% 6 1 17% 12 4 33% 0
1982 36 TOT MLB 150 71% 32 25 6 1 6 2.38 5 0 9 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 37 5 14% 17 6 35% 133 21 16% 14 6 43% 8 7 88% 0
1982 36 NYY AL 20 100% 4 1 0 0 0 1.22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 2 0 0% 12 3 25% 1 1 100% 3 3 100% 0
1982 36 ATL NL 130 66% 28 24 6 1 6 2.43 5 0 9 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 33 4 12% 15 6 40% 121 18 15% 13 5 38% 5 4 80% 0
1983 37 ATL NL 170 67% 46 27 11 2 10 3.11 6 0 8 0 6 3 3 0 0 0 42 5 12% 24 8 33% 152 32 21% 20 10 50% 13 7 54% 0
1984 38 ATL NL 94 79% 18 29 6 0 6 2.27 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 16 2 13% 11 5 45% 73 10 14% 8 4 50% 4 1 25% 0
19 Yrs 6962 33% 1826 179 48 3 37 2.19 184 6 168 117 66 67 117 0 12 11 92% 1233 173 14% 580 213 37% 4669 849 18% 488 255 52% 302 165 55% 0
MLB Averages 55% 79% 11% 33% 14% 49% 53%
PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1966 20 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 21 7 15 15 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .400 .600 71 6 1 0 0 0 0
1968 22 52 170 155 14 35 7 0 3 10 1 0 13 35 .226 .288 .329 .617 87 51 7 1 0 1 1
1969 23 72 218 195 17 46 10 0 3 13 1 0 19 40 .236 .312 .333 .645 93 65 7 3 0 1 1
1970 24 169 580 522 65 135 29 2 14 74 2 1 43 99 .259 .320 .402 .722 103 210 17 7 1 7 2
1971 25 298 1094 990 114 270 46 5 23 141 2 4 84 155 .273 .332 .399 .731 108 395 31 9 2 9 7
1972 26 445 1710 1538 188 441 73 9 39 227 3 5 137 238 .287 .349 .422 .771 119 649 37 17 4 14 12
1973 27 603 2376 2111 285 620 97 12 55 321 4 9 222 311 .294 .364 .429 .793 124 906 55 21 5 17 20
1974 28 753 2969 2635 354 776 116 16 66 388 7 13 282 372 .294 .365 .426 .791 124 1122 69 24 6 22 29
1975 29 885 3502 3120 421 933 143 17 84 473 10 18 322 422 .299 .367 .437 .803 128 1362 80 27 6 27 39
1976 30 1042 4164 3705 497 1116 174 20 100 575 13 21 384 486 .301 .368 .440 .808 131 1630 92 31 8 36 49
1977 31 1193 4787 4259 574 1276 212 26 122 685 18 21 441 555 .300 .367 .448 .815 132 1906 100 38 9 40 60
1978 32 1332 5314 4720 625 1409 237 30 136 764 21 22 492 612 .299 .366 .448 .814 132 2114 118 42 9 51 76
1979 33 1465 5843 5195 688 1553 260 34 152 835 24 24 537 668 .299 .366 .450 .816 131 2337 131 47 10 54 84
1980 34 1595 6368 5664 750 1697 285 37 165 903 26 25 585 724 .300 .367 .450 .817 131 2551 151 48 11 60 89
1981 35 1654 6548 5820 765 1730 288 40 171 915 26 25 609 741 .297 .365 .449 .814 130 2611 161 48 11 60 91
1982 36 1718 6698 5951 784 1762 294 41 176 940 27 26 626 761 .296 .364 .448 .812 130 2666 166 48 11 62 93
1983 37 1783 6868 6100 798 1808 303 41 182 977 27 28 644 784 .296 .365 .449 .814 130 2739 171 48 11 65 96
1984 38 1832 6962 6185 802 1826 307 41 184 989 27 28 653 796 .295 .364 .447 .811 129 2767 173 48 11 65 98

