What years did Allen Watson play?

Allen Watson played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2000.

Was Allen Watson a pitcher?

Yes. Allen Watson pitched in the major leagues, recording 51 wins and 589 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Allen Watson hit?

Allen Watson hit 0 career home runs with 45 hits.

What was Allen Watson's career batting average?

Allen Watson batted .257 over his career, with 45 hits in 175 at bats.

How many RBI did Allen Watson have?

Allen Watson drove in 19 runs in his career.

What was Allen Watson's career ERA?

Allen Watson finished with a 5.03 career ERA, going 51-55 with 589 strikeouts.

Allen Watson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1993-2000)

Allen Watson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2000 for 6 teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 8 seasons. Across 206 career appearances, he went 51-55 with a 5.03 ERA and 589 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 51–55

ERA 5.03

WHIP 1.49

SO 589

Pitcher PIV -12641.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 195 lb
Born: 11/18/1970 in Jamaica, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1993-07-08
Last Game: 2000-08-10

Full name: Allen Kenneth Watson

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Career Pitching Statistics

Allen Watson — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
51	55	206	137	3	0	1	892.0	979	499	139	351	589	5.03	-12641.4

Career ERA 5.03 vs. league average 4.51 across their career seasons — 11.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Allen Watson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1993	SLN	NL	6	7	16	15	0	0	86.0	90	44	28	49	4.60	4.19 (-10%)	-865.1
1994	SLN	NL	6	5	22	22	0	0	115.2	130	71	53	74	5.52	4.51 (-22%)	-1757.7
1995	SLN	NL	7	9	21	19	0	0	114.1	126	63	41	49	4.96	4.45 (-11%)	-2672.5
1996	SFN	NL	8	12	29	29	2	0	185.2	189	95	69	128	4.61	4.61 (avg)	-1569.0
1997	ANA	AL	12	12	35	34	0	0	199.0	220	109	73	141	4.93	4.39 (-12%)	-4680.8
1998	ANA	AL	6	7	28	14	1	0	92.1	122	62	34	64	6.04	4.43 (-36%)	-491.5
1999	NYN	NL	2	2	14	4	0	1	39.2	36	18	22	32	4.08	4.71 (+13%)	-188.6
1999	SEA	AL	0	1	3	0	0	0	3.0	6	4	3	2	12.00	—	0.0
1999	NYA	AL	4	0	21	0	0	0	34.1	30	8	10	30	2.10	4.71 (+55%)	1134.4
2000	NYA	AL	0	0	17	0	0	0	22.0	30	25	18	20	10.23	4.77 (-114%)	-1550.5
Career · 10 seasons			51	55	206	137	3	1	892.0	979	499	351	589	5.03	—	-12,641

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Allen Watson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
209	175	13	45	13	1	0	19	0	9	22	.257	.293	.343	.636	-284

Career AVG .257 vs. league average .268 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .293 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — 13.4% below league average.

Career SLG .343 vs. league average .423 across their career seasons — 18.9% below league average.

Career OPS .636 vs. league average .762 across their career seasons — 16.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Allen Watson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1993	SLN	NL	16	26	0	6	3	0	2	1	2	.231	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	SLN	NL	22	38	3	6	2	1	5	1	4	.158	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	SLN	NL	21	36	5	15	4	0	5	2	7	.417	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	SFN	NL	32	65	5	15	3	0	7	5	8	.231	.269 (-14%)	.340 (-16%)	.426 (-35%)	.767 (-27%)	-284.2
1997	ANA	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	ANA	AL	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	NYN	NL	14	10	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	.300	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	SEA	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	NYA	AL	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	NYA	AL	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			209	175	13	45	13	1	19	9	22	.257	—	—	—	—	-284

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Allen Watson — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Allen Watson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1999	ALCS	NYA	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Allen Watson — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	3	0	0	1.0	2	0	2	1	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Allen Watson — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1999	ALCS	NYA	0	0	3	0	0	1.0	2	0	2	1	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Allen Watson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	98	79	6	26	0	9	.329
Away	111	96	7	19	0	10	.198

Pitching — Home / Away

Allen Watson — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	96	432.1	458	251	190	301	5.23
Away	110	459.2	521	248	161	288	4.86

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Allen Watson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2000-08-10	NYY	OAK	—	1.0	3	3	3	0	0	1
2000-08-09	NYY	OAK	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0
2000-08-06	NYY	SEA	—	2.0	2	3	3	4	1	0
2000-06-28	NYY	DET	—	4.0	5	6	6	3	2	3
2000-06-25	NYY	CHW	—	1.0	2	2	2	0	2	1
2000-06-18	NYY	CHW	—	3.1	6	7	7	6	5	0
2000-06-15	NYY	CHW	—	1.0	1	2	2	1	3	1
2000-06-09	NYY	NYN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2000-06-07	NYY	WSN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000-05-31	NYY	OAK	—	2.2	1	0	0	2	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Allen Watson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	206	137	33	124	7	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Allen Watson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1993	SLN	P	16	15	3	10	1	1
1994	SLN	P	22	22	4	14	1	0
1995	SLN	P	21	19	7	21	0	0
1996	SFN	P	29	29	6	21	1	2
1997	ANA	P	35	34	4	34	3	1
1998	ANA	P	28	14	4	15	0	0
1999	NYN	P	14	4	3	2	0	0
1999	SEA	P	3	0	0	1	0	0
1999	NYA	P	21	0	1	4	1	0
2000	NYA	P	17	0	1	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Allen Watson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	206

Salary History

Allen Watson — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2001	NYA	AL	$1,700,000
2000	NYA	AL	$1,300,000
1999	NYA	AL	$200,000
1999	NYN	NL	$750,000
1998	ANA	AL	$2,900,000
1997	ANA	AL	$1,300,000
1996	SFN	NL	$240,000
1995	SLN	NL	$155,000
1994	SLN	NL	$130,000
1993	SLN	NL	$109,000
Total Career Earnings			$8,784,000

College History

Allen Watson — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
New York Institute of Technology	Old Westbury	NY	1989, 1990, 1991

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Allen Watson: the record in brief

Allen Watson played a first major league game on July 8, 1993 and a last one on August 10, 2000. Club by club, the record runs the St. Louis Cardinals (1993 through 1995), the San Francisco Giants (1996), the Anaheim Angels (1997 through 1998), the New York Mets (1999), the Seattle Mariners (1999), and the New York Yankees (1999 to 2000). Watson, born on November 18, 1970, in Jamaica, NY, USA, is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit left-handed. Size on record: 6 feet, 3 inches and 195 pounds. Watson's full given name, per the bio, is Allen Kenneth Watson.

Watson pitched in 206 games, starting 137, and finished with a 51-55 record and 5.03 ERA. The same table counts 589 strikeouts. The league ERA over Watson's seasons was 4.51, so the 5.03 figure ran 11.6% worse than average. The best win total was 12, in 1997. 1996 was Watson's sharpest full season, a 4.61 ERA against the league's 4.61.

Frequently Asked Questions about Allen Watson

What years did Allen Watson play?: Allen Watson played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2000.
Was Allen Watson a pitcher?: Yes. Allen Watson pitched in the major leagues, recording 51 wins and 589 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Allen Watson hit?: Allen Watson hit 0 career home runs with 45 hits.
What was Allen Watson's career batting average?: Allen Watson batted .257 over his career, with 45 hits in 175 at bats.
How many RBI did Allen Watson have?: Allen Watson drove in 19 runs in his career.
What was Allen Watson's career ERA?: Allen Watson finished with a 5.03 career ERA, going 51-55 with 589 strikeouts.