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Tony Watson

Position: Relief Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 224lb (190cm, 101kg)

Born: May 30, 1985 in Sioux City, IA us

Draft: Drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 23rd round of the 2003 MLB June Amateur Draft from Dallas Center Grimes HS (Grimes, IA), the Baltimore Orioles in the 17th round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Lincoln, NE) and the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 9th round of the 2007 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Lincoln, NE).

High School: Dallas Center Grimes HS (Grimes, IA)

School: University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Lincoln, NE)

Last Game: September 28, 2021 (Age 36-121d)
vs. ARI 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2011 season

Agents: Boras Corporation • Previously: Select Sports Group

Full Name: Anthony Michael Watson

Nicknames: Watty or Tone Ranger

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.1

ERA

2.90

689

648.1

570

WHIP

1.083

2017 Player Pitching Game Log

2017 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	AB	2B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2017-04-05	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	Boston Red Sox	10-10		1.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	16	12	2	4	2	2	2	0
2	2017-04-07	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		Atlanta Braves	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	8	3	0	2	1	1	0
3	2017-04-08	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		Atlanta Braves	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	20	13	2	3	2	1	0	1
4	2017-04-12	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		Cincinnati Reds	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	10	5	0	1	1	2	1	1
5	2017-04-14	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	Chicago Cubs	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	21	11	1	4	2	1	0	1
6	2017-04-15	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	Chicago Cubs	9-9	S	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	14	9	3	1	2	1	0	0
7	2017-04-21	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		New York Yankees	9-9	S	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	16	9	4	0	2	2	1	0
8	2017-04-23	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		New York Yankees	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	27	17	4	2	2	2	2	0
9	2017-04-26	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		Chicago Cubs	8-9	S	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	18	15	3	2	4	1	1	0
10	2017-05-03	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	Cincinnati Reds	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	10	1	5	0	2	1	1
11	2017-05-06	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		Milwaukee Brewers	9-10	W	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	21	16	3	2	1	4	1	0
12	2017-05-09	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	8-9		1.1	3	1	1	0	2	0	0	6	0	0	1	0	1	0	6	15	12	1	4	2	2	1	0
13	2017-05-13	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	Arizona Diamondbacks	9-9	S	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	25	13	2	4	1	3	0	1
14	2017-05-14	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	Arizona Diamondbacks	9-10	W	2.0	4	0	0	1	2	0	0	9	0	1	1	0	0	0	10	34	26	5	3	3	3	3	0
15	2017-05-19	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		Philadelphia Phillies	9-9		1.0	2	3	2	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	10	9	2	0	2	3	0	1
16	2017-05-20	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		Philadelphia Phillies	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	6	2	0	2	1	0	0
17	2017-05-21	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		Philadelphia Phillies	9-9	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	7	0	3	2	0	0	0
18	2017-05-23	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	Atlanta Braves	9-9	L	0.2	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	6	21	13	2	2	1	3	3	0
19	2017-05-27	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		New York Mets	10-10	W	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	18	12	4	3	0	4	3	0
20	2017-05-29	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		Arizona Diamondbacks	9-9	W	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	19	12	4	3	0	4	1	1
21	2017-05-31	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		Arizona Diamondbacks	10-10		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	9	1	2	1	1	1	0
22	2017-06-04	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	New York Mets	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	8	2	1	1	2	0	1
23	2017-06-06	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	Baltimore Orioles	9-9		1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	17	14	3	3	1	3	1	0
24	2017-06-07	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	Baltimore Orioles	9-9		1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	5	22	17	1	5	0	4	2	0
25	2017-06-09	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		Miami Marlins	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	9	3	0	2	1	0	0
26	2017-06-12	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		Colorado Rockies	7-7		1.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	17	12	5	2	2	2	2	0
27	2017-06-14	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		Colorado Rockies	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	9	2	3	0	1	0	1
28	2017-06-16	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		Chicago Cubs	9-9		0.2	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	10	7	0	2	1	4	3	1
29	2017-06-18	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		Chicago Cubs	9-9		1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	18	13	1	4	1	3	2	0
30	2017-06-20	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	Milwaukee Brewers	6-6		0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	7	1	2	2	0	0	0
31	2017-06-21	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	Milwaukee Brewers	7-7		0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	5	0	0	1	0	0	0
32	2017-06-24	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	St. Louis Cardinals	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	21	14	3	2	0	3	1	1
