What years did Eddie Watt play?

Eddie Watt played in Major League Baseball from 1966 to 1975.

Was Eddie Watt a pitcher?

Yes. Eddie Watt pitched in the major leagues, recording 38 wins and 462 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Eddie Watt hit?

Eddie Watt hit 3 career home runs with 19 hits.

What teams did Eddie Watt play for?

Eddie Watt played for 3 teams: the Baltimore Orioles (1966–1973), the Philadelphia Phillies (1974), and the Chicago Cubs (1975).

What were Eddie Watt's career stats?

In 411 games, Eddie Watt went 38-36 with a 2.91 ERA, 462 strikeouts, 659.2 innings pitched, and 80 saves.

What position did Eddie Watt play?

Eddie Watt played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Eddie Watt and how much did he weigh?

Eddie Watt was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 183 pounds.

What was Eddie Watt's career ERA?

Eddie Watt finished with a 2.91 career ERA, going 38-36 with 462 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Eddie Watt have?

Eddie Watt recorded 462 career strikeouts.

Is Eddie Watt in the Hall of Fame?

No. Eddie Watt has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Eddie Watt

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1966-1975)

Eddie Watt was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1966 to 1975 for the Baltimore Orioles, the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Chicago Cubs, a span of 10 seasons. Across 411 career appearances, he went 38-36 with a 2.91 ERA, 462 strikeouts, and 80 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 6267.6.

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 24, 2026

W–L 38–36

ERA 2.91

WHIP 1.19

SO 462

Pitcher PIV 6267.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 183 lb
Born: 4/4/1941 in Lamoni, IA, USA
MLB Debut: 1966-04-12
Last Game: 1975-06-14

Full name: Eddie Dean Watt

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Career Pitching Statistics

Eddie Watt — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
38	36	411	13	1	0	80	659.2	530	213	37	254	462	2.91	6267.6

Career ERA 2.91 vs. league average 3.53 across their career seasons — 17.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Eddie Watt (b. 1941) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1966	BAL	AL	9	7	43	13	1	4	145.2	123	62	44	102	3.83	3.52 (-9%)	1408.8
1967	BAL	AL	3	5	49	0	0	8	103.2	67	26	37	93	2.26	3.30 (+32%)	2048.9
1968	BAL	AL	5	5	59	0	0	11	83.1	63	21	35	72	2.27	2.98 (+24%)	1773.5
1969	BAL	AL	5	2	56	0	0	16	71.0	49	13	26	46	1.65	3.61 (+54%)	1202.4
1970	BAL	AL	7	7	53	0	0	12	55.1	44	20	29	33	3.25	3.89 (+16%)	-149.3
1971	BAL	AL	3	1	35	0	0	11	39.2	39	8	8	26	1.82	3.47 (+48%)	1395.4
1972	BAL	AL	2	3	38	0	0	7	45.2	30	11	20	23	2.17	3.26 (+34%)	-162.5
1973	BAL	AL	3	4	30	0	0	5	71.0	62	26	21	38	3.30	3.75 (+12%)	-329.9
1974	PHI	NL	1	1	42	0	0	6	38.1	39	17	26	23	3.99	3.63 (-10%)	-919.6
1975	CHN	NL	0	1	6	0	0	0	6.0	14	9	8	6	13.50	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			38	36	411	13	1	80	659.2	530	213	254	462	2.91	—	6,268

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

Eddie Watt — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
411	100	9	19	1	0	3	4	0	6	31	.190	.243	.290	.533	0

Career AVG .190 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 23.9% below league average.

Career OBP .243 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 23.4% below league average.

Career SLG .290 vs. league average .368 across their career seasons — 21.1% below league average.

Career OPS .533 vs. league average .685 across their career seasons — 22.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Eddie Watt (b. 1941) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1966	BAL	AL	43	46	4	14	1	2	2	1	9	.304	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	BAL	AL	49	22	4	4	0	1	2	2	10	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1968	BAL	AL	59	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	BAL	AL	56	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	BAL	AL	53	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1971	BAL	AL	35	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1972	BAL	AL	38	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1973	BAL	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	PHI	NL	42	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	CHN	NL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			411	100	9	19	1	3	4	6	31	.190	—	—	—	—	0

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

Eddie Watt — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Eddie Watt — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
1973	ALCS	BAL	1	.000
1971	ALCS	BAL	1	.000
1971	WS	BAL	2	.000
1970	WS	BAL	1	.000
1969	ALCS	BAL	1	.000
1969	WS	BAL	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Eddie Watt — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	3	8	0	1	10.2	12	3	1	11	2.53

