Mule Watson
John Reaves Watson
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 185 lb.

Born: October 15, 1896 in Homer, LA
School: Baylor University (All Transactions)
Debut: July 4, 1918
Final Game: September 18, 1924
Died: August 25, 1949 in Arizona, LA
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Standard Pitching

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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 1 0 2 568 86 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 49 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 71 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 37 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 81 1.340 9.9 0.0 2.1 2.0 0.94
1921 24 BSN NL 14 13 .519 3.85 44 31 8 15 1 2 259.1 269 128 111 11 57 48 7 0 0 1095 95 1.257 9.3 0.4 2.0 1.7 0.84
1922 25 BSN NL 8 14 .364 4.70 41 29 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 13 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 2 20 10 0 0 0 150 76 1.979 12.1 0.6 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 Seasons 50 53 .485 4.03 178 126 32 53 8 4 941.2 1062 520 422 44 256 208 16 2 7 4030 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 1 211 238 116 94 10 57 47 4 0 2 901 89 1.400 10.2 0.4 2.4 2.0 0.81
BSN (4 yrs) 28 33 .459 4.20 109 74 23 28 4 4 566.1 652 327 264 22 153 127 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 1 1 3 630 80 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 37 1.941 11.9 1.6 5.6 0.8 0.14
NL (5 yrs) 43 42 .506 4.10 153 105 28 42 5 4 785.2 906 435 358 42 205 172 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 1 1 3 630 80 1.327 9.0 0.1 2.9 2.1 0.71

Postseason Pitching

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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 Seasons (2 Series) 0 0 10.12 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 10.12 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

Cumulative Pitching

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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 1 0 2 568 86 1.292 8.8 0.0 2.8 1.9 0.68 86
1919 22 7 11 .389 3.69 25 21 4 11 3 0 156.0 156 85 64 2 51 36 1 1 3 630 80 1.327 9.0 0.1 2.9 2.1 0.71 80
1920 23 12 15 .444 3.90 43 31 9 15 5 0 242.0 250 129 105 4 75 53 2 1 4 990 77 1.343 9.3 0.1 2.8 2.0 0.71 77
1921 24 26 28 .481 3.88 87 62 17 30 6 2 501.1 519 257 216 15 132 101 9 1 4 2085 86 1.299 9.3 0.3 2.4 1.8 0.77 86
1922 25 34 42 .447 4.11 128 91 25 38 7 3 702.1 781 397 321 24 191 154 14 1 5 2999 86 1.384 10.0 0.3 2.4 2.0 0.81 86
1923 26 43 49 .467 4.06 156 110 29 47 7 4 842.0 940 466 380 37 232 190 15 2 5 3596 88 1.392 10.0 0.4 2.5 2.0 0.82 88
1924 27 50 53 .485 4.03 178 126 32 53 8 4 941.2 1062 520 422 44 256 208 16 2 7 4030 89 1.400 10.2 0.4 2.4 2.0 0.81 89

Neutralized Pitching

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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 8 9 .471 4.36 161.0 184 87 78 0 58 34 1 1.503 10.3 3.2 1.9 0.59 0.0 21
1919 22 0 1 .000 7.80 15.0 19 14 13 2 8 6 0 1.800 11.4 4.8 3.6 0.75 1.2 4
1920 23 3 6 .333 5.38 82.0 104 54 49 2 27 16 1 1.598 11.4 3.0 1.8 0.59 0.2 18
1921 24 15 14 .517 3.91 269.0 284 130 117 12 60 50 7 1.279 9.5 2.0 1.7 0.83 0.4 44
1922 25 11 12 .478 4.29 210.0 261 111 100 9 59 55 5 1.524 11.2 2.5 2.4 0.93 0.4 41
1923 26 8 7 .533 3.77 141.0 162 66 59 13 42 36 1 1.447 10.3 2.7 2.3 0.86 0.8 28
1924 27 5 6 .455 4.05 100.0 130 50 45 7 26 18 1 1.560 11.7 2.3 1.6 0.69 0.6 22
7 Seasons 50 55 .476 4.24 978.0 1144 512 461 45 280 215 16 1.456 10.5 2.0 0.77 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 s c a p y
1923 NL--13--10th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1918 AL--0.00--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--1095--7th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 6 (1479), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 3 (1491), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 5 (1352), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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