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Mule Watson

John Reaves Watson

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: October 15, 1896 in Arizona, LA
School: Baylor University (Waco, TX) (All Transactions)
Debut: July 4, 1918
Teams (by GP): Braves/Giants/Athletics/Pirates 1918-1924

Final Game: September 18, 1924
Died: August 25, 1949 in Shreveport, LA
Buried: Arlington Cemetery, Homer, LA
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Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1918 21 PHA AL 7 10 .412 3.37 21 19 2 11 3 0 141.2 139 74 53 0 44 30 2 0 3 542 87 1.292 8.8 0.0 2.8 1.9 0.68
1919 22 PHA AL 0 1 .000 6.91 4 2 2 0 0 0 14.1 17 11 11 2 7 6 0 1 1 62 51 1.674 10.7 1.3 4.4 3.8 0.86
1920 23 TOT NL 5 4 .556 4.29 18 10 5 4 2 0 86.0 94 44 41 2 24 17 1 0 1 360 72 1.372 9.8 0.2 2.5 1.8 0.71
1920 23 BSN NL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1920 23 PIT NL 0 0 8.74 5 0 2 0 0 0 11.1 15 11 11 2 7 1 0 0 0 55 38 1.941 11.9 1.6 5.6 0.8 0.14
1920 23 BSN NL 5 4 .556 3.77 12 10 2 4 2 0 71.2 79 33 30 0 17 16 1 0 1 296 80 1.340 9.9 0.0 2.1 2.0 0.94
1921 24 BSN NL 14 13 .519 3.85 44 31 7 15 1 2 259.1 269 128 111 11 57 48 7 0 0 1095 94 1.257 9.3 0.4 2.0 1.7 0.84
1922 25 BSN NL 8 14 .364 4.70 41 27 8 8 1 1 201.0 262 140 105 9 59 53 5 0 1 914 85 1.597 11.7 0.4 2.6 2.4 0.90
1923 26 TOT NL 9 7 .563 3.80 28 19 4 9 0 1 139.2 159 69 59 12 41 36 1 1 0 597 102 1.432 10.2 0.8 2.6 2.3 0.88
1923 26 BSN NL 1 2 .333 5.17 11 4 4 1 0 1 31.1 42 26 18 1 20 10 0 0 0 150 77 1.979 12.1 0.3 5.7 2.9 0.50
1923 26 NYG NL 8 5 .615 3.41 17 15 0 8 0 0 108.1 117 43 41 11 21 26 1 1 0 447 113 1.274 9.7 0.9 1.7 2.2 1.24
1924 27 NYG NL 7 4 .636 3.79 22 16 3 6 1 0 99.2 122 54 42 7 24 18 1 0 2 434 97 1.465 11.0 0.6 2.2 1.6 0.75
7 Yrs 50 53 .485 4.03 178 124 31 53 8 4 941.2 1062 520 422 43 256 208 17 2 8 4004 89 1.400 10.2 0.4 2.4 2.0 0.81
162 Game Avg. 11 12 .485 4.03 40 28 7 12 2 1 212 239 117 95 10 58 47 4 0 2 902 89 1.400 10.2 0.4 2.4 2.0 0.81
BSN (4 yrs) 28 33 .459 4.20 109 72 22 28 4 4 566.1 652 327 264 21 153 127 13 0 2 2464 88 1.421 10.4 0.3 2.4 2.0 0.83
NYG (2 yrs) 15 9 .625 3.59 39 31 3 14 1 0 208.0 239 97 83 18 45 44 2 1 2 881 105 1.365 10.3 0.8 1.9 1.9 0.98
PHA (2 yrs) 7 11 .389 3.69 25 21 4 11 3 0 156.0 156 85 64 2 51 36 2 1 4 604 81 1.327 9.0 0.1 2.9 2.1 0.71
PIT (1 yr) 0 0 8.74 5 0 2 0 0 0 11.1 15 11 11 2 7 1 0 0 0 55 38 1.941 11.9 1.6 5.6 0.8 0.14
NL (5 yrs) 43 42 .506 4.10 153 103 27 42 5 4 785.2 906 435 358 41 205 172 15 1 4 3400 91 1.414 10.4 0.5 2.3 2.0 0.84
AL (2 yrs) 7 11 .389 3.69 25 21 4 11 3 0 156.0 156 85 64 2 51 36 2 1 4 604 81 1.327 9.0 0.1 2.9 2.1 0.71

