SS Paul 'Mr. Contact' Watson #11
Age: 48 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
SS PAUL 'MR. CONTACT' WATSON #11 - AGE: 48 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/30/1926
Born in:Memphis, TN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:15 Years, 45 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:15 Years, 45 Days
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1947, 15th Pick in Round 1
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1948 New York - FABL 21 66 188 56 11 3 3 23 20 22 1 2 14 2 2 .298 .371 .436 .807 122 123 1.3
1949 New York - FABL 22 122 265 69 15 4 8 34 36 17 6 2 27 1 2 .260 .317 .438 .755 108 107 1.2
1950 New York - FABL 23 149 560 144 37 7 5 75 51 34 6 6 21 3 1 .257 .304 .375 .679 89 85 2.2
1951 New York - FABL 24 130 425 119 24 7 18 72 51 20 5 4 26 2 2 .280 .317 .496 .814 119 116 3.0
1952 New York - FABL 25 150 529 141 28 0 11 70 46 18 8 6 17 1 3 .267 .298 .382 .680 101 103 2.9
1953 New York - FABL 26 147 565 145 26 2 16 85 58 32 2 6 27 1 4 .257 .296 .395 .691 91 90 2.5
1954 Los Angeles - FABL 27 103 374 107 23 2 8 65 43 22 1 11 15 3 3 .286 .319 .422 .741 105 101 2.0
1955 Los Angeles - FABL 28 148 586 163 36 3 21 106 77 26 4 6 36 1 2 .278 .310 .457 .768 107 106 3.1
1956 Los Angeles - FABL 29 149 576 139 27 2 11 54 57 30 2 3 26 4 1 .241 .280 .352 .632 80 79 2.1
1957 St. Louis - FABL 30 151 582 142 34 1 16 84 59 22 1 4 31 3 7 .244 .271 .388 .659 79 82 1.1
1958 St. Louis - FABL 31 152 577 157 40 4 9 85 66 35 2 4 19 1 4 .272 .314 .402 .716 91 90 2.1
1959 St. Louis - FABL 32 153 578 146 39 1 17 99 72 25 4 7 37 2 2 .253 .285 .412 .697 84 85 1.9
1960 St. Louis - FABL 33 135 487 129 25 2 15 80 52 26 1 5 25 0 2 .265 .301 .417 .717 93 88 1.4
1961 St. Louis - FABL 34 109 392 96 26 0 12 52 41 18 5 3 31 2 1 .245 .285 .403 .688 85 79 1.7
1962 St. Louis - FABL 35 148 526 130 26 1 8 68 53 28 12 5 67 3 4 .247 .298 .346 .644 70 67 -0.5
1963 St. Louis - FABL 36 89 291 71 13 0 5 29 31 10 5 3 27 2 1 .244 .278 .340 .619 69 58 -0.5
Total FABL 2101 7501 1954 430 39 183 1081 813 385 65 77 446 31 41 .260 .299 .401 .701 92 90 27.3
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1947 Harrisburg - AA 20 68 286 77 20 2 3 31 36 17 2 0 36 3 4 .269 .315 .385 .699 95 94 1.3
1948 Harrisburg - AA 21 24 102 35 7 1 1 21 18 5 1 0 7 0 3 .343 .380 .461 .840 119 122 0.8
1948 Syracuse - AAA 21 47 183 62 11 4 6 31 27 7 0 1 13 1 7 .339 .361 .541 .902 132 131 1.7
1961 Oakland - AAA 34 4 17 5 3 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 3 0 0 .294 .368 .471 .839 127 130 0.1
Total EA 92 388 112 27 3 4 52 54 22 3 0 43 3 7 .289 .332 .405 .736 101 101
Total GWL 4 17 5 3 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 3 0 0 .294 .368 .471 .839 127 130
Total UL 47 183 62 11 4 6 31 27 7 0 1 13 1 7 .339 .361 .541 .902 132 131
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1952 New York - FABL 25 6 22 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .136 .136 .136 .273 -19 -37 0.3
1962 St. Louis - FABL 35 5 16 6 2 1 1 5 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .375 .412 .812 1.224 217 216 0.4
Total FABL 11 38 9 2 1 1 8 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .237 .256 .421 .677 79 68
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1947 Harrisburg - AA 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1947 Harrisburg - AA 3B 50 48 18 102 10 126 6 .952 425.2 2.54 +2.0 1.006
