SS Eric Watson #15
Age: 38 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/25/1968
SS ERIC WATSON #15 - AGE: 38 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
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
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 27 28 26 27
Gap 39 43 38 39
Power 29 31 29 29
Eye 50 54 49 50
Avoid K's 51 52 51 51
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 52 31
Errors: - 37 8
Arm: 2 35 5
Turn DP: - 46 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 21
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 39 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 19
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 19
Stealing Ability: 84
Baserunning Inst.: 72
Sacrifice Bunt: 25
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Watson never shows any lack of effort and has a good head on his shoulders. He is popular in the clubhouse.
High: Loyalty, Work Ethic, Intelligence
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:05/18/1930
Born in:Haslett, MI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:15 Years, 34 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:17 Years, 163 Days
Pro Service:19 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1949, 15th Pick in Round 25
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
1952 Harlem - PUB 22 11 30 7 2 0 1 3 3 5 0 1 6 0 0 .233 .333 .400 .733 98 76 0.0
1953 Harlem - PUB 23 134 387 111 15 2 23 76 55 40 1 3 65 3 0 .287 .353 .514 .867 129 122 3.3
1954 Harlem - PUB 24 135 411 124 23 1 22 66 63 41 4 1 37 1 1 .302 .370 .523 .893 133 125 4.1
1955 Harlem - PUB 25 109 312 87 11 0 11 52 32 23 3 4 16 4 0 .279 .330 .420 .750 100 101 2.0
1956 Harlem - PUB 26 123 330 79 10 1 7 36 28 15 1 1 31 2 1 .239 .274 .339 .613 65 61 0.2
1957 Harlem - PUB 27 133 418 115 16 2 13 49 46 27 0 3 37 1 1 .275 .317 .416 .733 99 98 1.8
1958 Harlem - PUB 28 111 321 78 9 1 16 44 33 25 2 5 18 2 0 .243 .297 .427 .724 95 91 1.5
1959 Montreal - PUB 29 147 537 147 20 1 22 98 59 26 0 9 37 6 0 .274 .302 .438 .740 83 88 1.6
1960 Philadelphia - PUB 30 148 554 150 18 1 23 86 65 38 0 11 34 1 0 .271 .312 .431 .743 90 93 2.2
1961 Philadelphia - PUB 31 153 560 130 12 1 19 75 50 39 2 6 38 5 2 .232 .282 .359 .641 69 70 1.1
1962 Philadelphia - PUB 32 125 405 97 21 1 10 45 42 24 2 3 33 4 3 .240 .283 .370 .654 71 70 0.8
1963 Kansas City - PUB 33 157 590 150 25 0 22 94 73 45 0 5 37 1 1 .254 .305 .408 .713 88 89 1.7
1964 Kansas City - PUB 34 152 559 151 21 1 24 93 73 46 2 8 30 2 0 .270 .324 .440 .764 104 108 2.5
1965 Kansas City - PUB 35 132 398 87 13 1 11 49 40 27 0 2 36 2 0 .219 .267 .339 .606 63 60 0.0
1966 Kansas City - PUB 36 93 147 33 4 1 6 23 15 13 0 2 23 0 0 .224 .284 .388 .672 86 83 0.3
1967 Philadelphia - PUB 37 63 120 27 4 0 3 15 12 12 3 0 25 0 0 .225 .311 .333 .644 83 86 0.3
Total PUB 1926 6079 1573 224 14 233 904 689 446 20 64 503 34 9 .259 .309 .415 .724 91 90 23.4
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 Beachwood HS - HS 17 36 125 45 13 0 12 38 29 14 1 2 6 0 1 .360 .423 .752 1.175 171 155 1.3
1948 Beachwood HS - HS 18 37 138 41 9 1 9 33 29 20 1 2 7 0 0 .297 .385 .572 .958 131 123 0.9
1949 Beachwood HS - HS 19 40 137 52 8 0 15 34 26 11 2 0 12 0 1 .380 .433 .766 1.200 200 195 1.9
1949 Ketchum - A 19 88 275 34 5 0 6 24 14 19 2 2 79 0 1 .124 .185 .207 .392 13 15 -2.0
1950 Knoxville - A 20 127 417 80 14 0 26 62 51 43 2 5 123 2 0 .192 .268 .412 .680 87 89 1.0
1951 St. Cloud - AA 21 119 378 79 13 1 20 62 49 56 0 6 97 5 0 .209 .307 .407 .714 89 86 0.7
1952 St. Cloud - AA 22 68 275 73 9 2 18 58 54 37 0 2 50 5 2 .265 .350 .509 .859 120 114 1.5
1952 Sioux City - AAA 22 56 198 45 12 1 7 43 22 13 0 3 42 0 0 .227 .271 .404 .675 67 66 -0.3
Total PUBAAA 56 198 45 12 1 7 43 22 13 0 3 42 0 0 .227 .271 .404 .675 67 66
Total PUBAA 187 653 152 22 3 38 120 103 93 0 8 147 10 2 .233 .325 .450 .775 102 98
Total PUBA 215 692 114 19 0 32 86 65 62 4 7 202 2 1 .165 .235 .331 .566 58 60
Total PUBHS 113 400 138 30 1 36 105 84 45 4 4 25 0 2 .345 .413 .695 1.108 166 157
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
1960 Philadelphia - PUB 30 5 18 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 .056 .100 .111 .211 -45 -57 0.4
