2B Willie Watson #36
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
02/26/1962
2B WILLIE WATSON #36 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
63 59 16 3 0 0 7 4 7 .271 .317 .322 0 -0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 3
Gap 2 2 2
Power 2 2 2
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 4 1
Errors: - 2 4
Arm: 1 3 5
Turn DP: - 3 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 2
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 2 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 2
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Aggressiveness: 3
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/04/1961 KCK Win, 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/01/1961 @ MON Loss, 1-12 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1961 @ KCK Loss, 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1961 @ TOR Loss, 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1961 @ SFS Win, 9-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1961 @ SFS Loss, 12-13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1961 @ CHC Loss, 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1961 @ CLE Win, 7-6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1961 @ CLE Win, 5-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1961 MON Win, 6-5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/09/1928
Born in:Geneva, IL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$22,110
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 155 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, 88 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1947, 13th Pick in Round 10
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1961 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 63 59 16 3 0 0 7 3 4 7 .271 .317 .322 .639 .283 .051 68
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 6 63 0 1 0 1 4 0 19 3 0 0 0.0 6.2 3.49 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   9 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 .556 .556 .667 1.222
Versus Right   50 11 2 0 0 5 2 4 5 0 3 0 .220 .278 .260 .538
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
May   11 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 .364 .417 .455 .871
June   15 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 1 0 .200 .250 .267 .517
July   13 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 .308 .357 .308 .665
August   9 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .222 .300 .333 .633
September   8 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
October   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Last Year   59 16 3 0 0 7 3 4 7 0 4 0 .271 .317 .322 .639
2 Years Ago   494 137 21 2 1 47 43 31 56 3 14 2 .277 .321 .334 .655
Career   2977 737 112 10 38 316 288 219 372 30 52 8 .248 .298 .330 .628
Home   24 6 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 3 0 .250 .280 .292 .572
Road   35 10 2 0 0 5 2 3 4 0 1 0 .286 .342 .343 .685
Grass   59 16 3 0 0 7 3 4 7 0 4 0 .271 .317 .322 .639
Day   17 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 .176 .222 .235 .458
Night   42 13 2 0 0 6 2 3 5 0 2 0 .310 .356 .357 .713
As Starter   20 6 3 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .300 .364 .450 .814
As Reliever / Substitution   39 10 0 0 0 3 1 2 5 0 3 0 .256 .293 .256 .549
Pinch Hitting   7 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Close/Late   26 7 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 0 2 0 .269 .345 .269 .614
Inning 1-3   6 2 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 .333 .429 .667 1.095
Inning 4-6   12 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Inning 7-9   25 7 1 0 0 1 1 3 4 0 1 0 .280 .357 .320 .677
Extra Innings   16 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 .312 .312 .312 .625