1947 Harrisburg - AA SS 21 19 24 59 8 87 4 .954 174.0 4.29 +2.3 1.064
1947 Harrisburg - AA RF 1 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 7.1 6.14 -0.1 1.019
1948 New York - MLB 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .000
1948 New York - MLB 3B 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 16.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1948 Syracuse - AAA 3B 2 2 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 17.0 1.59 -0.2 1.025
1948 Harrisburg - AA 3B 24 24 10 51 5 63 2 .968 213.0 2.58 +2.1 1.017
1948 New York - MLB SS 56 53 95 133 29 245 17 .931 465.1 4.41 -7.7 .891
1948 Syracuse - AAA SS 44 42 67 132 24 205 6 .971 368.1 4.86 +3.9 1.040
1948 Syracuse - AAA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1949 New York - MLB C 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 -0.2 .000 1 0 0 0.0
1949 New York - MLB 2B 3 2 3 4 1 7 0 1.000 19.0 3.32 +0.5 1.376
1949 New York - MLB 3B 69 34 31 83 5 123 9 .927 360.0 2.85 -1.3 .976
1949 New York - MLB SS 33 27 50 85 15 146 11 .925 242.0 5.02 -3.0 .948
1949 New York - MLB RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.1 6.75 +0.0 1.012
1950 New York - MLB 3B 4 0 0 2 1 2 0 1.000 11.1 1.59 -0.2 1.048
1950 New York - MLB SS 148 147 231 441 97 695 23 .967 1301.1 4.65 +3.1 1.014
1951 New York - MLB 3B 18 4 7 16 0 23 0 1.000 63.1 3.27 +1.1 1.112
1951 New York - MLB SS 110 102 212 305 72 539 22 .959 900.0 5.17 -0.0 .996
1952 New York - MLB 3B 144 142 120 299 24 440 21 .952 1245.2 3.03 +2.7 1.004
1952 New York - MLB SS 8 6 10 20 2 30 0 1.000 51.2 5.23 +0.6 .997
1952 New York - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 New York - MLB 3B 142 142 116 284 26 410 10 .976 1255.0 2.87 +8.2 1.049
1953 New York - MLB SS 7 5 12 25 4 37 0 1.000 48.1 6.89 +1.7 1.083
1954 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 6 3 4 10 1 14 0 1.000 37.0 3.41 +0.2 1.041
1954 Los Angeles - MLB SS 98 96 186 272 58 471 13 .972 821.0 5.02 +1.7 1.019
1955 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 146 146 147 282 28 450 21 .953 1284.2 3.01 +5.3 1.038
1955 Los Angeles - MLB SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.047
1956 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 +0.1 .960
1956 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 23 22 23 49 3 82 10 .878 195.0 3.32 -2.8 .930
1956 Los Angeles - MLB SS 125 123 248 411 82 679 20 .971 1082.0 5.48 +9.2 1.043
1957 St. Louis - MLB 3B 104 103 82 182 24 272 8 .971 867.1 2.74 +5.2 1.061
1957 St. Louis - MLB SS 63 45 81 144 18 238 13 .945 425.1 4.76 -2.4 .990
1958 St. Louis - MLB 3B 137 137 96 243 31 348 9 .974 1124.1 2.71 +5.4 1.057
1958 St. Louis - MLB SS 47 12 29 62 7 94 3 .968 168.0 4.88 +1.5 1.027
1959 St. Louis - MLB 3B 71 71 56 141 17 206 9 .956 604.1 2.93 +2.8 1.032
1959 St. Louis - MLB SS 88 77 141 234 46 393 18 .954 691.0 4.88 +3.5 1.039
1960 St. Louis - MLB 3B 117 115 97 249 19 362 16 .956 990.2 3.14 +2.2 1.001
1960 St. Louis - MLB SS 18 12 22 38 6 62 2 .968 113.2 4.75 +0.5 1.015
1961 Oakland - AAA 2B 4 4 10 5 1 15 0 1.000 35.0 3.86 -0.8 .785
1961 St. Louis - MLB 3B 5 4 0 7 1 7 0 1.000 31.0 2.03 +0.3 1.040
1961 St. Louis - MLB SS 103 99 169 299 65 488 20 .959 871.2 4.83 +8.4 1.056
1962 St. Louis - MLB 3B 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.1 1.057
1962 St. Louis - MLB SS 144 142 241 383 74 647 23 .964 1227.0 4.58 -5.5 .982
1963 St. Louis - MLB 2B 2 2 3 7 2 10 0 1.000 14.0 6.43 -0.2 .843
