Mule Watson Stats

Mule Watson was born on Thursday, October 15, 1896, in Arizona, Louisiana. Watson was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 4, 1918, with the Philadelphia Athletics. 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 Mule Watson baseball stats page.
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Mule Watson
 
 
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Birth Name:   John Reaves Watson
Nickname:   Mule
Born On:   10-15-1896  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Arizona, Louisiana
Year of Death Data Died On:   08-25-1949 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Shreveport, Louisiana
Cemetery:   Arlington Cemetery, Homer, Louisiana
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Baylor University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   07-04-1918 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-18-1924
Draft:   Not Applicable
Mule Watson

Mule Watson 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
1918 22 Athletics 21 19 2 7 10 .412 3.37 11 3 0 141.2 568 139 53 74 0 44 - 30 2 1 0 -
1919 23 Athletics 4 2 2 0 1 .000 6.91 0 0 0 14.1 62 17 11 11 2 7 - 6 1 0 1 -
1920 24 Braves 12 10 0 5 4 .556 3.77 4 2 0 71.2 296 79 30 33 0 17 - 16 1 1 0 -
1920 24 Pirates 5 0 2 0 0 .000 8.74 0 0 0 11.1 55 15 11 11 2 7 - 1 0 0 0 -
1921 25 Braves 44 31 8 14 13 .519 3.85 15 1 2 259.1 1,095 269 111 128 11 57 - 48 0 7 0 -
1922 26 Braves 41 29 8 8 14 .364 4.70 8 1 1 201.0 914 262 105 140 9 59 - 53 1 5 0 -
1923 27 Braves 11 4 4 1 2 .333 5.17 1 0 1 31.1 150 42 18 26 2 20 - 10 0 0 0 -
1923 27 Giants 17 15 0 8 5 .615 3.41 8 0 0 108.1 447 117 41 43 11 21 - 26 0 1 1 -
1924 28 Giants 22 16 3 7 4 .636 3.79 6 1 0 99.2 434 122 42 54 7 24 - 18 2 1 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
7 Years 177 126 29 50 53 .485 4.05 53 8 4 938.2 4,021 1,062 422 520 44 256 - 208 7 16 2 -
Mule Watson

Mule Watson Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1918 22 Athletics 21 47 0 6 1 0 0 0 3 1 - 17 1 - 0 - .128 .146 .149
1919 23 Athletics 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 - 0 - .000 .000 .000
1920 24 Braves 13 23 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 9 1 - 0 0 .130 .167 .130
1920 24 Pirates 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 0 - 0 - .000 .000 .000
1921 25 Braves 44 87 9 12 2 1 0 0 1 1 - 36 6 - 0 - .138 .148 .184
1922 26 Braves 41 66 4 13 1 1 0 0 1 1 - 17 3 - 1 - .197 .221 .242
1923 27 Braves 11 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 1 - 0 - .250 .250 .250
1923 27 Giants 17 46 3 8 3 0 0 0 4 0 - 13 1 - 0 - .174 .174 .239
1924 28 Giants 22 35 4 9 0 2 2 1 11 2 - 11 0 - 0 - .257 .297 .543
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
7 Years 178 321 23 53 7 4 2 1 21 6 - 108 13 - 1 0 .165 .183 .231
Mule Watson

Mule Watson Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1918 Athletics 1B 1 0 - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1918 Athletics P 21 19 425 38 1.8 35 5 30 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .921 2.22
1919 Athletics P 4 2 43 9 2.3 9 0 9 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.65
1920 Braves P 1 0 9 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1920 Pirates P 5 0 34 3 0.6 3 0 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.38
1920 Braves P 12 0 9 23 1.9 22 0 22 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .957 66.00
1921 Braves P 44 31 778 85 1.9 79 7 72 6 1 n/a n/a n/a .929 2.74
1922 Braves P 41 29 603 54 1.3 51 4 47 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .944 2.28
1923 Braves P 11 4 94 9 0.8 9 2 7 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.59
1923 Giants P 17 15 325 26 1.5 25 3 22 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .962 2.08
1924 Giants P 22 16 299 24 1.1 23 1 22 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .958 2.08
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 178 116 2,619 272 1.5 257 22 235 15 9 n/a n/a n/a .945 2.65
1B Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
7 Years 179 116 2,619 272 1.5 257 22 235 15 9 n/a n/a n/a .945 2.65
Mule Watson

Mule Watson Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1918 Athletics 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.8 15.7 0.68 1.91 2.80
1919 Athletics 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 6.0 0.0 0.86 3.77 4.40
1920 Braves 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.6 23.0 0.94 2.01 2.13
1920 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.14 0.79 5.56
1921 Braves 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.4 87.0 0.84 1.67 1.98
1922 Braves 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.9 66.0 0.90 2.37 2.64
1923 Braves 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.0 0.0 0.50 2.87 5.74
1923 Giants 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.5 11.5 1.24 2.16 1.74
1924 Giants 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 17.5 3.2 3.2 0.75 1.63 2.17
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
7 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 160.5 3.0 15.3 0.81 1.99 2.45
Mule Watson

Mule Watson Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1918 Philadelphia Athletics n/a Undetermined n/a -
1919 Philadelphia Athletics n/a Undetermined n/a -
1920 Boston Braves n/a Undetermined n/a -
1920 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a -
1921 Boston Braves n/a Undetermined n/a -
1922 Boston Braves n/a Undetermined n/a -
1923 Boston Braves n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1923 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1924 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a Stats




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