Eddie Watt

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Eddie Watt was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Stars and the Cleveland Hornets. In 140 career games, he hit .229 with 89 hits, 3 home runs, and 43 RBI.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .229
HR 3
RBI 43
H 89
OPS .615
PIV -1,065
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
— / R
Born
8/31/1902 in Starkville, MS, USA
Died
10/21/1934 in St. Louis, MO, USA

Full name: Edward Watt

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Career Batting Statistics

Eddie Watt — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
140 388 46 89 15 6 3 43 4 31 0 .229 .293 .322 .615 -1,065

Career AVG .229 vs. league average .283 across their career seasons — 19.1% below league average.

Career OBP .293 vs. league average .346 across their career seasons — 15.4% below league average.

Career SLG .322 vs. league average .395 across their career seasons — 18.4% below league average.

Career OPS .615 vs. league average .741 across their career seasons — 17.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Eddie Watt — Season-by-Season Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1924 SLS NNL 51 166 16 36 6 1 1 15 1 9 0 .217 .283 (-24%) .345 (-21%) .389 (-27%) .734 (-24%) -652.5
1925 SLS NNL 53 123 18 37 7 4 2 23 2 17 0 .301 .288 (+4%) .349 (+10%) .407 (+16%) .756 (+13%) 303.9
1926 SLS NNL 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1927 CHT NNL 34 95 12 15 2 1 0 5 1 5 0 .158 .282 (-44%) .344 (-42%) .392 (-49%) .736 (-46%) -716.9
Career · 4 seasons 140 388 46 89 15 6 3 43 4 31 0 .229 — — — — -1,065

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
7 17 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .118

Playoff Batting by Year

Eddie Watt — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1925 NNC SLS 7 17 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .118

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Eddie Watt — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 115 59 104 178 28 25
3B 10 9 9 18 3 2
SS 17 15 24 40 3 2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Eddie Watt — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1924 SLS 2B 42 40 62 124 18 19
1924 SLS 3B 4 3 2 8 0 2
1924 SLS SS 6 6 11 21 2 1
1925 SLS 2B 52 1 0 0 0 0
1925 SLS SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1926 SLS 2B 2 2 3 5 1 0
1927 CHT 2B 19 16 39 49 9 6
1927 CHT 3B 6 6 7 10 3 0
1927 CHT SS 10 9 13 19 1 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Eddie Watt — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Second Base 115
Third Base 10
Shortstop 17

Eddie Watt: the record in brief

The season rows for Eddie Watt begin in 1924. The season rows list, in order, the St. Louis Stars (1924 to 1926) and the Cleveland Hornets (1927). The bio lists Watt's primary position as second baseman. Watt was born on August 31, 1902, in Starkville, MS, USA. Watt died on October 21, 1934, in St. Louis, MO, USA. Eddie Watt was the playing name; the full given name is Edward.

Watt finished with 89 hits from 388 at bats in 140 games, which works out to .229; the totals also include 3 homers and 43 runs batted in. Watt got on base at a .293 rate and slugged .322 (.615 OPS). Watt's .229 average ran 19.1% below the .283 that the league posted over the same seasons. The OPS comparison is .615 to a league .741, 17.0% below average. No season topped the 37 hits of 1925. Among the seasons with the heaviest workload, the best average was .301 in 1925, 4% above that year's league mark of .288.

October added 7 games of playoff batting for Watt: 2 hits in 17 at bats, with 1 RBI. Those games came in 1925, in the NNC.

Frequently Asked Questions about Eddie Watt

Was Eddie Watt a pitcher?
No. Eddie Watt was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Eddie Watt hit?
Eddie Watt hit 3 career home runs with 89 hits.
What was Eddie Watt's career batting average?
Eddie Watt batted .229 over his career, with 89 hits in 388 at bats.
How many RBI did Eddie Watt have?
Eddie Watt drove in 43 runs in his career.
Is Eddie Watt in the Hall of Fame?
No. Eddie Watt has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
What teams did Eddie Watt play for?
Eddie Watt played for the St. Louis Stars and the Cleveland Hornets.