Bob Watson

Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 201lb (183cm, 91kg)

Born: April 10, 1946 in Los Angeles, CA us

Died: May 14, 2020 in Houston, TX

Buried: Cremated

High School: Fremont HS (Los Angeles, CA)

School: Los Angeles Harbor College (Wilmington, CA)

Debut: September 9, 1966 (Age 20-152d, 12,508th in major league history)
vs. LAD 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1984 (Age 38-173d)
vs. SDP 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1968 season

Agents: Tom Reich

Full Name: Robert Jose Watson

Nicknames: Bull

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

28.2

6185

1826

184

.295

802

RBI

989

OBP

.364

SLG

.447

OPS

.811

OPS+

129

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	28-36 / in Starts: 13-18
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 9 bases loaded PA and 7 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 150 PAs	25
Actual Runners on Base	133 (61-49-23)
Avg. MLBer w/ 150 PAs	16
Avg. Runners on Base	91 (44-30-15)

Most Driven In
Self	5
D Murphy	4
B Horner	4
R Linares	2
T Harper	2
B Butler	1
L Piniella	1
B Benedict	1

Most Driven In By
Self	5
J Royster	2
R Linares	1
B Benedict	1
C Chambliss	1
C Washington	1
R RamÃrez	1
B Walk	1

1982 Batting Game Log

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1982 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	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	1655	1	Apr 11 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,6-7	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	.83	-0.062	1.02	-0.05%	-0.49	DH
2	1656	2	Apr 11 (2)	NYY		CHW	L,0-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	1.35	-0.107	1.55	-0.07%	-1.00	1B
3	1657	3	Apr 12	NYY	@	TEX	W,10-7	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.200	.300	6	.44	-0.042	.48	-0.03%	0.21	1B
4	1658	4	Apr 13	NYY	@	TEX	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.357	.571	6	.84	0.129	.93	0.09%	0.90	1B
5	1659	7 (2)	Apr 17	NYY	@	DET	L,3-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.333	.533	5	1.22	-0.035	1.92	-0.03%	-0.23	PH 1B
6	1660	9 (1)	Apr 20	NYY	@	CHW	W,11-2	CG	5	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.350	.412	.762	6	1.03	0.112	1.32	0.09%	2.07	1B
7	1661	10	Apr 21	NYY	@	CHW	W,1-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.350	.412	.762	7						1B
				Player went from New York Yankees to Atlanta Braves
8	1662	17	Apr 26	ATL		PIT	L,4-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.238	.333	.381	.714	5	1.46	-0.134	2.99	-0.16%	-0.94	1B
9	1663	19 (1)	Apr 28	ATL		PIT	W,7-6	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.227	.320	.364	.684	7	4.60	0.368	9.22	0.44%	0.90	PH
10	1664	20	Apr 29	ATL		CHC	W,3-0	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.308	.348	.656	9	2.16	-0.060	4.41	-0.07%	-0.35	PH
May		Gtm	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
11	1665	23 (2)	May 2	ATL		CHC	W,10-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.296	.333	.630	5	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	-0.46	1B
12	1666	25 (1)	May 4	ATL	@	PIT	L,4-8	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.286	.320	.606	8	.27	-0.008	.61	-0.01%	-0.22	PH
13	1667	26	May 5	ATL	@	PIT	L,2-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.276	.308	.584	7	2.68	-0.068	5.99	-0.09%	-0.42	PH
14	1668	27	May 7	ATL	@	STL	W,6-3	10-10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.300	.308	.608	5	5.37	0.029	11.70	0.04%	0.38	PH
15	1669	28	May 8	ATL	@	STL	L,7-8	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.290	.296	.587	9	1.75	-0.043	3.85	-0.06%	-0.74	PH
