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Spenser Watkins

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: August 27, 1992 in Phoenix, AZ us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 30th round of the 2014 MLB June Amateur Draft from Western Oregon University (Monmouth, OR).

High School: Horizon HS (Scottsdale, AZ)

Schools: Glendale Community College (Glendale, AZ), Western Oregon University (Monmouth, OR)

Debut: July 2, 2021 (Age 28-309d, 22,436th in major league history)
vs. LAA 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2021 season

2024 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 1.083 • Arb Eligible: 2026 • Free Agent: 2029

Agents: Gaeta Sports Management

Full Name: Spenser David Watkins

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.1

ERA

5.97

164.1

102

WHIP

1.527

Summary of 27 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 1 tying, 9 go ahead

2 Tms
BAL	25
OAK	2

Platoon
vs RHB	18
vs LHB	9

Home/Road
Home	18
Away	9

Outs
0	10
1	9
2	8

13 Opps
TBR	7
STL	3
LAA	3
NYY	3
BOS	2
TOR	2
MIN	1
OAK	1
TEX	1
CLE	1
CHC	1
MIA	1
CHW	1

26 Batters
Mike Trout	2
Nolan Arenado	1
Juan Yepez	1
Jordan Luplow	1
Josh Naylor	1
Jake Lamb	1
Taylor Walls	1
Andrew Vaughn	1
Corey Seager	1
Hunter Renfroe	1
Sandy León	1
Austin Meadows	1
Aaron Judge	1
DJ LeMahieu	1
Byron Buxton	1
Isaac Paredes	1
Xander Bogaerts	1
Juan Lagares	1
Jordan Walker	1
Teoscar Hernández	1
Nelson Cruz	1
Joey Wendle	1
Joey Gallo	1
Seth Brown	1
Yandy Díaz	1
Willson Contreras	1

7 Parks
Camden Yards (BAL)	18
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	3
Angel Stad (ANA)	2
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
GlbLifeField (ARL)	1

Where Hit
9	7
78	7
7	6
89	6
8	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
5	6
4	5
1	5
2	5
3	4
6	1
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	14
2·HR gms	5
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	18
1--	4
-2-	2
123	1
--3	1
1-3	1

39 Runs
RISP	5
0 on	18
1 on	7
2 on	1
3 on	1
Any on	9

Inning
1	3
2	5
3	3
4	4
5	3
6	5
8	2
9	2

1-3	11
4-6	12
7-end	4

RelScore
+4..	7
+3	3
+2	1
+1	3
Tied	6
-1	4
-2	2
-4..	1

Ahead	14
Tied	6
Behind	7

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	5
1-2	4
2-2	4
1-0	3
1-1	3
2-1	2
3-1	2
0-1	2
3-0	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
RF	5
1B	4
CF	4
LF	3
DH	3
2B	2
C	2
SS	2
3B	2

OrderPos
2nd	7
4th	4
5th	3
9th	3
6th	3
3rd	2
1st	2
8th	2
7th	1

Leverage
High Lev	3
Medium Lev	10
Low Lev	14

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2021-07-11	Andrew Vaughn	CHW	@	BAL	behind 0-2	t 4	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	7	10%	33%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2	2	2	1	2021-07-27	Sandy León	MIA	@	BAL	tied 0-0	t 2	2	1-3	8,(2-2) B1FCB>FF1FX	3	8	2	25%	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); L. Díaz Scores; I. Díaz Scores
3	3	3	1	2021-08-07	Yandy Díaz	TBR	@	BAL	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	5,(1-2) FCFBX	1	5	3	10%	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
4	4	4	2	2021-08-07	Nelson Cruz	TBR	@	BAL	behind 2-3	t 5	1	-2-	3,(1-1) .FBX	2	2	DH	22%	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); B. Lowe Scores
5	5	5	1	2021-08-13	Xander Bogaerts	BOS		BAL	ahead 5-1	b 4	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	3	6	4%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
6	6	6	1	2021-08-24	Juan Lagares	LAA	@	BAL	ahead 3-1	t 2	1	--3	4,(2-1) BC*BX	2	9	9	10%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Adell Scores
7	7	7	1	2021-08-29	Jordan Luplow	TBR	@	BAL	ahead 2-1	t 2	0	---	5,(3-1) BFBBX	1	8	3	9%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
8	8	8	2	2021-08-29	Austin Meadows	TBR	@	BAL	ahead 3-2	t 6	0	1--	5,(2-2) 1C*BB1CX	2	4	DH	16%	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); W. Franco Scores
9	9	9	3	2021-08-29	Joey Wendle	TBR	@	BAL	ahead 5-2	t 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	5	6%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
10	10	10	1	2021-09-12	Jake Lamb	TOR	@	BAL	ahead 9-3	t 3	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	9	3	2%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
11	11	11	2	2021-09-12	Teoscar Hernández	TOR	@	BAL	ahead 10-3	t 3	1	123	2,(1-0) BX	4	4	9	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); B. Bichette Scores; M. Semien Scores; V. Guerrero Scores
12	12	12	1	2021-09-14	Joey Gallo	NYY	@	BAL	ahead 5-1	t 8	0	---	3,(1-1) .BSX	1	6	7	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
13	13	13	2	2021-09-14	DJ LeMahieu	NYY	@	BAL	ahead 6-1	t 9	0	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	1	4	0%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
14	14	14	1	2021-09-29	Hunter Renfroe	BOS	@	BAL	ahead 5-0	t 9	2	---	4,(1-2) CSBX	1	2	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	2022-04-23	Mike Trout	LAA		BAL	behind 0-2	b 1	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	8	10%	42%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
16	16	2	2	2022-04-23	Mike Trout	LAA		BAL	behind 1-2	b 5	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	8	16%	51%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
17	17	3	1	2022-05-05	Byron Buxton	MIN	@	BAL	behind 1-2	t 5	2	1--	4,(3-0) B+1*BBX	2	1	8	29%	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); T. Larnach Scores
18	18	4	1	2022-05-11	Juan Yepez	STL		BAL	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	4,(2-1) BBSX	1	4	7	11%	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
19	19	5	1	2022-05-17	Aaron Judge	NYY	@	BAL	tied 1-1	t 3	1	---	5,(2-2) BCBFX	1	2	8	12%	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
20	20	6	1	2022-07-26	Isaac Paredes	TBR	@	BAL	tied 1-1	t 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	4	13%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
21	21	7	1	2022-08-01	Corey Seager	TEX		BAL	behind 0-6	b 6	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	DH	2%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
22	22	8	1	2022-08-13	Taylor Walls	TBR		BAL	ahead 6-2	b 8	1	1--	4,(1-2) C11B1CX	2	9	6	1%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); J. Siri Scores
23	23	9	1	2022-08-18	Willson Contreras	CHC	@	BAL	tied 0-0	t 6	1	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	2	2	18%	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
24	24	10	1	2022-08-30	Josh Naylor	CLE		BAL	behind 0-1	b 4	2	1--	3,(1-1) C1*BX	2	4	3	28%	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); J. Ramírez Scores
25	25	11	1	2022-09-04	Seth Brown	OAK	@	BAL	ahead 3-0	t 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	9	5%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	2023-08-15	Nolan Arenado	STL		OAK	ahead 1-0	b 1	0	-2-	6,(1-2) TFBFFX	2	3	5	11%	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); P. Goldschmidt Scores
27	27	2	2	2023-08-15	Jordan Walker	STL		OAK	ahead 3-0	b 1	2	---	5,(2-2) BSBFX	1	6	9	6%	84%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)