0 Outs   22 6 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 2 0 .273 .304 .364 .668
1 Outs   19 5 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 2 0 .263 .263 .316 .579
2 Outs   18 5 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 .278 .381 .278 .659
Scoring Position   16 6 1 0 0 7 1 2 2 0 4 0 .375 .444 .438 .882
Bases Empty   34 7 2 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 0 .206 .250 .265 .515
Runner on 1st   9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 2nd   6 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 .500 .500 .667 1.167
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Bases Loaded   3 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Two Strikes   27 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 7 0 0 0 .148 .179 .185 .364
First Pitch   12 5 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .417 .462 .500 .962
Count 0-1   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-0   6 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 1-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   12 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .250 .250 .333 .583
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   6 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .833 1.500
Count 2-2   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Full Count   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
Behind in Count   19 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 2 0 .211 .211 .263 .474
Ahead in Count   13 7 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 .538 .600 .615 1.215
Batting Leadoff   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 3rd   3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Batting 4th   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 6th   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Batting 7th   19 3 2 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 3 0 .158 .238 .263 .501
Batting 8th   17 5 1 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 .294 .368 .353 .721
Batting 9th   7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Low Leverage   29 6 2 0 0 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 .207 .281 .276 .557
Medium Leverage   12 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 .333 .333 .417 .750
High Leverage   17 6 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 3 0 .353 .389 .353 .742
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
1955 Washington - FABL 26 150 494 121 18 0 11 55 54 45 1 3 54 0 0 .245 .308 .348 .656 73 73 -0.2
1956 Washington - FABL 27 151 512 130 14 2 8 58 55 34 1 7 59 0 0 .254 .298 .336 .634 76 77 2.3
1957 Washington - FABL 28 137 431 105 21 1 8 50 37 32 0 1 61 0 2 .244 .295 .353 .648 78 76 2.1
1958 Cincinnati - FABL 29 145 484 111 11 5 6 51 45 37 2 9 65 1 0 .229 .282 .310 .592 64 56 1.8
1959 Cincinnati - FABL 30 150 503 117 24 0 4 48 51 36 2 7 70 0 1 .233 .283 .304 .587 61 51 1.4
1960 Cincinnati - FABL 31 146 494 137 21 2 1 47 43 31 2 3 56 0 3 .277 .321 .334 .655 73 70 0.8
1961 Cincinnati - FABL 32 63 59 16 3 0 0 7 3 4 0 0 7 0 0 .271 .317 .322 .639 65 68 -0.2
Total FABL 942 2977 737 112 10 38 316 288 219 8 30 372 1 6 .248 .298 .330 .628 71 67 7.9
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
1944 Total - 15 23 100 47 10 0 1 28 43 11 3 3 8 9 4 .470 .521 .600 1.121 100 100 1.7
1945 Total - 16 25 111 53 14 1 3 31 51 12 3 0 4 10 3 .477 .540 .703 1.242 100 100 2.4
1946 Total - 17 22 94 44 13 0 1 23 41 11 3 2 6 1 1 .468 .527 .638 1.166 100 100 1.8
1947 Total - 18 25 109 52 9 2 1 33 48 12 3 1 5 2 1 .477 .536 .624 1.160 100 100 2.1
1947 San Jose - B 18 37 106 16 2 0 1 7 9 11 3 1 27 0 0 .151 .248 .198 .446 27 22 -0.7
1948 La Crosse - C 19 50 121 36 6 0 0 19 13 6 3 3 36 0 0 .298 .338 .347 .685 74 72 0.4
