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JOHN WATHAN (Franchise player
#0108 - 1976-04)
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Position:
C-1B |
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John David Wathan
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 205 lb.
College: University of San Diego
Born: October 4, 1949 in Cedar Rapids, IA
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Acquired:
January 13, 1971: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st Round
(4th overall) of the 1971 Amateur Draft
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MLB Debut: May 26, 1976
Final MLB Game: October 6, 1985 |
Royals Debut: May
26, 1976
Final Royals Game: October
26, 1985 (World Series) |
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| Statistics
with the Royals |
| Year |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
CS |
BB |
SO |
BA |
| 1976 |
27 |
42 |
5 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
.286 |
| 1977 |
55 |
119 |
18 |
39 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
21 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
8 |
.328 |
| 1978 |
67 |
190 |
19 |
57 |
10 |
1 |
2 |
28 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
12 |
.300 |
| 1979 |
90 |
199 |
26 |
41 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
28 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
24 |
.206 |
| 1980 |
126 |
453 |
57 |
138 |
14 |
7 |
6 |
58 |
17 |
3 |
50 |
42 |
.305 |
| 1981 |
89 |
301 |
24 |
76 |
9 |
3 |
1 |
19 |
11 |
6 |
19 |
23 |
.252 |
| 1982 |
121 |
448 |
79 |
121 |
11 |
3 |
3 |
51 |
36 |
9 |
48 |
46 |
.270 |
| 1983 |
128 |
437 |
49 |
107 |
18 |
3 |
2 |
32 |
28 |
7 |
27 |
56 |
.245 |
| 1984 |
97 |
171 |
17 |
31 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
6 |
6 |
21 |
34 |
.181 |
| 1985 |
60 |
145 |
11 |
34 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
17 |
15 |
.234 |
| Career |
860 |
2505 |
305 |
656 |
90 |
25 |
21 |
261 |
105 |
36 |
199 |
265 |
.262 |
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For
complete stats, go to Baseball-Reference.com's John Wathan page
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| Notes |
| Coach for the
Royals in 1986 |
| Managed the Royals from 1987-91 |
| Interim Manager
of the California Angels in 1992 |
| Father of former Royal Dusty Wathan
and former Omaha Royals player Derek Wathan |
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