John Wathan

Positions: Catcher, First Baseman and Outfielder

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)

Debut: May 26, 1976 (Age 26-235d, 13,753rd in major league history)
vs. TEX 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-13 / in Starts: 2-7
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1976	ALCS g1	Oct 9	KCR		NYY	L,1-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						C
1977 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	1977	ALCS g2	Oct 6	KCR	@	NYY	L,2-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.88	-0.023	25.24	-0.36%	-0.24	PH C
3	1977	ALCS g3	Oct 7	KCR		NYY	W,6-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	.03	-0.001	1.24	-0.02%	-0.11	PH
4	1977	ALCS g4	Oct 8	KCR		NYY	L,4-6	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	1.73	-0.089	66.55	-2.20%	-0.41	1B
5	1977	ALCS g5	Oct 9	KCR		NYY	L,3-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	.59	-0.033	48.75	-1.55%	-0.47	1B
1978 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	1978	ALCS g4	Oct 7	KCR	@	NYY	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	1.56	-0.114	59.72	-2.55%	-0.90	1B
1980 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	1980	ALCS g1	Oct 8	KCR		NYY	W,7-2	GS-9	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.750	.000	.750	6	1.01	0.059	31.64	1.13%	0.43	RF
8	1980	ALCS g2	Oct 9	KCR		NYY	W,3-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.429	.000	.429	6	.87	-0.063	29.22	-1.16%	-0.75	RF
9	1980	ALCS g3	Oct 10	KCR	@	NYY	W,4-2	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	8	1.01	-0.051	24.51	-0.70%	-0.47	PH RF
10	1980	WS g1	Oct 14	KCR	@	PHI	L,6-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.300	.000	.300	7	2.90	-0.124	151.65	-3.58%	-0.50	PH RF
11	1980	WS g2	Oct 15	KCR	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.267	.000	.267	6	1.40	0.002	74.43	0.07%	-0.43	C
12	1980	WS g6	Oct 21	KCR	@	PHI	L,1-4	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.154	.368	.154	.522	7	.98	-0.009	74.79	-0.69%	0.00	C
1981 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	1981	ALDS g1	Oct 6	KCR		OAK	L,0-4	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	8	1.25	0.127	19.58	1.19%	1.10	C
14	1981	ALDS g2	Oct 7	KCR		OAK	L,1-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.333	.762	8	1.83	-0.026	26.00	-0.33%	0.09	C
15	1981	ALDS g3	Oct 9	KCR	@	OAK	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.300	.664	8	.81	0.026	7.09	0.12%	0.17	C
1984 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	1984	ALCS g2	Oct 3	KCR		DET	L,3-5	8-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4	2.91	-0.070	82.91	-1.10%	-0.29	PR
1985 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	1985	WS g4	Oct 23	KCR	@	STL	L,0-3	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.87	-0.022	56.01	-0.76%	-0.22	PH
18	1985	WS g6	Oct 26	KCR		STL	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						PR
									41	34	3	5	0	0	0	1	6	1	7	0	0	1		2	0	0	.147	.268	.147	.415

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