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G)
How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1966 20 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
1967 21 6 15 15 2 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 .267 .267 .467 .733 2 6
1968 22 45 162 145 18 38 8 0 2 11 1 15 32 .262 .333 .359 .692 18 45
1969 23 20 50 41 3 12 3 0 0 3 0 7 5 .293 .420 .366 .786 6 20
1970 24 97 363 328 49 90 19 2 11 63 1 24 59 .274 .326 .445 .771 48 97
1971 25 129 532 482 57 149 19 3 10 79 0 45 56 .309 .369 .423 .792 75 129
1972 26 154 665 589 89 195 31 5 18 103 1 60 87 .331 .398 .492 .891 114 147
1973 27 158 678 581 104 187 25 3 17 101 1 89 73 .322 .414 .463 .877 111 158
1974 28 150 610 536 78 168 20 4 12 75 3 65 61 .313 .388 .433 .820 90 150
1975 29 132 553 501 78 173 30 1 20 99 3 44 50 .345 .398 .529 .927 105 132
1976 30 157 695 609 93 207 35 3 18 125 3 70 64 .340 .407 .496 .903 124 157
1977 31 151 637 564 85 170 40 6 23 121 5 61 69 .301 .374 .516 .890 108 151
1978 32 139 549 477 61 149 28 4 16 95 3 57 57 .312 .383 .488 .871 90 139
1979 33 134 534 479 63 147 23 4 16 71 3 46 56 .307 .371 .472 .843 83 133
1980 34 130 533 475 66 150 26 3 14 73 2 50 56 .316 .378 .472 .849 85 130
1981 35 89 281 241 26 55 5 5 10 21 0 40 26 .228 .338 .415 .753 33 59
1982 36 64 152 132 20 33 6 1 5 26 1 18 20 .250 .336 .424 .760 19 64
1983 37 65 170 149 14 46 9 0 6 37 0 18 23 .309 .376 .490 .866 28 65
1984 38 49 94 85 4 18 4 0 2 12 0 9 12 .212 .287 .329 .617 8 49
19 Yrs 1870 7274 6430 910 1991 331 44 201 1118 27 718 809 .310 .380 .469 .848 1147 1832
162 Game Avg. 162 630 557 79 172 29 4 17 97 2 62 70 .310 .380 .469 .848 99 1832
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1990 BBWAA ( 0.7%)

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1973 NL (21, 2%)
1975 NL (20, 2%)
1976 NL (11, 11%)
0.15 Career Shares (809th)

Offensive WARs c a p y
1976 NL  4.3 (9th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1972 NL  .312 (5th)
1973 NL  .312 (5th)
1975 NL  .324 (5th)
1976 NL  .313 (9th)
1980 AL  .307 (10th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1973 NL  .403 (6th)
1976 NL  .377 (7th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1975 NL  .495 (8th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1976 NL  .835 (10th)

Games Played s c a p y
1976 NL  157 (7th)

At Bats s c a p y
1976 NL  585 (10th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1976 NL  662 (10th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1973 NL  97 (9th)

Hits s c a p y
1972 NL  171 (9th)
1973 NL  179 (10th)
1976 NL  183 (7th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1976 NL  268 (9th)

Doubles s c a p y
1976 NL  31 (10th)
1977 NL  38 (5th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1976 NL  102 (4th)
1977 NL  110 (5th)

Singles s c a p y
1972 NL  124 (9th)
1973 NL  136 (7th)
1976 NL  133 (8th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1975 NL  148 (4th)
1976 NL  147 (5th)
1977 NL  138 (9th)
Career  129 (180th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1972 NL  100 (8th)
1973 NL  104 (9th)
1976 NL  102 (6th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1975 NL  31 (9th)
1976 NL  37 (5th)
1977 NL  30 (10th)
Career  251 (180th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1975 NL  3.1 (9th)
1976 NL  3.8 (5th)
1977 NL  2.9 (10th)
Career  25.3 (174th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1977 NL  66 (6th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1972 NL  232 (9th)
1973 NL  268 (6th)
1976 NL  249 (6th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1972 NL  .726 (10th)
1975 NL  .692 (9th)
1976 NL  .695 (9th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1972 NL  8 (2nd)
1977 NL  7 (4th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1976 NL  9 (3rd)
1978 NL  11 (2nd)
Career  65 (167th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1978 NL  16 (5th)
Career  98 (125th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1973 NL  18 (10th)
1978 NL  18 (4th)
1980 AL  20 (10th)
Career  173 (175th)

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)s c a p y
1972 NL  51.36 (5th)
1973 NL  46.47 (6th)
1976 NL  37.84 (7th)
1977 NL  45.51 (5th)
Career  317.78 (101st)

Win Probability Added (WPA)s c a p y
1972 NL  5.6 (5th)
1975 NL  4.2 (8th)
Career  30.6 (88th)

Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)s c a p y
1972 NL  3.6 (9th)
1973 NL  3.9 (10th)
1975 NL  3.3 (10th)
1976 NL  3.6 (6th)
Career  25.1 (135th)

Base-Out Wins Added (REW)s c a p y
1972 NL  5.3 (5th)
1973 NL  4.7 (6th)
1975 NL  4.2 (8th)
1976 NL  4.1 (7th)
1977 NL  4.6 (5th)
Career  32.4 (89th)

Youngest s c a p y
1966 NL  born 1946-04-10 (8th)

                                         

Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1948-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 49 (513), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 28 (640), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 24 (534), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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