33	2017-06-25	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	St. Louis Cardinals	6-6		1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	21	11	3	1	0	2	0	0
34	2017-06-28	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		Tampa Bay Rays	7-7		1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	19	14	3	1	2	2	1	0
35	2017-06-29	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		Tampa Bay Rays	7-7		0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	1
36	2017-07-01	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		San Francisco Giants	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	9	2	1	1	2	1	0
37	2017-07-02	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		San Francisco Giants	7-7	L	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	17	13	3	1	3	3	1	1
38	2017-07-04	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	Philadelphia Phillies	7-7		0.1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	4	1	0	1	0	0	0
39	2017-07-06	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	Philadelphia Phillies	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	9	0	1	2	1	0	1
40	2017-07-08	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	Chicago Cubs	7-7		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
41	2017-07-14	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		St. Louis Cardinals	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	8	1	1	2	1	1	0
42	2017-07-16	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		St. Louis Cardinals	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	7	5	0	1	2	1	1	0
43	2017-07-17	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		Milwaukee Brewers	7-7		1.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	25	13	2	2	3	1	1	0
44	2017-07-19	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		Milwaukee Brewers	10-10	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	7	2	1	0	0	0	0
45	2017-07-24	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	San Francisco Giants	7-7		1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	28	19	4	2	2	1	1	0
46	2017-07-26	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	San Francisco Giants	7-7	L	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	6	17	9	2	2	1	2	1	0
47	2017-07-29	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	San Diego Padres	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	7	1	1	1	1	0	0
48	2017-08-01	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	Atlanta Braves	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	9	7	0	0	1	2	2	0
49	2017-08-05	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	New York Mets	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	10	4	2	1	0	0	0
50	2017-08-08	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	Arizona Diamondbacks	7-7	L	0.2	2	3	3	2	0	1	1	4	1	2	0	0	2	0	7	27	14	4	0	2	2	1	0
51	2017-08-10	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	Arizona Diamondbacks	7-7		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
52	2017-08-12	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers		San Diego Padres	6-6	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	8	2	4	2	0	0	0
53	2017-08-16	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers		Chicago White Sox	8-8		1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	12	9	1	3	2	1	0	0
54	2017-08-21	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	8-8		0.1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	5	0	1	0	0	0	0
55	2017-08-22	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	5-5	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	8	4	0	1	2	0	1
56	2017-08-24	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	7-7		0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	5	2	0	1	1	1	0
57	2017-08-26	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers		Milwaukee Brewers	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	7	1	2	1	0	0	0
58	2017-08-27	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers		Milwaukee Brewers	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	8	6	1	2	1	1	1	0
59	2017-08-30	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	Arizona Diamondbacks	5-5		1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	18	13	4	3	2	3	2	0
60	2017-09-01	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	San Diego Padres	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	7	2	4	0	1	0	1
61	2017-09-02 (2)	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	San Diego Padres	7-8		1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	21	17	2	3	2	0	0	0
62	2017-09-05	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers		Arizona Diamondbacks	10-10		0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	4	2	0	2	0	0	0
63	2017-09-08	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers		Colorado Rockies	5-5		0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	12	6	1	3	1	0	0	0
64	2017-09-09	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers		Colorado Rockies	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	8	2	1	1	1	1	0
65	2017-09-11	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	San Francisco Giants	7-7		0.2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	20	13	2	3	1	1	1	0
66	2017-09-16	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	Washington Nationals	8-8		0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	8	6	1	1	2	2	1	0
67	2017-09-19	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	Philadelphia Phillies	6-6		0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	6	6	0	3	2	0	0	0
68	2017-09-20	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	Philadelphia Phillies	7-7		0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	5	3	0	1	1	1	0
69	2017-09-22	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers		San Francisco Giants	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	27	16	2	4	2	1	0	0
70	2017-09-26	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers		San Diego Padres	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	9	1	1	3	0	0	0
71	2017-09-30	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	Colorado Rockies	5-5		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	22	18	7	0	1	2	2	0