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1918 21 PHA AL 140.1 21 19 74 4.75 3.67 0.07 0.00 106.0 3.81 -15 -1.7 1.0 -0.1 -0.6 -4 .419 .489 $
1919 22 PHA AL 14.1 4 2 11 6.91 3.80 -0.48 0.00 102.6 4.39 -4 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -3 .395 .497 $
1920 23 BSN NL 74.2 13 10 33 3.98 4.09 -0.08 0.00 95.3 3.97 0 0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.6 6 .502 .500 $
1920 23 PIT NL 11.1 5 0 11 8.74 3.88 0.18 0.00 107.2 3.97 -6 -0.6 1.0 -0.0 -0.5 -5 .378 .496 $
1921 24 BSN NL 259.1 44 31 128 4.44 4.52 0.06 0.00 97.8 4.36 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.1 1.8 23 .496 .499 $
1922 25 BSN NL 200.0 41 27 140 6.30 5.24 -0.19 0.00 98.4 5.34 -23 -2.1 1.0 -0.1 -0.6 -0 .448 .487 $
1923 26 BSN NL 30.2 11 4 26 7.63 4.77 -0.26 0.00 100.7 5.06 -9 -0.8 1.0 -0.0 -0.6 -6 .425 .495 $
1923 26 NYG NL 107.2 17 15 43 3.59 4.86 0.26 0.00 97.2 4.47 10 1.0 1.0 -0.1 1.8 21 .560 .506 $
1924 27 NYG NL 99.1 22 16 54 4.89 4.32 0.27 0.00 99.1 4.01 -9 -0.9 1.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0 .459 .494 $
7 Seasons 937.2 178 124 520 4.99 4.52 0.03 0.00 99.3 4.45 -58 -5.7 1.0 -0.5 1.4 33 .468 .496 $
BSN (4 yrs) 564.2 109 72 327 5.21 4.73 -0.06 0.00 97.8 4.70 -33 -3.1 1.0 -0.3 1.2 23 .472 .495 $
NYG (2 yrs) 207.0 39 31 97 4.22 4.60 0.26 0.00 98.1 4.25 1 0.1 1.0 -0.1 1.6 21 .503 .500 $
PHA (2 yrs) 154.2 25 21 85 4.95 3.68 0.02 0.00 105.6 3.86 -19 -2.1 1.0 -0.1 -0.9 -7 .415 .493 $
PIT (1 yr) 11.1 5 0 11 8.74 3.88 0.18 0.00 107.2 3.97 -6 -0.6 1.0 -0.0 -0.5 -5 .378 .496 $

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1923 26 NYG NL WS L NYY 0 0 13.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 4 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11 2.500 18.0 0.0 4.5 4.5 1.00
1924 27 NYG NL WS L WSH 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2 Yrs (2 Series) 0 0 10.13 2 1 1 0 0 1 2.2 4 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13 1.875 13.5 0.0 3.4 3.4 1.00
2 WS 0 0 10.13 2 1 1 0 0 1 2.2 4 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13 1.875 13.5 0.0 3.4 3.4 1.00

