#16 Mule Watson, Starting Pitcher, 38 yrs, Boston (N) Braves Friday, 10/20/1934 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Mule Watson
10/15/1896 38 USA,LA,HOMER 5"10 190
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Suffers Prone 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 6,375,285 1934 13 Year(s), 40 Days (2276 total Days) 172 Day(s) 18 Year(s), 36 Days (3132 total Days) 19 Year(s) Not eligible Out of Option Years
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 2 | 6 | 9 | 86-89 Mph |
Versus LHB | 2 | 6 | 9 | |
Versus RHB | 2 | 6 | 9 | |
Talent | 1 | 6 | 10 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 4 46 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 3 (Range), .935 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.64 | 63.2 | 93 | 56 | 47 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 42.9 | 0 | 2 | 28.6 |
Projected | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.64 | 63.0 | 93 | 56 | 47 | 23 | 21 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 12 | 3 | 16.4 | 13.1 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 6.14 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 122 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .393 | .442 | .475 | .917 |
vs. RHB | 156 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 29 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 | .324 | .378 | .702 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.97 | 31.2 | 41 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 15 |
Road | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.31 | 32.0 | 52 | 29 | 26 | 9 | 6 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.54 | 28.2 | 44 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 9 |
May | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.79 | 19.0 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
June | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
July | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.72 | 4.2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
August | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.25 | 4.0 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
Sept./Oct. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1921 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.71 | 43.2 | 41 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1.28 | .274 | NYY |
1922 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 2.81 | 233.2 | 223 | 101 | 73 | 2 | 68 | 62 | 22 | 3 | 1.25 | .271 | NYY |
1923 | 45 | 45 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 3.88 | 369.0 | 411 | 193 | 159 | 5 | 90 | 111 | 37 | 1 | 1.36 | .303 | NYY |
1924 | 36 | 36 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 3.87 | 297.2 | 339 | 153 | 128 | 6 | 96 | 95 | 28 | 0 | 1.46 | .306 | NYY |
1925 | 45 | 45 | 16 | 25 | 0 | 3.67 | 383.0 | 445 | 187 | 156 | 7 | 102 | 127 | 34 | 2 | 1.43 | .313 | NYY |
1926 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3.98 | 246.2 | 283 | 123 | 109 | 5 | 66 | 73 | 20 | 1 | 1.41 | .307 | NYY |
1927 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 6.53 | 82.2 | 118 | 69 | 60 | 1 | 29 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1.78 | .360 | NYY |
1928 | 45 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4.29 | 92.1 | 116 | 52 | 44 | 1 | 37 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1.66 | .326 | NYY PHA |
1929 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.29 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.14 | .211 | PHA |
1930 | 44 | 44 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4.22 | 362.2 | 439 | 195 | 170 | 4 | 104 | 157 | 28 | 5 | 1.50 | .334 | PHA,AL |
1931 | 34 | 34 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 3.91 | 283.1 | 304 | 140 | 123 | 8 | 80 | 105 | 26 | 0 | 1.36 | .296 | BSN,NL |
1932 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 4.36 | 183.2 | 188 | 102 | 89 | 5 | 74 | 66 | 15 | 2 | 1.43 | .284 | BSN |
1933 | 37 | 37 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 4.22 | 313.1 | 325 | 172 | 147 | 14 | 108 | 106 | 31 | 0 | 1.38 | .283 | BSN |
1934 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.64 | 63.2 | 93 | 56 | 47 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1.82 | .352 | BSN |
Total | 439 | 348 | 159 | 173 | 1 | 4.02 | 2962.1 | 3329 | 1563 | 1324 | 63 | 896 | 991 | 254 | 15 | 1.43 | .305 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1918, AAA | 29 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 3.11 | 237.2 | 211 | 85 | 82 | 12 | 76 | 202 | 14 | 3 | 1.21 | .295 |
1919, AAA | 31 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 2.52 | 253.1 | 218 | 77 | 71 | 12 | 63 | 223 | 18 | 7 | 1.11 | .291 |
1920, AAA | 31 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2.32 | 263.1 | 237 | 71 | 68 | 3 | 71 | 206 | 10 | 1 | 1.17 | .305 |