Playoff Pitching by Year

Eddie Watt — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1973	ALCS	BAL	0	1	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0.00
1971	ALCS	BAL	0	1	1	2.0	2	0	0	1	0.00
1971	WS	BAL	1	2	0	2.1	4	1	0	2	3.86
1970	WS	BAL	1	1	0	1.0	2	1	1	3	9.00
1969	ALCS	BAL	0	1	0	2.0	0	0	0	2	0.00
1969	WS	BAL	1	2	0	3.0	4	1	0	3	3.00

Game Log & Splits

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Batting — Home / Away

Eddie Watt — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	202	57	6	9	2	3	.158
Away	209	43	3	10	1	1	.233

Pitching — Home / Away

Eddie Watt — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	202	352.0	295	126	122	265	3.22
Away	209	307.2	235	87	132	197	2.54

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Eddie Watt — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1975-06-14	CHC	CIN	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	1
1975-06-12	CHC	ATL	—	2.0	3	3	2	3	3
1975-06-10	CHC	HOU	L	1.1	4	2	2	2	0
1975-06-08	CHC	CIN	—	0.2	4	2	1	0	2
1975-06-07	CHC	CIN	—	0.1	1	3	3	3	0
1975-06-06	CHC	CIN	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
1974-09-19	PHI	CHC	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1
1974-09-13	PHI	STL	—	0.1	0	2	2	2	0
1974-09-05	PHI	CHC	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0
1974-09-02	PHI	PIT	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Eddie Watt — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	411	13	27	87	4	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Eddie Watt — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1966	BAL	P	43	13	7	14	1	0
1967	BAL	P	49	0	6	15	0	1
1968	BAL	P	59	0	1	14	1	1
1969	BAL	P	56	0	4	10	0	0
1970	BAL	P	53	0	2	10	0	1
1971	BAL	P	35	0	2	4	0	0
1972	BAL	P	38	0	2	7	0	0
1973	BAL	P	30	0	3	6	1	0
1974	PHI	P	42	0	0	6	1	2
1975	CHN	P	6	0	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Eddie Watt (b. 1941) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	411

College History

Eddie Watt — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Northern Iowa	Cedar Falls	IA	1961

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Eddie Watt: the record in brief

The profile opens with Eddie Watt's first major league game on April 12, 1966; the last one listed came on June 14, 1975. Watt played for the Baltimore Orioles (1966 through 1973), the Philadelphia Phillies (1974), and the Chicago Cubs (1975). The bio lists Watt as a pitcher who threw and hit right-handed. Height and weight on file: 5'10" and 183 pounds. Watt was born on April 4, 1941, in Lamoni, IA, USA. On the record, Eddie Watt was born Eddie Dean Watt.

Watt's career pitching line is 38 wins, 36 losses and a 2.91 ERA over 411 appearances. Watt had 462 strikeouts and 80 saves. The leagues Watt pitched in allowed 3.53 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 17.6% better than average. Watt won 9 games in 1966, the most of any season listed. The most saves in one season was 16, in 1969. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.26 in 1967, when the league's was 3.30.

Frequently Asked Questions about Eddie Watt

What years did Eddie Watt play?: Eddie Watt played in Major League Baseball from 1966 to 1975.
Was Eddie Watt a pitcher?: Yes. Eddie Watt pitched in the major leagues, recording 38 wins and 462 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Eddie Watt hit?: Eddie Watt hit 3 career home runs with 19 hits.
What teams did Eddie Watt play for?: Eddie Watt played for 3 teams: the Baltimore Orioles (1966–1973), the Philadelphia Phillies (1974), and the Chicago Cubs (1975).
What were Eddie Watt's career stats?: In 411 games, Eddie Watt went 38-36 with a 2.91 ERA, 462 strikeouts, 659.2 innings pitched, and 80 saves.
What position did Eddie Watt play?: Eddie Watt played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Eddie Watt and how much did he weigh?: Eddie Watt was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 183 pounds.
What was Eddie Watt's career ERA?: Eddie Watt finished with a 2.91 career ERA, going 38-36 with 462 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Eddie Watt have?: Eddie Watt recorded 462 career strikeouts.
Is Eddie Watt in the Hall of Fame?: No. Eddie Watt has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.