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1918 21 PHA AL 571 0.0% 5.3% 7.7% 3.0% 12% 84%
1919 22 PHA AL 64 3.1% 9.4% 10.9% 73%
1920 23 TOT NL 360 0.6% 4.7% 6.7% 2.5% 10% 84%
1920 23 BSN NL 305 0.0% 5.3% 5.6% 2.3% 9% 85%
1920 23 PIT NL 55 3.6% 1.8% 12.7% 78%
1921 24 BSN NL 1085 1.0% 4.4% 5.3% 86%
1922 25 BSN NL 914 1.0% 5.8% 6.5% 84%
1923 26 TOT NL 597 2.0% 6.0% 6.9% 4.2% 16% 83%
1923 26 BSN NL 150 0.7% 6.7% 13.3% 4.0% 14% 75%
1923 26 NYG NL 447 2.5% 5.8% 4.7% 4.3% 16% 85%
1924 27 NYG NL 434 1.6% 4.2% 5.5% 2.1% 7% 87%
7 Yrs 4025 1.1% 5.2% 6.4% 1.4% 6% 84%
MLB Averages 0.8% 7.5% 7.5% 2.7% 11% 81%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1918 21 7 10 .412 3.37 21 19 2 11 3 0 141.2 139 74 53 0 44 30 2 0 3 542 87 1.292 8.8 0.0 2.8 1.9 0.68 87
1919 22 7 11 .389 3.69 25 21 4 11 3 0 156.0 156 85 64 2 51 36 2 1 4 604 81 1.327 9.0 0.1 2.9 2.1 0.71 81
1920 23 12 15 .444 3.90 43 31 9 15 5 0 242.0 250 129 105 4 75 53 3 1 5 964 77 1.343 9.3 0.1 2.8 2.0 0.71 77
1921 24 26 28 .481 3.88 87 62 16 30 6 2 501.1 519 257 216 15 132 101 10 1 5 2059 86 1.299 9.3 0.3 2.4 1.8 0.77 86
1922 25 34 42 .447 4.11 128 89 24 38 7 3 702.1 781 397 321 24 191 154 15 1 6 2973 86 1.384 10.0 0.3 2.4 2.0 0.81 86
1923 26 43 49 .467 4.06 156 108 28 47 7 4 842.0 940 466 380 36 232 190 16 2 6 3570 88 1.392 10.0 0.4 2.5 2.0 0.82 88
1924 27 50 53 .485 4.03 178 124 31 53 8 4 941.2 1062 520 422 43 256 208 17 2 8 4004 89 1.400 10.2 0.4 2.4 2.0 0.81 89

Neutralized Pitching

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 W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1918 21 6 10 .375 4.87 146.0 191 88 79 0 60 31 3 1.719 11.8 3.7 1.9 0.52 0.0 21
1919 22 0 1 .000 8.40 15.0 20 16 14 2 8 6 0 1.867 12.0 4.8 3.6 0.75 1.2 4
1920 23 3 6 .333 5.49 82.0 106 56 50 2 27 16 1 1.622 11.6 3.0 1.8 0.59 0.2 18
1921 24 15 14 .517 3.95 269.0 285 131 118 12 60 50 7 1.283 9.5 2.0 1.7 0.83 0.4 44
1922 25 11 12 .478 4.29 210.0 262 111 100 9 59 55 5 1.529 11.2 2.5 2.4 0.93 0.4 41
1923 26 8 7 .533 3.77 141.0 163 66 59 12 42 36 1 1.454 10.4 2.7 2.3 0.86 0.8 28
1924 27 5 6 .455 4.14 100.0 130 51 46 7 26 18 1 1.560 11.7 2.3 1.6 0.69 0.6 22
7 Yrs 48 56 .462 4.36 963.0 1157 519 466 44 282 212 18 1.494 10.8 2.0 0.75 0.4 178

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1921 NL  1.257 (6th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1921 NL  9.336 (7th)

Games Played s c a p y
1921 NL  44 (4th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1921 NL  259.3 (8th)

Games Started s c a p y
1921 NL  31 (9th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1918 AL  3 (8th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1918 AL  0.000 (1st)

Losses s c a p y
1922 NL  14 (10th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1921 NL  111 (6th)
1922 NL  105 (10th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1921 NL  7 (9th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1921 NL  1,095 (7th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 8 (1621), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 3 (1555), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 5 (1383), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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