What years did Milt Watson play?

Milt Watson played in Major League Baseball from 1916 to 1919.

Was Milt Watson a pitcher?

Yes. Milt Watson pitched in the major leagues, recording 21 wins and 113 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Milt Watson hit?

Milt Watson hit 0 career home runs with 16 hits.

Milt Watson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1916-1919)

W–L 21–30

ERA 3.57

WHIP 1.35

SO 113

Pitcher PIV -4416.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 180 lb
Born: 1/10/1890 in Flovilla, GA, USA
Died: 4/10/1962 in Pine Bluff, AR, USA
MLB Debut: 1916-07-26
Last Game: 1919-06-16

Full name: Milton Robert Watson

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
21	30	90	48	19	5	0	424.0	435	168	10	139	113	3.57	-4416.7

Career ERA 3.57 vs. league average 2.84 across their career seasons — 25.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1916	SLN	NL	4	6	18	13	5	2	103.0	109	35	33	27	3.06	2.78 (-10%)	-1356.2
1917	SLN	NL	10	13	41	20	5	3	161.3	149	63	51	45	3.51	2.69 (-31%)	-1576.1
1918	PHI	NL	5	7	23	11	6	0	112.7	126	43	36	29	3.43	2.83 (-21%)	-215.1
1919	PHI	NL	2	4	8	4	3	0	47.0	51	27	19	12	5.17	3.09 (-68%)	-1269.3
Career · 4 seasons			21	30	90	48	19	5	424.0	435	168	139	113	3.57	—	-4,417

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
90	139	5	16	1	0	0	3	0	0	37	.115	.121	.122	.244	-485

Career AVG .115 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — 54.6% below league average.

Career OBP .121 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 61.7% below league average.

Career SLG .122 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 63.0% below league average.

Career OPS .244 vs. league average .648 across their career seasons — 62.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1916	SLN	NL	18	32	0	7	0	1	9	.219	—	—	—	—	0.0
1917	SLN	NL	41	51	5	5	1	1	15	.098	.248 (-61%)	.312 (-69%)	.323 (-64%)	.635 (-66%)	-485.1
1918	PHI	NL	23	40	0	3	0	1	9	.075	—	—	—	—	0.0
1919	PHI	NL	8	16	0	1	0	0	4	.062	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			90	139	5	16	1	3	37	.115	—	—	—	—	-485

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	41	57	2	6	0	1	.105
Away	49	82	3	10	0	4	.122

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	41	188.2	209	97	70	50	4.63
Away	49	233.2	226	76	75	63	2.93

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1919-06-16	PHI	PIT	L	0	0	0
1919-06-10	PHI	CHC	L	2	0	0
1919-06-07	PHI	STL	L	0	0	0
1919-06-01	PHI	BRO	W	4	0	2
1919-05-14	PHI	PIT	L	0	0	0
1919-05-08	PHI	BRO	L	3	0	1
1919-05-02	PHI	NY1	L	3	0	1
1919-04-25	PHI	NY1	W	4	1	0
1918-08-27	PHI	PIT	W	4	0	0
1918-08-18	PHI	STL	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1919-06-16	PHI	PIT	—	2.0	1	1	1	1	2	0
1919-06-10	PHI	CHC	—	7.0	4	1	1	1	4	0
1919-06-07	PHI	STL	L	0.0	1	2	2	2	0	0
1919-06-01	PHI	BRO	W	10.0	8	2	1	4	2	0
1919-05-14	PHI	PIT	L	3.0	6	5	4	2	0	0
1919-05-08	PHI	BRO	L	8.0	7	2	2	0	1	1
1919-05-02	PHI	NY1	L	8.0	16	14	13	5	2	1
1919-04-25	PHI	NY1	W	9.0	8	3	3	4	1	0
1918-08-27	PHI	PIT	W	9.0	7	2	2	4	0	0
1918-08-18	PHI	STL	L	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	90	0	7	129	10	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1916	SLN	P	18	4	26	5	1
1917	SLN	P	41	3	55	2	2
1918	PHI	P	23	0	31	2	1
1919	PHI	P	8	0	17	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	90

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Frequently Asked Questions about Milt Watson

What years did Milt Watson play?: Milt Watson played in Major League Baseball from 1916 to 1919.
Was Milt Watson a pitcher?: Yes. Milt Watson pitched in the major leagues, recording 21 wins and 113 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Milt Watson hit?: Milt Watson hit 0 career home runs with 16 hits.