Bob Watson

1966–1984 · bats R / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros, NLS, New York Yankees

1,832G

.295AVG

.364OBP

.447SLG

More career statistics

1,826H

184HR

989RBI

27SB

4Rare feats

Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.

Career batting

G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	HBP	SF	TB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1,832	6,962	6,185	802	1,826	307	41	184	989	653	796	27	28	48	65	2,767	.295	.364	.447	.811

Streaks

20longest hitting streak · 1973-04-08 to 1973-04-27

26longest on-base streak

The three rarest things in this career

Rarity	What	Date	Rate	Game
90	Natural Cycle	1979-09-15	1 in 17,361 games	box score ↗
66	Three Hits, Three Strikeouts	1975-06-21	1 in 1,070 games	box score ↗
61	The Cycle	1977-06-24	1 in 694 games	box score ↗

Splits

Regular season only.

Home and away

	G	PA	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Home	904	3358	852	67	440	331	368	.288	.352	.423
Away	928	3604	974	117	549	322	428	.302	.360	.470

By month

	G	PA	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
April	246	958	246	20	118	94	111	.290	.355	.419
May	297	1110	282	31	158	106	104	.287	.350	.431
June	332	1262	329	37	190	123	148	.295	.358	.465
July	328	1347	371	30	182	104	160	.305	.353	.442
August	313	1186	319	32	172	104	151	.299	.357	.462
September	299	1051	265	32	160	118	118	.290	.364	.456
October	17	48	14	2	9	4	4	.333	.375	.524

Most-faced opponents

	G	PA	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
los-angeles-dodgers	191	697	187	18	104	72	70	.307	.372	.471
san-francisco-giants	177	672	170	14	93	72	88	.292	.360	.412
san-diego-padres	173	638	183	22	104	61	54	.323	.382	.507
cincinnati-reds	170	660	161	20	95	60	81	.275	.335	.431
atlanta-braves	159	648	168	18	80	59	72	.291	.350	.458
st-louis-cardinals	122	467	112	6	56	45	46	.271	.336	.372
pittsburgh-pirates	119	468	120	12	73	36	72	.284	.333	.424
chicago-cubs	116	443	116	8	66	38	57	.291	.348	.410

Season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	H	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	IP	K
1966	Houston Astros	1	1	–	–	–	–	.000	–	–
1967	Houston Astros	6	14	3	1	2	–	.214	–	–
1968	Houston Astros	45	140	32	2	8	1	.229	–	–
1969	Houston Astros	20	40	11	–	3	–	.275	–	–
1970	Houston Astros	97	327	89	11	61	1	.272	–	–
1971	Houston Astros	129	468	135	9	67	–	.288	–	–
1972	Houston Astros	147	548	171	16	86	1	.312	–	–
1973	Houston Astros	158	573	179	16	94	1	.312	–	–
1974	Houston Astros	150	524	156	11	67	3	.298	–	–
1975	Houston Astros	132	485	157	18	85	3	.324	–	–
1976	Houston Astros	157	585	183	16	102	3	.313	–	–
1977	Houston Astros	151	554	160	22	110	5	.289	–	–
1978	Houston Astros	139	461	133	14	79	3	.289	–	–
1979	Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros	133	475	144	16	71	3	.303	–	–
1980	New York Yankees	130	469	144	13	68	2	.307	–	–
1981	New York Yankees	59	156	33	6	12	–	.212	–	–
1982	Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees	64	131	32	5	25	1	.244	–	–
1983	Atlanta Braves	65	149	46	6	37	–	.309	–	–
1984	Atlanta Braves	49	85	18	2	12	–	.212	–	–