Johnny Watwood Stats

Johnny Watwood was born on Thursday, August 17, 1905, in Alexander City, Alabama. Watwood was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 16, 1929, with the Chicago White Sox. 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 Johnny Watwood baseball stats page.

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Johnny Watwood
 
 
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Birth Name:   John Clifford Watwood
Nickname:   Cliff or Johnny or Lefty
Born On:   08-17-1905  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Alexander City, Alabama
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-01-1980 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Goodwater, Alabama
Cemetery:   Hillview Memorial Park, Alexander City, Alabama
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   186
First Game:   04-16-1929 (Age 23)
Last Game:   05-29-1939
Draft:   Not Applicable
Johnny Watwood

Johnny Watwood 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
Johnny Watwood

Johnny Watwood Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1929 24 White Sox 85 278 33 84 12 6 2 0 28 22 - 21 7 - 1 - .302 .355 .410
1930 25 White Sox 133 427 75 129 25 4 2 0 51 52 - 35 14 - 3 - .302 .382 .393
1931 26 White Sox 128 367 51 104 16 6 1 0 47 56 - 30 10 - 1 - .283 .380 .368
1932 27 White Sox 13 49 5 15 2 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 2 - 1 - .306 .333 .347
1932 27 Red Sox 95 266 26 66 11 0 0 0 30 20 - 11 5 - 0 - .248 .301 .289
1933 28 Red Sox 13 30 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 - 3 0 - 0 - .133 .212 .133
1939 34 Phillies 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .167 .167 .167
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
6 Years 469 1,423 192 403 66 16 5 0 158 154 - 103 38 - 6 0 .283 .356 .363
Johnny Watwood

Johnny Watwood Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1929 White Sox CF 57 55 1,326 1,162 20.4 1,153 1,149 4 9 1 n/a n/a n/a .992 23.48
1929 White Sox LF 1 1 - 6 6.0 4 4 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 0.00
1929 White Sox RF 20 20 396 40 2.0 39 36 3 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .975 2.66
1930 White Sox 1B 62 62 1,632 638 10.3 631 590 41 7 59 n/a n/a n/a .989 10.44
1930 White Sox CF 38 38 903 2,112 55.6 2,109 2,105 4 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .999 63.06
1930 White Sox LF 1 0 - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1930 White Sox RF 15 3 78 14 0.9 13 12 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .929 4.50
1931 White Sox 1B 4 2 45 19 4.8 19 18 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 11.40
1931 White Sox CF 75 66 1,716 1,211 16.1 1,201 1,192 9 10 2 n/a n/a n/a .992 18.90
1931 White Sox LF 4 4 105 12 3.0 9 9 0 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 2.31
1931 White Sox RF 25 22 621 64 2.6 61 57 4 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .953 2.65
1932 Red Sox CF 25 23 501 276 11.0 271 269 2 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .982 14.60
1932 White Sox CF 2 2 24 3 1.5 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.38
1932 Red Sox LF 7 5 129 10 1.4 10 10 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.09
1932 White Sox LF 3 3 72 3 1.0 3 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.13
1932 Red Sox RF 15 13 324 24 1.6 23 22 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .958 1.92
1932 White Sox RF 11 8 228 19 1.7 18 18 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .947 2.13
1932 Red Sox 1B 18 18 450 172 9.6 165 149 16 7 17 n/a n/a n/a .959 9.90
1933 Red Sox LF 5 5 126 212 42.4 212 212 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 45.43
1933 Red Sox RF 4 2 54 8 2.0 7 7 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 3.50
1939 Phillies 1B 2 2 27 15 7.5 14 14 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .933 14.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
CF Totals 197 184 4,470 4,764 24.2 4,737 4,718 19 27 3 n/a n/a n/a .994 28.61
RF Totals 90 68 1,701 169 1.9 161 152 9 8 1 n/a n/a n/a .953 2.56
1B Totals 86 84 2,154 844 9.8 829 771 58 15 77 n/a n/a n/a .982 10.39
LF Totals 21 18 432 243 11.6 238 237 1 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .979 14.88
6 Years 394 354 8,757 6,020 15.3 5,965 5,878 87 55 81 n/a n/a n/a .991 18.39
Johnny Watwood

Johnny Watwood Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1929 White Sox 6 3 .667 7 1 n/a 139.0 13.2 9.9 - - -
1930 White Sox 5 7 .417 19 0 n/a 213.5 12.2 8.4 - - -
1931 White Sox 9 3 .750 21 2 n/a 367.0 12.2 7.8 - - -
1932 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 16.3 0.0 - - -
1932 Red Sox 7 4 .636 29 3 n/a 0.0 24.2 8.9 - - -
1933 Red Sox 0 0 .000 4 1 n/a 0.0 10.0 15.0 - - -
1939 Phillies 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
6 Years 27 17 .614 80 7 n/a 284.6 13.8 9.0 - - -
Johnny Watwood

Johnny Watwood Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1929 Chicago White Sox n/a Undetermined n/a -
1930 Chicago White Sox n/a Undetermined n/a -
1931 Chicago White Sox 6 Undetermined n/a -
1932 Chicago White Sox - Undetermined n/a -
1932 Boston Red Sox 12 Undetermined n/a -
1933 Boston Red Sox 7 Undetermined - -
1939 Philadelphia Phillies 5 Undetermined - -


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