Johnny Watwood

Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 186lb (185cm, 84kg)

Born: August 17, 1905 in Alexander City, AL us

Died: March 1, 1980 in Goodwater, AL

Buried: Hillview Memorial Park, Alexander City, AL

School: Auburn University (Auburn, AL)

Debut: April 16, 1929 (Age 23-242d, 5,921st in MLB history)
vs. SLB 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 29, 1939 (Age 33-285d)
vs. NYG 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1929 season

Full Name: John Clifford Watwood

Nicknames: Lefty

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.6

AB

1423

R

192

H

403

BA

.283

HR

RBI

158

SB

OBP

.356

SLG

.363

OPS

.718

OPS+

Standard Batting

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	Pos	Awards
1928	22	SHV,ALX	A,D	134	557	520	45	172	45	6	6		11		27	15	.331	.364	.475	.839		247		0	10		SHV,ALX · TL,CSTL
1929	23	CHW	AL	85	308	278	33	84	12	6	2	28	6	3	22	21	.302	.355	.410	.766	98	114		1	7	89/7
1930	24	CHW	AL	133	496	427	75	129	25	4	2	51	5	7	52	35	.302	.382	.393	.775	100	168		3	14	389/7
1931	25	CHW	AL	128	434	367	51	104	16	6	1	47	9	3	56	30	.283	.380	.368	.748	102	135		1	10	89/37
1932	26	TOT	AL	108	345	315	31	81	13	0	0	30	7	4	21	14	.257	.306	.298	.604	61	94		1	7	8937
1932	26	CHW	AL	13	58	49	5	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.306	.333	.347	.680	82	17		1	2	9/78
1932	26	BOS	AL	95	287	266	26	66	11	0	0	30	7	4	20	11	.248	.301	.289	.590	57	77		0	5	839/7
1933	27	NYY-min	AA	109	370	370		108	17	2	0						.292	.292	.349	.641		129					NWK · IL
1933	27	BOS	AL	13	34	30	2	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	3	.133	.212	.133	.345	-8	4		0	0	/79

1934	28	BOS-min	AA	150	581	581		181	28	6	2						.312	.312	.391	.702		227					SYR · IL
1935	29	BOS-min	A,AA	145	547	547		147	30	7	2						.269	.269	.360	.629		197					MEM,SYR · SOUA,IL
1936	30	STL-min	A1	113	425	425		144	20	11	0						.339	.339	.438	.776		186					HSN · TL
1937	31	STL-min	AA,A1	116	384	384		122	16	6	3						.318	.318	.414	.732		159					ROC,HSN · IL,TL
1938	32	STL-min	A1	145	542	542		157	24	6	0						.290	.290	.356	.646		193					HSN · TL
1939	33	STL-min	A1	112	388	388		100	16	3	0						.258	.258	.314	.572		122					OKC,HSN,TUL · TL
1939	33	PHI	NL	2	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	-8	1	0	0	0	/3
6 Yrs				469	1623	1423	192	403	66	16	5	158	27	17	154	103	.283	.356	.363	.718	89	516	0	6	38
162 Game Avg.				162	561	492	66	139	23	6	2	55	9		53	36	.283	.356	.363	.718	89	178		2	13

CHW (4 yrs)				359	1296	1121	164	332	55	16	5	126	20	13	131	89	.296	.373	.387	.760	100	434		6	33
BOS (2 yrs)				108	321	296	28	70	11	0	0	32	7	4	23	14	.236	.292	.274	.565	51	81		0	5
PHI (1 yr)				2	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	-8	1	0	0	0

AL (5 yrs)				467	1617	1417	192	402	66	16	5	158	27	17	154	103	.284	.356	.363	.720	90	515		6	38
NL (1 yr)				2	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	-8	1	0	0	0

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Johnny Watwood

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Standard Fielding

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

Similarity Scores

Transactions

Salaries

Other Resources & Links

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