1949 La Crosse - C 20 53 106 36 7 2 0 21 15 9 4 1 20 2 0 .340 .408 .443 .852 121 125 1.4
1950 Tampa - B 21 33 113 29 5 0 2 15 9 16 0 2 21 0 1 .257 .344 .354 .697 91 92 0.4
1950 Springfield - A 21 42 134 33 7 1 0 17 13 14 2 3 22 0 0 .246 .320 .313 .634 76 76 0.4
1950 Knoxville - AA 21 52 175 59 15 1 2 31 18 24 1 0 23 0 0 .337 .420 .469 .889 146 146 2.5
1951 Knoxville - AA 22 135 468 128 18 1 7 56 50 38 12 4 77 0 4 .274 .341 .361 .702 92 87 2.4
1952 Tampa - B 23 27 93 24 7 0 1 11 13 22 1 0 14 0 1 .258 .405 .366 .771 105 109 0.4
1952 Springfield - A 23 58 191 45 5 1 4 20 13 17 3 1 38 1 1 .236 .307 .335 .642 83 80 1.3
1952 Knoxville - AA 23 37 115 34 6 0 1 10 15 14 0 2 14 0 0 .296 .366 .374 .740 99 91 0.7
1953 Springfield - A 24 95 361 120 27 1 5 36 51 34 3 3 54 0 1 .332 .392 .454 .846 125 125 2.9
1953 Knoxville - AA 24 36 132 44 7 2 2 23 18 9 1 5 24 0 0 .333 .367 .462 .829 112 103 0.8
1954 Knoxville - AA 25 88 320 98 19 1 8 58 46 41 2 2 44 1 1 .306 .386 .447 .833 113 113 1.7
1954 Jersey City - AAA 25 51 183 54 12 0 3 29 19 15 2 0 22 0 4 .295 .355 .410 .765 103 95 0.5
Total DIX 348 1210 363 65 5 20 178 147 126 16 13 182 1 5 .300 .370 .412 .782 108 105
Total HL 195 686 198 39 3 9 73 77 65 8 7 114 1 2 .289 .354 .394 .747 104 103
Total UL 51 183 54 12 0 3 29 19 15 2 0 22 0 4 .295 .355 .410 .765 103 95
Total SEL 60 206 53 12 0 3 26 22 38 1 2 35 0 2 .257 .372 .359 .732 97 100
Total COW 37 106 16 2 0 1 7 9 11 3 1 27 0 0 .151 .248 .198 .446 27 22
Total UMVA 103 227 72 13 2 0 40 28 15 7 4 56 2 0 .317 .372 .392 .764 96 97
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1947 San Jose - B 3B 12 10 4 23 2 29 2 .931 87.0 2.79 +0.5 1.060
1947 San Jose - B SS 26 24 36 73 16 114 5 .956 208.2 4.70 +0.3 1.007
1948 La Crosse - C 2B 31 21 46 60 15 106 0 1.000 167.2 5.69 +2.7 1.114
1948 La Crosse - C 3B 9 2 0 8 0 9 1 .889 26.0 2.77 -0.1 .947
1948 La Crosse - C SS 23 15 17 40 8 59 2 .966 119.2 4.29 +1.7 1.152
1949 La Crosse - C 2B 8 0 0 4 1 4 0 1.000 10.2 3.38 +0.6 1.398
1949 La Crosse - C 3B 11 5 1 11 0 12 0 1.000 42.0 2.57 +0.7 1.069
1949 La Crosse - C SS 39 25 26 82 15 114 6 .947 211.1 4.60 +4.6 1.154
1950 Knoxville - AA 2B 5 4 2 13 1 15 0 1.000 38.1 3.52 +0.2 1.017
1950 Springfield - A 2B 2 1 2 3 1 5 0 1.000 10.0 4.50 -0.2 1.032
1950 Springfield - A 3B 39 39 22 66 10 90 2 .978 299.1 2.65 +4.4 1.104
1950 Tampa - B 3B 6 6 4 14 3 19 1 .947 54.2 2.96 +0.1 .974
1950 Knoxville - AA SS 47 47 61 136 22 211 14 .934 395.0 4.49 +2.6 1.023
1950 Springfield - A SS 7 2 5 12 4 20 3 .850 32.2 4.68 -0.5 .891
1950 Tampa - B SS 27 26 40 81 20 125 4 .968 231.0 4.71 +3.2 1.068
1951 Knoxville - AA 2B 104 103 277 297 93 589 15 .975 891.0 5.80 +15.0 1.100
1951 Knoxville - AA 3B 1 1 0 4 1 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.4 1.043
1951 Knoxville - AA SS 39 26 58 76 14 145 11 .924 246.2 4.89 +1.1 1.021
1952 Knoxville - AA 2B 9 8 24 31 6 58 3 .948 70.0 7.07 -0.1 .999
1952 Springfield - A 2B 21 20 48 57 15 107 2 .981 172.1 5.48 +2.0 1.103
1952 Tampa - B 2B 20 20 38 48 21 89 3 .966 172.2 4.48 +0.5 1.067
1952 Knoxville - AA 3B 6 6 6 10 2 16 0 1.000 49.0 2.94 +1.2 1.157
1952 Springfield - A 3B 10 10 6 15 1 21 0 1.000 81.2 2.31 +1.3 1.051
1952 Tampa - B 3B 2 2 0 3 1 3 0 1.000 16.0 1.69 +0.1 1.031
1952 Knoxville - AA SS 23 23 49 79 19 131 3 .977 191.2 6.01 +4.5 1.120
1952 Springfield - A SS 26 25 51 75 23 128 2 .984 217.0 5.23 +6.1 1.154
1952 Tampa - B SS 4 4 5 13 2 18 0 1.000 33.0 4.91 -0.1 1.013
1953 Knoxville - AA 2B 10 10 34 28 12 62 0 1.000 80.0 6.97 +1.0 1.291
1953 Springfield - A 2B 36 33 88 110 30 201 3 .985 315.2 5.65 +2.5 1.048
1953 Knoxville - AA 3B 7 7 10 18 1 28 0 1.000 61.0 4.13 +1.3 1.098
1953 Springfield - A 3B 11 11 9 17 3 28 2 .929 93.0 2.52 +0.9 1.092
1953 Knoxville - AA SS 19 19 40 58 19 100 2 .980 161.0 5.48 +0.8 1.001
1953 Springfield - A SS 47 46 81 148 44 237 8 .966 380.1 5.42 +1.3 1.013
