Mule Watson
1918–1924 · bats R / throws R · Boston Braves, New York Giants, Philadelphia Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates
178G
.165AVG
.182OBP
.227SLG
53H
2HR
21RBI
0SB
50–53W–L
939IP
212K
3.94ERA
124GS
4SV
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 178 | 341 | 321 | 23 | 53 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 73 | .165 | .182 | .227 | .409 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 939.3 | 178 | 124 | 53 | 50 | 53 | 4 | 1,062 | 516 | 411 | 42 | 257 | 212 | 0 | 0 | 3.94 | 1.404 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1923-08-07 to 1923-09-01
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1918-08-31 | 1 in 193 games |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1922-09-21 | 1 in 107 games |
| 34 | 11 innings pitched | 1920-08-10 | 1 in 308 pitcher-games |
Rare feats (2)
Rarest: One-Hit Shutout, 47 on the rarity scale.
| Rarity | Date | Feat | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 1918-08-31 | One-Hit Shutout | 1 in 193 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1922-09-21 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 81 | 159 | 27 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 50 | .182 | .189 | .257 |
| Away | 97 | 182 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 60 | .150 | .159 | .202 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 13 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .190 | .217 | .238 |
| May | 28 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .146 | .159 | .171 |
| June | 27 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 12 | .219 | .242 | .500 |
| July | 42 | 92 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 32 | .184 | .185 | .264 |
| August | 39 | 85 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 27 | .087 | .106 | .087 |
| September | 27 | 59 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | .236 | .220 | .273 |
| October | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 25 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 17 | .122 | .140 | .268 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 25 | 51 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | .217 | .235 | .283 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 25 | 58 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | .158 | .155 | .175 |
| cincinnati-reds | 22 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .167 | .189 | .278 |
| chicago-cubs | 21 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .276 | .242 | .310 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 19 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .152 | .162 | .182 |
| new-york-giants | 13 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .143 | .136 | .143 |
| cleveland-guardians | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .077 | .071 | .077 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 |  Philadelphia Athletics | 21 | 47 | 6 | – | 3 | – | .128 | 140 | 30 |
| 1919 | Philadelphia Athletics | 4 | 6 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 14 | 6 |
| 1920 | Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates | 18 | 27 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .111 | 86 | 17 |
| 1921 |  Boston Braves | 44 | 86 | 12 | – | 1 | – | .140 | 259 | 51 |
| 1922 | Boston Braves | 41 | 66 | 13 | – | 1 | – | .197 | 201 | 54 |
| 1923 | Boston Braves, New York Giants | 28 | 54 | 10 | – | 4 | – | .185 | 138 | 36 |
| 1924 |  New York Giants | 22 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 11 | – | .257 | 99 | 18 |