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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Mule WatsonMule Watson Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | 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 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | 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 WatsonMule Watson Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | 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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| 1923 | 27 | Giants | 17 | 46 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 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 |
| Career | 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 | 0 | 108 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .165 | .183 | .231 | ||
Mule WatsonMule Watson Fielding Stats |
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| Team | 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 |
| Career | 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 WatsonMule Watson Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | 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 |
| Career | 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 WatsonMule Watson Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 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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