1921, AAA | 30 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2.50 | 248.1 | 231 | 74 | 69 | 4 | 63 | 173 | 13 | 2 | 1.18 | .303 |
1929, AAA | 24 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 3.27 | 195.2 | 207 | 80 | 71 | 2 | 54 | 94 | 13 | 1 | 1.33 | .302 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1930 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.76 | 17.0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.76 | 17.0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1921 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .067 | .067 | .067 | .133 | NYY |
1922 | 29 | 77 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .039 | .063 | .039 | .102 | NYY |
1923 | 45 | 127 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 0 | .126 | .133 | .142 | .275 | NYY |
1924 | 36 | 125 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 0 | .112 | .125 | .136 | .261 | NYY |
1925 | 45 | 137 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 0 | .066 | .079 | .095 | .173 | NYY |
1926 | 30 | 88 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .109 | .091 | .200 | NYY |
1927 | 39 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .200 | .158 | .358 | NYY |
1928 | 45 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | NYY PHA |
1929 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | PHA |
1930 | 44 | 129 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 0 | .085 | .092 | .093 | .185 | PHA,AL |
1931 | 34 | 102 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 0 | .147 | .179 | .176 | .356 | BSN,NL |
1932 | 23 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | .081 | .091 | .129 | .220 | BSN |
1933 | 37 | 113 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 61 | 0 | 0 | .097 | .112 | .115 | .227 | BSN |
1934 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .133 | .286 | .419 | BSN |
Total | 439 | 1026 | 97 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 73 | 44 | 17 | 419 | 0 | 0 | .095 | .110 | .115 | .225 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 19 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 2 | .846 | 63.2 | 1.84 | | | | |
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Drafted in 32nd round, 499th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1918... Injured on 5/18/1921 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks... Had first career hit on 9/14/1921, off Andy Cooper (BOS)... Earned first career win on 4/2/1922... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1922, going 5-2, 2.55... Won Player of the Week award on 6/12/1923, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA... 1/31/1924: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,707,143 through salary arbitration... Injured on 5/24/1924 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 4 weeks... 1/31/1925: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,892,857 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1926: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,850,000 through salary arbitration... 5/19/1926: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $4,000,000 per year, for 4 years. Traded from New York (A) to Philadelphia (A) on 2/6/1928 (Going to PHA: SS George Carr, CF Crush Holloway, P Mule Watson. Going to NYY: RF Joe Jackson, P George Mohart)... Injured on 8/18/1928 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks... Injured on 6/2/1929 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1930, going 5-2, 2.54... Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1930, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1930, going 5-2, 2.14... Was selected to the 1930 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1930, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA... Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/2/1931 to a 4-year deal worth $6,375,285 per year... Was selected to the 1931 Allstar game... Injured on 7/19/1931 with a Tender Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks... Hit first career homerun on 4/25/1932, off Lefty Gomez (CIN)... Injured on 5/3/1932 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 5 weeks... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1933, going 6-1, 2.61...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1922 - 2.81 - 2nd 1925 - 3.67 - 8th 1931 - 3.91 - 10th
| WHIP 1922 - 1.25 - 6th
| Wins 1930 - 22 - 5th 1931 - 19 - 9th 1933 - 19 - 7th
| Losses 1923 - 28 - 2nd 1924 - 24 - 1st 1925 - 25 - 3rd 1930 - 18 - 7th
| IP 1923 - 369.0 - 2nd 1925 - 383.0 - 2nd 1930 - 362.2 - 4th 1933 - 313.1 - 7th
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K's 1930 - 157 - 6th
| BB 1923 - 90 - 10th 1925 - 102 - 7th 1930 - 104 - 6th
| CG 1923 - 37 - 1st 1924 - 28 - 5th 1925 - 34 - 2nd 1930 - 28 - 10th 1931 - 26 - 10th 1933 - 31 - 2nd
| SHO 1922 - 3 - 5th 1925 - 2 - 6th 1927 - 1 - 10th 1930 - 5 - 2nd
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