1963 St. Louis - MLB 3B 22 5 7 18 2 26 1 .962 70.2 3.18 -0.2 .997
1963 St. Louis - MLB SS 76 73 119 194 26 322 9 .972 612.0 4.60 -2.4 .964
TOTAL C 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 -0.2 .000 1 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 2B 12 9 17 18 4 35 0 1.000 77.0 4.09 -0.4 .906
TOTAL 3B 1095 1002 816 2021 197 2959 122 .959 8816.0 2.90 +32.6 1.026
TOTAL SS 1190 1080 1937 3238 633 5379 204 .962 9564.2 4.87 +15.5 1.009
TOTAL RF 2 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 8.2 6.23 -0.1 1.018
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/24/1947 Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 15, 15th overall pick) by the New York Stars, out of college Opelika State
07/01/1947 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Stars organization with a signing bonus of $8,050.
07/06/1947 Named the #22 prospect in the FABL
09/22/1947 Wins the 1947 Championship with the Harrisburg Red Wings!
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/19/1948 Named the #47 prospect in the FABL
06/16/1948 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
06/30/1948 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/11/1948 Named the #65 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
10/05/1949 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/16/1950 Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for one week.
04/29/1951 Injured (groin soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
04/19/1954 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Los Angeles Stars development complex.
07/12/1954 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
07/23/1954 Injured (chronic back soreness),out for 5 weeks.
09/05/1954 Injured (sore shoulder),out for 5 weeks.
04/19/1955 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Los Angeles Stars development complex.
07/10/1955 Was selected to the 1955 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
03/08/1957 Was traded by the Los Angeles Stars to the St. Louis Pioneers in exchange for SP Carl Bristol and SP Jack F Davis.
05/13/1957 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
07/07/1957 Was selected to the 1957 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
07/20/1959 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
08/14/1959 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/20/1960 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for one week.
09/11/1960 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 3-4 weeks.
06/07/1961 Injured (elbow tendinitis),out for 6 weeks.
05/18/1962 Collects his 1000th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues RBI!
10/12/1962 Wins the 1962 World Championship Series with the St. Louis Pioneers.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 2.
10/08/1963 Wins the 1963 World Championship Series with the St. Louis Pioneers.
10/09/1963 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1952 148 10
1953 147 9
1957 148 7
1958 149 2
1962 142 5
Year AB Rank
1953 565 9
1955 586 4
1956 576 9
1958 577 9
Year H Rank
1955 163 5
Year TB Rank
1955 268 8
Year 2B Rank
1950 37 4
1952 28 8
1955 36 4
1957 34 6
1958 40 3
1959 39 6
Year RBI Rank
1952 70 9
1953 85 8
1955 106 5
1959 99 7
Year HP Rank
1949 6 4
1950 6 3
1951 5 6
1952 8 2
1962 12 2
Year SH Rank
1951 12 10
1960 15 6
Year SF Rank
1950 6 8
1952 6 6
1953 6 8
1954 11 3
1955 6 8
1959 7 1
Year EBH Rank
1955 60 6
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