Bob Watson
Robert Jose Watson
Born: April 10, 1946
Los Angeles, CA USA
Deceased: 2020
Houston, TX USA
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, RF, LF, OF, DH, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 201
College: Los Angeles Harbor College
Career: 1966-1984
Minor League Statistics
Bob Watson compiled a career batting average of .295 with 184 home runs and 989 RBI in his 1832-game career with the Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves. He began playing during the 1966 season and last took the field during the 1984 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | NL | Houston Astros | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | NL | Houston Astros | 6 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .214 | .214 | .429 | .643 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | NL | Houston Astros | 45 | 155 | 140 | 13 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 32 | .229 | .297 | .321 | .618 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1969 | NL | Houston Astros | 20 | 48 | 40 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .275 | .396 | .350 | .746 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | NL | Houston Astros | 97 | 362 | 327 | 48 | 89 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 59 | .272 | .324 | .443 | .768 | 145 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 1971 | NL | Houston Astros | 129 | 514 | 468 | 49 | 135 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 67 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 56 | .288 | .347 | .395 | .742 | 185 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1972 | NL | Houston Astros | 147 | 616 | 548 | 74 | 171 | 27 | 4 | 16 | 86 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 83 | .312 | .378 | .464 | .841 | 254 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 1973 | NL | Houston Astros | 158 | 666 | 573 | 97 | 179 | 24 | 3 | 16 | 94 | 1 | 4 | 85 | 73 | .312 | .403 | .449 | .852 | 257 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 1974 | NL | Houston Astros | 150 | 593 | 524 | 69 | 156 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 67 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 61 | .298 | .370 | .412 | .782 | 216 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 1975 | NL | Houston Astros | 132 | 533 | 485 | 67 | 157 | 27 | 1 | 18 | 85 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 50 | .324 | .375 | .495 | .870 | 240 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 1976 | NL | Houston Astros | 157 | 662 | 585 | 76 | 183 | 31 | 3 | 16 | 102 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 64 | .313 | .377 | .458 | .835 | 268 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 1977 | NL | Houston Astros | 151 | 623 | 554 | 77 | 160 | 38 | 6 | 22 | 110 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 69 | .289 | .360 | .498 | .858 | 276 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 1978 | NL | Houston Astros | 139 | 527 | 461 | 51 | 133 | 25 | 4 | 14 | 79 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 57 | .289 | .357 | .451 | .808 | 208 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 16 |
| 1979 | NL | Houston Astros | 49 | 182 | 163 | 15 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 23 | .239 | .304 | .319 | .623 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1979 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 84 | 347 | 312 | 48 | 105 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 53 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 33 | .337 | .401 | .548 | .949 | 171 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 1980 | AL | New York Yankees | 130 | 525 | 469 | 62 | 144 | 25 | 3 | 13 | 68 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 56 | .307 | .368 | .456 | .825 | 214 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 1981 | AL | New York Yankees | 59 | 180 | 156 | 15 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 17 | .212 | .317 | .385 | .701 | 60 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 | AL | New York Yankees | 7 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .235 | .350 | .412 | .762 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 57 | 130 | 114 | 16 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 20 | .246 | .323 | .421 | .744 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1983 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 65 | 170 | 149 | 14 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 23 | .309 | .376 | .490 | .866 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1984 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 49 | 94 | 85 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | .212 | .287 | .329 | .617 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 1832 | 6962 | 6185 | 802 | 1826 | 307 | 41 | 184 | 989 | 27 | 28 | 653 | 796 | .295 | .364 | .447 | .811 | 2767 | 173 | 48 | 11 | 65 | 98 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .958 | 8.280 | 7.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 40 | 38 | 337.3 | 46 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .885 | 1.227 | 1.150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 6 | 5 | 43.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.465 | 1.167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 5 | 5 | 37.0 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 7.400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 | NL | Houston Astros | C | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 22.500 | 5.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 83 | 82 | 686.0 | 695 | 39 | 6 | 54 | .992 | 9.630 | 8.843 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970 | NL | Houston Astros | C | 6 | 0 | 11.0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.818 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 87 | 88 | 705.0 | 131 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .985 | 1.698 | 1.529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 45 | 37 | 319.0 | 339 | 16 | 5 | 28 | .986 | 1.016 | 7.889 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 143 | 143 | 1262.0 | 218 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .978 | 1.597 | 1.566 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 2 | 1 | 10.0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 12.600 | 7.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 142 | 142 | 1184.3 | 271 | 8 | 9 | 0 | .969 | 2.120 | 1.965 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 26 | 12 | 150.0 | 150 | 2 | 2 | 7 | .987 | 9.120 | 5.846 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 | NL | Houston Astros | C | 3 | 2 | 19.0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 6.158 | 4.333 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 16.7 |
| 1974 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 140 | 139 | 1061.0 | 202 | 7 | 4 | 2 | .981 | 1.773 | 1.493 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1974 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 35 | 2 | 85.7 | 96 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 1.611 | 2.886 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 118 | 116 | 990.3 | 1077 | 69 | 8 | 106 | .993 | 1.415 | 9.712 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 9 | 8 | 66.0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.773 | 1.444 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 155 | 154 | 1355.0 | 1395 | 96 | 15 | 126 | .990 | 9.903 | 9.619 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 146 | 146 | 1278.3 | 1331 | 118 | 9 | 100 | .994 | 1.202 | 9.925 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 128 | 127 | 1045.7 | 974 | 95 | 9 | 63 | .992 | 9.201 | 8.352 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 58 | 57 | 479.3 | 525 | 47 | 7 | 58 | .988 | 1.740 | 9.862 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 44 | 44 | 357.3 | 371 | 33 | 3 | 23 | .993 | 1.175 | 9.182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 104 | 91 | 827.0 | 851 | 63 | 9 | 87 | .990 | 9.947 | 8.788 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 50 | 43 | 362.0 | 367 | 25 | 1 | 42 | .997 | 9.746 | 7.840 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 1B | 27 | 25 | 188.7 | 206 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 1.000 | 1.208 | 7.926 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 6 | 4 | 36.0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 6.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | NL | Atlanta Braves | OF | 2 | 1 | 15.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.200 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 1B | 34 | 34 | 271.3 | 280 | 19 | 5 | 23 | .984 | 9.918 | 8.794 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 1B | 19 | 19 | 130.0 | 165 | 12 | 3 | 17 | .983 | 12.254 | 9.316 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1668 | 1568 | 13343.3 | 9848 | 679 | 110 | 773 | .990 | 7.100 | 6.311 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 16.7 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .917 | 1.417 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | AL | New York Yankees | AEDIV | 5 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .438 | .471 | .438 | .908 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 6 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .318 | .385 | .636 | 1.021 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 17 | 67 | 62 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .371 | .403 | .565 | .968 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | 1B | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .971 | 11.880 | 11.000 |
| 1981 | AL | New York Yankees | AEDIV | 1B | 5 | 5 | 42.0 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .976 | 8.571 | 8.000 |
| 1981 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | 1B | 3 | 3 | 22.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 6.955 | 5.667 |
| 1981 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 1B | 6 | 6 | 51.0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 8.500 |
| Totals | 17 | 17 | 140.0 | 133 | 8 | 2 | 10 | .986 | 9.064 | 8.294 |
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