Tony Watson
Born: 5/30/1985 in Sioux City, IA, USA
MLB Debut: 2011-06-08 | Final Game: 2021-09-28
Bats: L | Throws: L | Height: 6'3" | Weight: 224 lbs
Full name: Anthony Michael Watson
Biography
Tony Watson, born in 1985, was a prominent pitcher in Major League Baseball whose career spanned from 2011 to 2021. He established himself as a reliable reliever, known for his exceptional control and ability to induce ground balls, which made him a key asset in the bullpen. Over the course of his career, Watson compiled a record of 47-29 with an impressive earned run average (ERA) of 2.9. He notched 570 strikeouts and secured 32 saves, showcasing his versatility and effectiveness in high-pressure situations.
Watson's contributions to the game were recognized in 2014 when he earned an All-Star selection, highlighting his status as one of the premier relief pitchers of his era. He played during a time when bullpens became increasingly crucial to a team's success, and his ability to handle late-inning assignments made him a vital part of the pitching staff for the teams he represented. After retiring in 2021, Watson left behind a legacy of consistent performance and professionalism, marking him as a significant figure in the modern era of baseball.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 29 | 689 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 648.3 | 528 | 209 | 63 | 174 | 570 | 2.90 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | PIT | NL | 2 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.0 | 34 | 18 | 20 | 37 | 3.95 | -741.2 |
| 2012 | PIT | NL | 5 | 2 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.3 | 37 | 20 | 23 | 53 | 3.38 | 456.5 |
| 2013 | PIT | NL | 3 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 71.7 | 51 | 19 | 12 | 54 | 2.39 | 1207.5 |
| 2014 | PIT | NL | 10 | 2 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 77.3 | 64 | 14 | 15 | 81 | 1.63 | 2058.5 |
| 2015 | PIT | NL | 4 | 1 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75.3 | 55 | 16 | 17 | 62 | 1.91 | 2141.9 |
| 2016 | PIT | NL | 2 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 67.7 | 52 | 23 | 20 | 58 | 3.06 | -314.3 |
| 2017 | LAD | NL | 2 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 2.70 | - |
| 2017 | PIT | NL | 5 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 46.7 | 57 | 19 | 14 | 35 | 3.66 | -403.4 |
| 2018 | SFG | NL | 4 | 6 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.0 | 54 | 19 | 14 | 72 | 2.59 | - |
| 2019 | SFG | NL | 2 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.0 | 56 | 25 | 12 | 41 | 4.17 | - |
| 2020 | SFG | NL | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18.0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 2.50 | - |
| 2021 | LAA | AL | 3 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.0 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 25 | 4.64 | 129.7 |
| 2021 | SFG | NL | 4 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.3 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 2.96 | - |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 689 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 0.250 | 0.0 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | PIT | NL | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | PIT | NL | 68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | PIT | NL | 67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | PIT | NL | 78 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.333 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | PIT | NL | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | PIT | NL | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | LAD | NL | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | PIT | NL | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | SFG | NL | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | SFG | NL | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | SFG | NL | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | LAA | AL | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | SFG | NL | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | NLDS1 | LAN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2017 | NLCS | LAN | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2017 | WS | LAN | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2015 | NLWC | PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2013 | NLWC | PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2013 | NLDS1 | PIT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.25 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | NLCS | LAN | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 2017 | NLDS1 | LAN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 |
| 2017 | WS | LAN | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 2015 | NLWC | PIT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 2013 | NLDS1 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 2013 | NLWC | PIT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 689 | 0 | 40 | 99 | 7 | 9 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | PIT | P | 43 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | PIT | P | 68 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | PIT | P | 67 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | PIT | P | 78 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | PIT | P | 77 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | PIT | P | 70 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | LAN | P | 24 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | PIT | P | 47 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | SFN | P | 72 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | SFN | P | 60 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | SFN | P | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | LAA | P | 36 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | SFN | P | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 689 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | PIT | NL | $3,450,000 |
| 2015 | PIT | NL | $1,750,000 |
| 2014 | PIT | NL | $518,500 |
| 2013 | PIT | NL | $505,500 |
| 2012 | PIT | NL | $484,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $6,708,000 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Nebraska at Lincoln | Lincoln | NE | 2005, 2006, 2007 |