16	1670	30 (1)	May 11	ATL	@	CHC	L,4-6	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.281	.286	.567	8	2.73	-0.074	6.17	-0.10%	-0.47	PH
17	1671	34 (3)	May 15	ATL		STL	L,6-7	CG(10)	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.212	.297	.303	.600	6	1.03	-0.041	2.39	-0.06%	-0.55	1B
18	1672	39 (4)	May 21	ATL		PHI	W,7-6	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.289	.294	.584	9	1.50	-0.041	3.57	-0.06%	-0.22	PH
19	1673	44 (4)	May 26	ATL		NYM	L,4-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.286	.368	.654	5	1.41	0.052	3.30	0.07%	0.92	1B
20	1674	46 (1)	May 30	ATL	@	PHI	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.283	.381	.664	6	.81	-0.067	1.90	-0.09%	-0.50	1B
21	1675	47	May 31	ATL	@	NYM	L,4-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.277	.372	.649	9	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	-0.14	PH
Jun		Gtm	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
22	1676	49 (1)	Jun 2	ATL	@	NYM	W,3-1	GS-8	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.275	.426	.700	5	.88	0.125	2.04	0.18%	0.84	1B
23	1677	58 (8)	Jun 13 (2)	ATL	@	SFG	W,5-1	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.264	.408	.672	5	1.02	-0.054	2.63	-0.08%	-0.56	1B
24	1678	60 (1)	Jun 15	ATL	@	HOU	W,7-0	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.192	.263	.385	.648	5	.95	-0.114	2.47	-0.18%	-1.58	1B
25	1679	61	Jun 16	ATL	@	HOU	W,5-4	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.276	.396	.672	9	5.81	0.355	14.78	0.54%	1.00	PH
26	1680	63 (1)	Jun 19	ATL		SFG	L,4-9	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.262	.375	.637	5	1.05	-0.079	2.51	-0.11%	-0.87	1B
27	1681	64	Jun 20	ATL		SFG	L,3-5	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193	.258	.368	.626	9	1.50	-0.041	3.84	-0.06%	-0.22	PH
28	1682	65	Jun 21	ATL		SFG	W,7-6	6-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.193	.254	.368	.622	1	4.53	-0.056	12.21	-0.09%	-0.54	PH
29	1683	66	Jun 22	ATL		LAD	L,1-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.250	.362	.612	1	.60	-0.015	1.90	-0.03%	-0.10	PH
30	1684	68 (1)	Jun 24	ATL		LAD	L,3-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.265	.371	.636	6	.86	0.125	2.76	0.24%	1.41	1B
Jul		Gtm	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
31	1685	77 (8)	Jul 4	ATL		CIN	W,4-1	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.268	.359	.627	6	1.25	-0.072	3.07	-0.11%	-0.78	1B
32	1686	84 (6)	Jul 11	ATL		PIT	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.206	.267	.353	.620	6	1.95	-0.059	5.03	-0.09%	-0.16	1B
33	1687	90 (5)	Jul 20	ATL	@	STL	W,8-6	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.263	.348	.611	9	3.46	-0.100	7.89	-0.14%	-0.78	PH
34	1688	94 (3)	Jul 25	ATL	@	PIT	L,0-8	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.253	.333	.586	6	.32	-0.025	.69	-0.03%	-0.29	1B
35	1689	95	Jul 27 (1)	ATL		SDP	W,9-2	CG	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.262	.338	.600	6	.43	0.055	1.70	0.13%	0.29	1B
36	1690	99 (3)	Jul 30 (1)	ATL		LAD	L,9-10	GS-7	4	4	3	4	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.295	.444	.740	6	.99	0.354	1.93	0.42%	3.63	1B
37	1691	101 (1)	Jul 31	ATL		LAD	L,0-3	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.292	.439	.731	9	2.39	-0.053	6.48	-0.09%	-0.46	PH
Aug		Gtm	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
38	1692	106 (4)	Aug 5	ATL	@	LAD	L,2-3	GS-9	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.290	.442	.732	5	.78	0.016	3.33	0.04%	-0.01	1B
39	1693	108 (1)	Aug 7	ATL	@	LAD	L,6-7	CG(11)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.276	.418	.693	5	1.75	-0.086	8.97	-0.26%	-0.67	1B
40	1694	112 (3)	Aug 11	ATL	@	SFG	L,6-8	GS-8	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.294	.419	.713	5	1.30	0.221	4.75	0.49%	1.75	1B
