John Wathan
1976–1985 · bats R / throws R · Kansas City Royals
860G
.262AVG
.318OBP
.343SLG
656H
21HR
261RBI
105SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 860 | 2,764 | 2,505 | 305 | 656 | 90 | 25 | 21 | 261 | 199 | 265 | 105 | 36 | 14 | 18 | 859 | .262 | .318 | .343 | .661 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1981-05-01 to 1981-05-15
21longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1977-06-03 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | 3 stolen bases | 1983-07-25 | 1 in 2,019 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 1977-09-15 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 441 | 1363 | 330 | 13 | 144 | 91 | 102 | .266 | .309 | .360 |
| Away | 419 | 1401 | 326 | 8 | 117 | 108 | 163 | .258 | .310 | .326 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 96 | 296 | 75 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 26 | .270 | .307 | .345 |
| May | 164 | 618 | 160 | 6 | 64 | 49 | 55 | .287 | .338 | .357 |
| June | 136 | 422 | 96 | 0 | 44 | 40 | 49 | .257 | .322 | .324 |
| July | 113 | 360 | 77 | 3 | 33 | 25 | 42 | .238 | .283 | .315 |
| August | 162 | 492 | 121 | 5 | 51 | 34 | 45 | .273 | .315 | .369 |
| September | 174 | 527 | 114 | 5 | 40 | 34 | 45 | .237 | .281 | .328 |
| October | 15 | 49 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | .283 | .286 | .413 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minnesota-twins | 79 | 245 | 56 | 2 | 24 | 25 | 25 | .259 | .331 | .324 |
| seattle-mariners | 78 | 247 | 51 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 29 | .228 | .271 | .295 |
| chicago-white-sox | 77 | 274 | 76 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 24 | .305 | .354 | .418 |
| athletics | 71 | 224 | 54 | 4 | 28 | 13 | 9 | .266 | .299 | .394 |
| texas-rangers | 70 | 222 | 51 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 24 | .244 | .266 | .311 |
| california-angels | 70 | 213 | 49 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 17 | .253 | .305 | .304 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 70 | 218 | 58 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 14 | .280 | .303 | .386 |
| new-york-yankees | 68 | 238 | 57 | 1 | 30 | 23 | 25 | .273 | .336 | .316 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 |  Kansas City Royals | 27 | 42 | 12 | – | 5 | – | .286 | – | – |
| 1977 | Kansas City Royals | 55 | 119 | 39 | 2 | 21 | 2 | .328 | – | – |
| 1978 | Kansas City Royals | 67 | 190 | 57 | 2 | 28 | 2 | .300 | – | – |
| 1979 | Kansas City Royals | 90 | 199 | 41 | 2 | 28 | 2 | .206 | – | – |
| 1980 | Kansas City Royals | 126 | 453 | 138 | 6 | 58 | 17 | .305 | – | – |
| 1981 | Kansas City Royals | 89 | 301 | 76 | 1 | 19 | 11 | .252 | – | – |
| 1982 | Kansas City Royals | 121 | 448 | 121 | 3 | 51 | 36 | .270 | – | – |
| 1983 | Kansas City Royals | 128 | 437 | 107 | 2 | 32 | 28 | .245 | – | – |
| 1984 | Kansas City Royals | 97 | 171 | 31 | 2 | 10 | 6 | .181 | – | – |
| 1985 | Kansas City Royals | 60 | 145 | 34 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .234 | – | – |