John Wathan
1976–1985 · bats R / throws R · Kansas City Royals
860G
.262AVG
.318OBP
.343SLG
More career statistics
656H
21HR
261RBI
105SB
3Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1979-04-28 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Three-Steal Game | 1983-07-25 | 1 in 96 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 | – | – |