1961 Philadelphia - PUB 31 20 77 22 5 0 5 12 11 4 0 1 5 1 0 .286 .317 .545 .863 123 128 1.9
1964 Kansas City - PUB 34 7 29 7 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .241 .267 .448 .715 89 91 0.2
Total PUB 32 124 30 6 0 7 17 13 5 1 2 10 1 0 .242 .273 .460 .732 90 91
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1952 Harlem - MLB SS 11 11 25 21 5 48 2 .958 87.0 4.76 -0.4 .963
1953 Harlem - MLB 1B 3 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 5.2 7.94 +0.0 1.065
1953 Harlem - MLB 2B 109 106 208 398 81 617 11 .982 921.0 5.92 +4.4 1.021
1953 Harlem - MLB 3B 2 2 0 7 1 7 0 1.000 15.1 4.11 +0.1 1.020
1953 Harlem - MLB SS 10 2 5 11 1 16 0 1.000 23.0 6.26 +0.0 1.006
1954 Harlem - MLB 2B 123 118 213 480 83 702 9 .987 1038.2 6.00 +11.1 1.046
1954 Harlem - MLB 3B 8 1 0 7 1 7 0 1.000 23.1 2.70 -0.5 .875
1954 Harlem - MLB SS 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1955 Harlem - MLB 2B 96 85 172 370 84 553 11 .980 737.1 6.62 +5.2 1.026
1955 Harlem - MLB SS 10 2 3 9 2 12 0 1.000 28.0 3.86 +0.6 1.127
1956 Harlem - MLB 2B 105 79 130 331 59 465 4 .991 728.2 5.69 +5.9 1.033
1956 Harlem - MLB 3B 11 2 3 10 0 15 2 .867 37.0 3.16 -0.9 .839
1956 Harlem - MLB SS 7 0 8 10 5 18 0 1.000 25.2 6.31 +0.0 1.005
1957 Harlem - MLB 2B 74 68 143 246 54 398 9 .977 577.0 6.07 -0.5 .996
1957 Harlem - MLB 3B 46 38 36 64 6 102 2 .980 319.0 2.82 +2.6 1.063
1957 Harlem - MLB SS 13 9 12 29 11 42 1 .976 87.0 4.24 +0.1 1.006
1957 Harlem - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Harlem - MLB 1B 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 +0.1 1.084
1958 Harlem - MLB 2B 86 85 169 285 53 460 6 .987 721.2 5.66 +5.3 1.038
1958 Harlem - MLB 3B 15 5 9 12 1 22 1 .955 62.2 3.02 -0.2 .979
1958 Harlem - MLB SS 4 2 2 6 1 9 1 .889 20.0 3.60 -0.5 .845
1959 Montreal - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Montreal - MLB 2B 77 76 172 259 76 440 9 .980 676.2 5.73 +2.9 1.025
1959 Montreal - MLB SS 56 53 81 179 45 267 7 .974 477.0 4.91 -2.1 .976
1960 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 4 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.0 1.031
1960 Philadelphia - MLB SS 148 148 212 402 99 629 15 .976 1271.1 4.35 +0.9 1.004
1961 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 8 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 8.2 2.08 +0.0 1.041
1961 Philadelphia - MLB SS 151 150 178 468 92 661 15 .977 1309.2 4.44 +6.8 1.036
1962 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 50 49 99 154 33 256 3 .988 421.2 5.40 +2.7 1.050
1962 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 14 4 2 7 0 10 1 .900 43.1 1.87 -0.4 .930
1962 Philadelphia - MLB SS 61 59 70 167 33 241 4 .983 511.1 4.17 +2.4 1.052
1963 Kansas City - MLB 3B 151 151 82 279 25 375 14 .963 1345.2 2.41 +0.5 1.028
1964 Kansas City - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Kansas City - MLB 3B 149 146 86 265 23 367 16 .956 1282.1 2.46 -0.5 .995
1964 Kansas City - MLB SS 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 +0.1 1.071
1965 Kansas City - MLB 2B 7 5 15 12 3 27 0 1.000 47.0 5.17 +0.0 1.041
1965 Kansas City - MLB 3B 101 87 42 170 17 219 7 .968 774.1 2.46 +3.9 1.042
1965 Kansas City - MLB SS 13 5 6 22 5 28 0 1.000 63.1 3.98 +1.2 1.069
1966 Kansas City - MLB 2B 5 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 10.0 3.60 +0.2 1.011
1966 Kansas City - MLB 3B 30 0 1 10 0 11 0 1.000 46.2 2.12 +0.2 1.039
1966 Kansas City - MLB SS 51 36 47 123 27 179 9 .950 353.1 4.33 -2.6 .948
1967 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 22 17 46 63 14 111 2 .982 165.2 5.92 +0.1 .978
1967 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 10 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.1 1.035
1967 Philadelphia - MLB SS 30 13 24 58 16 86 4 .953 153.0 4.82 -0.8 .912
TOTAL 1B 4 0 7 1 0 8 0 1.000 7.2 9.39 +0.1 1.078
TOTAL 2B 762 688 1369 2602 540 4035 64 .984 6054.0 5.90 +37.3 1.029
TOTAL 3B 541 436 263 834 74 1140 43 .962 3967.2 2.49 +4.9 1.018
TOTAL SS 569 490 674 1508 343 2240 58 .974 4417.2 4.45 +5.6 1.008
TOTAL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
05/23/1946 Joined the Beachwood HS Griffins.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (60); Power: 17 (100); Eye: 19 (87).
