John Wathan Stats

John Wathan was born on Tuesday, October 4, 1949, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Wathan was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 26, 1976, with the Kansas City Royals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive John Wathan baseball stats page.

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John Wathan

John Wathan Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#46)

John Wathan Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#46)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   John David Wathan
Nickname:   Duke
Born On:   10-04-1949
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Zodiac:   Libra
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   University of San Diego
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02
Player Weight Chart Weight:   205
First Game:   05-26-1976 (Age 26)
Last Game:   10-06-1985
Draft:   1971 : 1st Round (4th)
John Wathan

John Wathan Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
John Wathan

John Wathan Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1976 Royals 27 42 5 12 1 0 0 0 5 2 0 5 1 0 1 1 .286 .333 .310
1977 Royals 55 119 18 39 5 3 2 0 21 5 1 8 0 3 0 1 .328 .346 .471
1978 Royals 67 190 19 57 10 1 2 0 28 3 1 12 3 3 4 5 .300 .320 .395
1979 Royals 90 199 26 41 7 3 2 0 28 7 1 24 5 5 0 7 .206 .227 .302
1980 Royals 126 453 57 138 14 7 6 0 58 50 6 42 3 1 3 19 .305 .377 .406
1981 Royals 89 301 24 76 9 3 1 0 19 19 1 23 5 3 2 9 .252 .298 .312
1982 Royals 121 448 79 121 11 3 3 0 51 48 0 46 3 1 2 26 .270 .343 .328
1983 Royals 128 437 49 107 18 3 2 0 32 27 0 56 2 2 1 11 .245 .289 .314
1984 Royals 97 171 17 31 7 1 2 0 10 21 0 34 4 0 0 6 .181 .271 .269
1985 Royals 60 145 11 34 8 1 1 0 9 17 0 15 2 0 1 4 .234 .319 .324
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
10 Years 860 2,505 305 656 90 25 21 0 261 199 10 265 28 18 14 89 .262 .318 .343
John Wathan

John Wathan Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1976 Royals 1B 3 - - 6 2.0 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1976 Royals C 23 - - 62 2.7 61 57 4 1 1 0 - - .984 0.00 -
1977 Royals 1B 5 - - 27 5.4 26 26 0 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .963 0.00 -
1977 Royals C 35 - - 140 4.0 139 130 9 1 0 2 - - .993 0.00 -
1978 Royals 1B 47 - - 329 7.0 329 307 22 0 20 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1978 Royals C 21 - - 86 4.1 84 78 6 2 0 1 - - .977 0.00 -
1979 Royals 1B 49 - - 285 5.8 283 264 19 2 30 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00 -
1979 Royals C 23 - - 76 3.3 75 70 5 1 0 0 - - .987 0.00 -
1979 Royals OF 3 - - 2 0.7 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1980 Royals 1B 12 - - 120 10.0 119 112 7 1 14 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 -
1980 Royals C 77 - - 337 4.4 331 306 25 6 5 1 - - .982 0.00 -
1980 Royals OF 35 - - 56 1.6 55 54 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 -
1981 Royals 1B 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1981 Royals C 73 - - 333 4.6 326 300 26 7 1 2 - - .979 0.00 -
1981 Royals OF 16 - - 17 1.1 17 15 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1982 Royals 1B 3 - - 21 7.0 21 19 2 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1982 Royals C 120 - - 511 4.3 501 463 38 10 3 4 - - .980 0.00 -
1983 Royals 1B 37 - - 273 7.4 270 244 26 3 24 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1983 Royals C 92 - - 398 4.3 392 360 32 6 5 2 - - .985 0.00 -
1983 Royals OF 9 - - 11 1.2 11 11 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1984 Royals 1B 33 - - 101 3.1 101 91 10 0 8 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1984 Royals C 59 - - 240 4.1 234 213 21 6 2 1 - - .975 0.00 -
1984 Royals LF 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1985 Royals 1B 6 - - 13 2.2 13 12 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1985 Royals C 49 - - 279 5.7 275 247 28 4 6 2 - - .986 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
C Totals 572 0 0 2,462 4.3 2,418 2,224 194 44 23 15 n/a n/a .982 0.00 --
1B Totals 196 0 0 1,176 6.0 1,169 1,082 87 7 100 n/a n/a n/a .994 0.00 --
OF Totals 63 0 0 86 1.4 85 82 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 --
LF Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 --
10 Years 851 - 0 3,724 4.4 3,672 3,388 284 52 123 15 n/a n/a .986 0.00 --
John Wathan

John Wathan Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1976 Royals 0 2 .000 - - 0 0.0 8.4 8.4 - - -
1977 Royals 2 0 1.000 - - 2 59.5 14.9 5.7 - - -
1978 Royals 2 1 .667 - - 0 95.0 15.8 6.8 - - -
1979 Royals 2 1 .667 - - 11 99.5 8.3 7.1 - - -
1980 Royals 17 3 .850 - - 0 75.5 10.8 7.8 - - -
1981 Royals 11 6 .647 - - 0 301.0 13.1 15.8 - - -
1982 Royals 36 9 .800 - - 0 149.3 9.7 8.8 - - -
1983 Royals 28 7 .800 - - 0 218.5 7.8 13.7 - - -
1984 Royals 6 6 .500 - - 4 85.5 5.0 17.1 - - -
1985 Royals 1 1 .500 - - 2 145.0 9.7 16.1 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
10 Years 105 36 .745 - - 19 119.3 9.5 9.6 - - -
John Wathan

John Wathan Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1976 Kansas City Royals 12 $19,000.00 - -
1977 Kansas City Royals 12 $25,000.00 - -
1978 Kansas City Royals 12 Undetermined - -
1979 Kansas City Royals 12 Undetermined - -
1980 Kansas City Royals 12 Undetermined - Stats
1981 Kansas City Royals 12 Undetermined - -
1982 Kansas City Royals 12 Undetermined - -
1983 Kansas City Royals 12 Undetermined - -
1984 Kansas City Royals 12 Undetermined - -
1985 Kansas City Royals 12 $425,000.00 - Stats


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