1954 Jersey City - AAA 2B 3 2 5 8 2 13 0 1.000 20.0 5.85 -0.0 1.000
1954 Knoxville - AA 2B 33 28 73 79 24 156 4 .974 246.0 5.56 +0.4 1.123
1954 Jersey City - AAA 3B 43 43 35 79 6 123 9 .927 378.1 2.71 -0.2 .996
1954 Knoxville - AA 3B 47 47 39 80 14 123 4 .967 410.0 2.61 +1.7 1.020
1954 Jersey City - AAA SS 5 3 4 7 0 11 0 1.000 25.2 3.86 +0.6 1.191
1954 Knoxville - AA SS 8 6 15 21 9 37 1 .973 58.0 5.59 +0.6 1.133
1955 Washington - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 Washington - MLB 3B 150 149 120 310 34 463 33 .929 1241.2 3.12 -2.9 .986
1955 Washington - MLB SS 10 0 3 5 1 8 0 1.000 16.2 4.32 +0.2 1.396
1956 Washington - MLB 2B 5 5 13 19 10 32 0 1.000 45.0 6.40 +0.8 1.120
1956 Washington - MLB 3B 6 6 3 8 0 11 0 1.000 46.2 2.12 +0.5 1.193
1956 Washington - MLB SS 138 138 243 429 91 707 35 .950 1185.0 5.10 +11.5 1.063
1957 Washington - MLB 2B 1 1 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 -0.0 .955
1957 Washington - MLB 3B 60 54 41 111 12 159 7 .956 451.0 3.03 +0.1 .996
1957 Washington - MLB SS 84 81 160 273 68 449 16 .964 693.2 5.62 +13.5 1.131
1958 Cincinnati - MLB 3B 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 12.0 1.50 +0.1 1.038
1958 Cincinnati - MLB SS 145 145 285 470 95 785 30 .962 1218.2 5.58 +19.3 1.070
1959 Cincinnati - MLB SS 150 150 274 452 88 753 27 .964 1270.0 5.14 +20.9 1.072
1960 Cincinnati - MLB 3B 21 21 17 43 3 64 4 .938 152.1 3.54 +0.7 .999
1960 Cincinnati - MLB SS 129 125 236 373 71 634 25 .961 1073.2 5.10 +6.9 1.042
1961 Cincinnati - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Cincinnati - MLB 3B 19 2 2 3 1 5 0 1.000 44.1 1.02 +0.2 1.040
1961 Cincinnati - MLB SS 43 4 19 42 6 63 2 .968 121.2 4.51 -0.4 .973
TOTAL 2B 288 256 652 759 232 1441 30 .979 2247.1 5.65 +25.3 1.092
TOTAL 3B 463 421 320 824 95 1209 65 .946 3555.0 2.90 +11.1 1.013
TOTAL SS 1039 934 1708 2945 635 4849 196 .960 8091.0 5.18 +98.9 1.066
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
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 10, Pick 13, 157th overall pick) by the Chicago Cougars, out of high school Evansville (Evansville; Evansville, IL).
07/15/1947 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cougars organization with a signing bonus of $2,800.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
02/20/1950 Was traded by the Chicago Cougars to the Brooklyn Kings, along with C Bob Mundy, in exchange for SS Joe Marshall.
09/06/1950 Goes 5-5 against the Nashville Chieftains, with 1 2B, 5 RBI and 1 R.
07/05/1954 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
07/14/1954 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/16/1954 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
12/11/1954 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 1 , Pick 6, 6th overall Pick) by the Washington Eagles from the Kansas City Kings.
06/28/1955 Injured (food poisoning),out for 2 days.
07/01/1955 Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award.
08/01/1955 Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award.
10/16/1955 Wins the 1955 FABL FA Kellogg Award.
04/21/1957 Injured (concussion),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
10/27/1957 Was traded by the Washington Eagles to the Cincinnati Cannons in exchange for 2B Amos Weatherby and SP Wally Phillips.
05/03/1959 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/02/1962 Drafted in the 1961 expansion draft from the Cincinnati Cannons by the Los Angeles Suns. (Round 39, Pick 3, 155th overall pick).
02/13/1962 Detrimentally completed training to improve his defense at second base at the Los Angeles Suns development complex.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1956 149 9
1959 150 6
1960 146 10
Year IBB Rank
1959 11 5
Year SH Rank
1960 14 4
Year SF Rank
1956 7 6
1958 9 1
1959 7 3
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