2017 Player Pitching Splits

2017 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	71	291	259	26	72	11	0	9	3	1	20	53	.278	.339	.425	.764	.317	110	10	5	5	2	7

Home	35	142	133	10	34	2	0	4	0	1	5	24	.256	.291	.361	.652	.283	48	6	2	1	1	1
Away	36	149	126	16	38	9	0	5	3	0	15	29	.302	.386	.492	.878	.355	62	4	3	4	1	6

April	9	46	38	1	9	0	0	1	0	0	5	5	.237	.370	.316	.685	.250	12	2	3	0	0	0
May	12	63	60	9	19	2	0	3	1	0	3	13	.317	.349	.500	.849	.364	30	2	0	0	0	2
June	14	54	51	7	17	5	0	3	0	0	1	11	.333	.340	.608	.947	.368	31	2	0	1	1	1
July	12	46	38	3	12	2	0	0	0	0	5	6	.316	.386	.368	.755	.364	14	2	0	2	1	1
August	12	41	35	5	9	1	0	2	2	1	3	8	.257	.350	.457	.807	.280	16	1	2	1	0	2
September	12	41	37	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	3	10	.162	.225	.189	.414	.222	7	1	0	1	0	1

As Reliever	71	291	259	26	72	11	0	9	3	1	20	53	.278	.339	.425	.764	.317	110	10	5	5	2	7

vs RHB as HP	1	1	1		1	1	0	0			0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	1.000	2	0	0	0	0	0
vs RHB as LHP	67	184	161		45	8	0	7			16	33	.280	.348	.460	.808	.309	74	6	2	3	2	7
vs LHB as HP	1	3	2		0	0	0	0			1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
vs LHB as LHP	60	107	98		27	3	0	2			4	20	.276	.324	.367	.691	.329	36	4	3	2	0	0

Bases Empty	57	134	126		35	4	0	4			6	23	.278	.321	.405	.726	.313	51	0	2	0	0	0
Runners On	55	157	133		37	7	0	5			14	30	.278	.355	.444	.799	.320	59	10	3	5	2	7

vs. Younger Batters	71	242	220		63	9	0	8			14	47	.286	.332	.436	.768	.329	96	10	2	4	2	6
vs. Older Batters	37	49	39		9	2	0	1			6	6	.231	.375	.359	.734	.250	14	0	3	1	0	1

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	7	4	.636	3.38	71	0	10	66.2	72	26	25	9	20	7	53	5	0	0	291	1.380	7.2	2.65

Home	5	1	.833	2.31	35	0	7	35.0	34	10	9	4	5	1	24	2	0	0	142	1.114	6.2	4.80
Away	2	3	.400	4.55	36	0	3	31.2	38	16	16	5	15	6	29	3	0	0	149	1.674	8.2	1.93

April	0	0		0.96	9	0	7	9.1	9	1	1	1	5	0	5	3	0	0	46	1.500	4.8	1.00
May	4	1	.800	5.14	12	0	3	14.0	19	9	8	3	3	2	13	0	0	0	63	1.571	8.4	4.33
June	0	0		4.97	14	0	0	12.2	17	7	7	3	1	1	11	0	0	0	54	1.421	7.8	11.00
July	1	2	.333	2.53	12	0	0	10.2	12	3	3	0	5	1	6	0	0	0	46	1.594	5.1	1.20
August	2	1	.667	4.66	12	0	0	9.2	9	5	5	2	3	2	8	2	0	0	41	1.241	7.4	2.67
September	0	0		0.87	12	0	0	10.1	6	1	1	0	3	1	10	0	0	0	41	0.871	8.7	3.33

As Reliever	7	4	.636	3.38	71	0	10	66.2	72	26	25	9	20	7	53	5	0	0	291	1.380	7.2	2.65

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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