Tom
Watson
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 190
 
Born: December 15, 1943 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 29 MRQ JL $ 1,800,000   5 7 4 5 8 7 7 8 8 8 6 5 5 7 6 7 5 7 6
1974 30 LOU JL $ 1,800,000   5 7 4 5 8 7 7 8 8 8 6 5 5 7 6 7 5 7 6
1975 31 LOU JL $ 2,300,000   2 6 3 4 8 7 7 8 8 8 6 5 6 7 6 6 5 7 6
1976 32 LOU JL $ 2,300,000   2 6 3 4 8 7 7 8 8 8 6 5 6 7 6 6 5 7 6
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 1,800,000   2 6 3 4 8 7 7 8 8 8 6 5 5 7 6 6 5 7 6
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 2,300,000   5 7 4 5 8 7 7 8 8 8 6 5 6 7 6 7 5 7 6
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 29 MRQ JL $ 1,800,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1974 30 LOU JL $ 1,800,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1975 31 LOU JL $ 2,300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1976 32 LOU JL $ 2,300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 1,800,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 2,300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1973 29 MRQ JL 10 4 .714 22 22 1 0 0 148.7 133 57 17 42 89 3.45 .241 .292 .377 .670 10.8
    AAA   3 8 .273 13 13 2 0 0 91.3 104 44 12 25 81 4.34 .282 .327 .428 .756  
1974 30 LOU JL 7 19 .269 32 30 4 1 0 206.0 233 126 30 74 161 5.50 .287 .348 .446 .794 0.2
1975 31 LOU JL 2 5 .286 16 4 1 0 0 38.7 55 30 4 19 27 6.98 .329 .402 .443 .845 0.0
    AA   1 0 1.000 7 2 0 0 0 18.7 12 7 2 12 14 3.38 .179 .304 .299 .602  
1976 32 A   0 2 .000 10 4 0 0 0 26.3 24 6 2 7 38 2.05 .240 .290 .320 .610  
3 Years Sim 19 28 .404 70 56 6 1 0 393.3 421 213 51 135 277 4.87 .275 .334 .421 .755 11.1
1 Years AAA 3 8 .273 13 13 2 0 0 91.3 104 44 12 25 81 4.34 .282 .327 .428 .756  
1 Years AA 1 0 1.000 7 2 0 0 0 18.7 12 7 2 12 14 3.38 .179 .304 .299 .602  
1 Years A 0 2 .000 10 4 0 0 0 26.3 24 6 2 7 38 2.05 .240 .290 .320 .610  
3 Years Minors 4 10 .286 30 19 2 0 0 136.3 140 57 16 44 133 3.76 .261 .317 .392 .709  
Season Average 6 9 .400 23 18 2 0 0 131.1 140 71 17 45 92 4.87 .275 .334 .421 .755  
Career Highs 10 19 .714 32 30 4 1 0 206.0 233 126 30 74 161 6.98 .329 .402 .446 .845  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   354 177 39 115 228   .301 .363 .448 .811
vs LH   67 36 12 20 49   .189 .233 .333 .566
Home 10 14 .417 34 25 4 1 0 185.7 204 104 26 69 129 5.04 .281 .343 .430 .773
Away 9 14 .391 36 31 2 0 0 207.7 217 109 25 66 148 4.72 .270 .325 .414 .739
Mar/Apr 4 5 .444 10 10 3 1 0 72.3 76 33 6 25 50 4.11 .269 .328 .382 .710
May 2 7 .222 9 7 1 0 0 51.3 61 32 12 15 44 5.61 .298 .345 .517 .863
June 1 1 .500 11 3 0 0 0 28.3 28 14 1 14 24 4.45 .257 .341 .312 .653
July 4 4 .500 14 10 1 0 0 72.7 80 39 6 26 55 4.83 .283 .343 .382 .725
August 4 5 .444 12 12 1 0 0 79.7 93 54 15 22 47 6.10 .296 .342 .500 .842
Sep/Oct 4 6 .400 14 14 0 0 0 89.0 83 41 11 33 57 4.15 .246 .314 .392 .705
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 29 MRQ JL 22 52 6 9 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 12 .173 .200 .231 .431 2.5 0.0
1974 30 LOU JL 32 64 3 5 2 0 0 4 0 0 5 22 .078 .145 .109 .254 -0.9 0.0
1975 31 LOU JL 16 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .000 .125 .000 .125 0.2 0.0
3 Years Sim 70 122 9 14 5 0 0 8 0 0 8 37 .115 .167 .156 .322 1.8 0.0
162 Game Average 282 20 32 11 0 0 18 0 0 18 85 .115 .167 .156 .322 4.1  
Career Highs 32 64 6 9 3 0 0 4 0 0 5 22 .173 .200 .231 .431 2.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   72 5 9 2 0 0 5 0 0 6 22 .125 .188 .153 .340 0.9
vs LH   50 4 5 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 15 .100 .135 .160 .295 -0.5
Home 34 54 7 8 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 17 .148 .190 .204 .393 1.3
Away 36 68 2 6 2 0 0 5 0 0 5 20 .088 .149 .118 .266 -0.8
RISP   24 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 8 .042 .074 .042 .116 -1.4
Close/Late   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
Mar/Apr 10 22 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 .045 .120 .045 .165 -0.8
May 7 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 .071 .188 .071 .259 -0.1
June 5 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2
July 10 20 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 6 .100 .136 .150 .286 -0.2
August 12 30 5 8 4 0 0 4 0 0 1 7 .267 .290 .400 .690 3.1
Sep/Oct 14 28 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 .036 .100 .036 .136 -1.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1973 29 MRQ JL P 22 22 148.7 7 24 2 2 .939 1.88    
1974 30 LOU JL P 32 30 206.0 14 38 1 4 .981 2.27    
1975 31 LOU JL P 16 4 38.7 3 9 1 0 .923 2.79    
Career Totals   70 56 393.3 24 71 4 6 .960 2.17    
Career Highs   32 30 206.0 14 38 2 4 .981 2.79    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1974-3-19
Homeruns Allowed
1974-9-30
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
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History
Drafted in 27th round, 642nd overall pick, by Marquette in 1973
Had first career hit on 6/28/1973, off Ace Holder (OMA)
Earned first career win on 7/17/1973
Traded from Marquette to Louisville on 3/2/1974 (Going to LOU: P T. Watson. Going to MRQ: P M. O'Hara, P M. Sabbagh)