05/12/1947 Wins the PUBHS SL1 Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (63); Power: 15 (100); Eye: 14 (60).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (40); Power: 12 (59); Eye: 13 (42).
04/20/1949 Was selected to the 1949 PUB High School All-Star Game.
05/03/1949 Injured (sore hamstring), day-to-day for 3 days.
05/25/1949 Released by the Beachwood HS Griffins.
06/01/1949 Drafted in the 1949 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 20, 20th overall pick) by the Louisville Redbirds.
08/19/1949 Injured (flu), day-to-day for 1 day.
11/20/1949 Was traded by the Louisville Redbirds to the Barry's Bay Jacks, along with 1B Luis Lara, 3B Krystof Brabenec, RF Mark Dailey, in exchange for CF Jorge Díaz.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (37); Power: 23 (68); Eye: 12 (33).
02/02/1950 Drafted in the 1950 inaugural draft (Round 25, Pick 15, 591st overall pick) by the Harlem Hellions.
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (43); Power: 27 (52); Eye: 23 (40).
09/09/1951 Goes 5-6 against the Bass Lake Bass, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 2 R.
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 42 (59); Power: 48 (67); Eye: 22 (38).
08/04/1952 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Fort Myers Armada, with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored.
09/16/1952 Wins the 1952 PUB Double A Round 1 with the St. Cloud Rox!
10/13/1952 Injured (flu), day-to-day for one week.
11/21/1952 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,900 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 48 (60); Power: 56 (72); Eye: 35 (44).
05/01/1953 Injured (wrist soreness), day-to-day for one week.
11/07/1953 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $12,640 with the Harlem Hellions organization.
11/09/1953 Finished 3rd in 1953 PUB CL Prime Rook Award voting.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 69 (72); Eye: 44 (44).
07/28/1954 Injured (hand contusion), out for 3 days.
11/03/1954 Wins the 1954 PUB CL Ball Chaser Award at 2B.
11/19/1954 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $12,640 through automatic renewal.
12/10/1954 Signed a 8-year contract extension worth a total of $281,600 with the Harlem Hellions organization.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 62 (62); Power: 70 (73); Eye: 44 (45).
05/19/1955 Injured (back stiffness), day-to-day for 3 days.
08/06/1955 Suspended 14 games after ejection following a brawl.
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 62 (62); Power: 70 (73); Eye: 44 (45).
10/24/1956 Wins the 1956 PUB CL Ball Chaser Award at 2B.
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 63 (63); Power: 71 (74); Eye: 45 (46).
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 61 (61); Power: 71 (73); Eye: 46 (47).
11/29/1958 Was traded by the Harlem Hellions to the Montreal Royals in exchange for LF Ralph Cannell.
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 54 (57); Power: 71 (73); Eye: 45 (49).
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 51 (55); Power: 72 (73); Eye: 43 (50).
01/15/1960 Was traded by the Montreal Royals to the Philadelphia Athletics in exchange for 3B Ángel Carmona, LF Ed McMahon, a 3rd draft pick.
07/20/1960 Injured (Hyperextended elbow), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 52 (53); Power: 72 (74); Eye: 44 (53).
10/12/1961 Wins the 1961 PUB CL League Championship MVP Award.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 51 (51); Power: 76 (76); Eye: 44 (54).
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 74 (75); Eye: 45 (54).
07/29/1963 Wins the PUB CL Player of the Week Award.
11/16/1963 Signed a 1-year contract (qualifying offer) worth a total of $38,400.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 47 (49); Power: 72 (75); Eye: 46 (57).
05/15/1964 Suspended 3 games after ejection following a brawl.
11/08/1964 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $80,000 with the Kansas City Athletics organization.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 48 (49); Power: 70 (74); Eye: 47 (58).
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 42 (42); Power: 67 (67); Eye: 48 (48).
10/31/1966 Executed his contract year option.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 50 (50).
05/29/1967 Injured (bruised finger),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/17/1967 Became a free agent.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 33 (33); Power: 53 (53); Eye: 50 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1961 150 9
Year RBI Rank
1964 93 9
Year IBB Rank
1954 10 10
Year SF Rank
1959 9 5
1960 11 2
1961 6 8
1964 8 4
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