41	1695	113	Aug 12	ATL	@	SDP	L,2-8	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.291	.415	.706	7	3.96	-0.096	15.66	-0.23%	-0.72	PH
42	1696	114	Aug 13	ATL	@	SDP	L,4-7	CG	4	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.237	.299	.433	.732	5	1.18	0.063	4.30	0.14%	0.00	1B
43	1697	115	Aug 14	ATL	@	SDP	W,6-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.296	.429	.725	3	1.21	-0.033	4.11	-0.07%	-0.30	PH
44	1698	116	Aug 15	ATL	@	SDP	L,5-6	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.297	.426	.723	5	1.27	-0.066	4.91	-0.15%	-0.30	1B
45	1699	117	Aug 17 (1)	ATL		MON	L,7-13	7-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.304	.426	.729	4	.31	0.010	.99	0.02%	0.38	PH
46	1700	118	Aug 17 (2)	ATL		MON	L,2-3	10-10	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.310	.441	.751	1	1.73	0.094	5.03	0.16%	0.21	PH
47	1701	119	Aug 18	ATL		MON	L,2-12	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.307	.437	.744	9	.56	-0.020	1.39	-0.03%	-0.79	PH
48	1702	120	Aug 19	ATL		MON	W,5-4	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.313	.442	.755	2	1.47	0.047	3.01	0.06%	0.26	PH
49	1703	125 (4)	Aug 24	ATL		PHI	W,9-7	GS-9	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.317	.435	.752	5	.80	0.048	2.97	0.11%	0.76	1B
50	1704	131 (5)	Aug 30 (2)	ATL	@	PHI	W,11-9	12-12	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.322	.468	.790	9	5.33	0.279	20.81	0.65%	2.09	PH
Sep/Oct		Gtm	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
51	1705	135 (3)	Sep 4	ATL	@	MON	L,1-4	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.328	.473	.801	1	.92	0.048	3.51	0.11%	1.06	PH
52	1706	138 (2)	Sep 7	ATL		SFG	L,2-3	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.333	.473	.806	3	3.54	0.044	17.36	0.13%	0.22	PH
53	1707	139	Sep 8	ATL		LAD	W,12-11	5-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.264	.331	.473	.803	9	2.30	0.021	19.45	0.11%	-0.06	PH
54	1708	140	Sep 9	ATL		LAD	W,10-3	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.336	.469	.805	5	.18	-0.005	1.68	-0.03%	0.18	1B
55	1709	141	Sep 10	ATL		CIN	W,8-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.328	.457	.785	5	.52	-0.037	2.64	-0.11%	-0.92	1B
56	1710	142	Sep 11	ATL		CIN	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.326	.453	.779	9	3.39	-0.085	17.27	-0.26%	-0.22	PH
57	1711	143	Sep 12	ATL		CIN	W,4-3	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.323	.449	.772	9	2.75	-0.075	14.58	-0.24%	-0.35	PH
58	1712	151 (7)	Sep 21	ATL	@	HOU	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.321	.445	.766	8	1.34	-0.032	3.88	-0.06%	-0.20	PH
59	1713	152	Sep 22	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-3	GS-6	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.321	.438	.759	4	.80	0.004	2.31	0.01%	0.03	LF
60	1714	153	Sep 24	ATL		SDP	W,11-6	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.321	.435	.757	4	1.53	0.050	3.80	0.08%	0.34	1B
61	1715	155 (1)	Sep 26	ATL		SDP	L,2-3	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.326	.435	.762	9	3.39	0.133	19.09	0.45%	0.38	PH
62	1716	158 (2)	Sep 29	ATL	@	LAD	W,4-3	GS-12	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.242	.327	.422	.748	4	1.84	-0.159	31.15	-1.62%	-0.83	1B LF
63	1717	161 (2)	Oct 2	ATL	@	SDP	W,4-2	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.331	.426	.757	9	1.22	0.080	16.21	0.64%	0.94	PH
64	1718	162	Oct 3	ATL	@	SDP	L,1-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.327	.420	.747	4	.84	-0.044	8.01	-0.25%	-0.38	1B
							28-36		150	131	19	32	6	1	5	25	17	2	20	0	0	2	1	5	1	1	.244	.327	.420	.747		1.30	0.674	5.10	0.19%	2.32

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