John Wathan

Full Name: John David Wathan	Primary Position: C,1B
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/205	First Game: May 26, 1976
Birthdate: October 4, 1949	Final Game: October 6, 1985
Birthplace: Cedar Rapids, Iowa	MLB Experience: 10 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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John Wathan (John David Wathan) was born on October 4, 1949 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He made his Major League debut on May 26, 1976 for the Kansas City Royals. In 1978, his rookie year, he hit .300 with 2 home runs and 28 RBI. Wathan played for the Kansas City Royals for his entire 10 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was John Wathan's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1980, when he hit for a .305 average and knocked in 58 runs. However, others believe that it was 1982, when he stole 36 bases and knocked in 51 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1976	KC	A	27	42	5	12	0	5	.286	.333	.310	1	0	2	5	1	1	0	0	1
1977	KC	A	55	119	18	39	2	21	.328	.346	.471	5	3	5	8	0	0	2	1	1
1978	KC	A	67	190	19	57	2	28	.300	.320	.395	10	1	3	12	4	3	2	1	5
1979	KC	A	90	199	26	41	2	28	.206	.227	.302	7	3	7	24	0	5	2	1	7
1980	KC	A	126	453	57	138	6	58	.305	.377	.406	14	7	50	42	3	3	17	6	19
1981	KC	A	89	301	24	76	1	19	.252	.298	.312	9	3	19	23	2	5	11	1	9
1982	KC	A	121	448	79	121	3	51	.270	.343	.328	11	3	48	46	2	3	36	0	26
1983	KC	A	128	437	49	107	2	32	.245	.289	.314	18	3	27	56	1	2	28	0	11
1984	KC	A	97	171	17	31	2	10	.181	.271	.269	7	1	21	34	0	4	6	0	6
1985	KC	A	60	145	11	34	1	9	.234	.319	.324	8	1	17	15	1	2	1	0	4
Total			860	2505	305	656	21	261	.262	.318	.343	90	25	199	265	14	28	105	10	89

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1976	KC	A	C	22	8	101	57	4	1	1	0	9	3	0	.984
1976	KC	A	1B	4	1	11	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1977	KC	A	1B	5	4	26	26	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	.963
1977	KC	A	DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1977	KC	A	C	35	19	205	130	9	1	0	2	15	3	0	.993
1978	KC	A	C	21	16	146.1	78	6	2	0	1	11	6	0	.977
1978	KC	A	1B	47	31	296.1	307	22	0	20	0	0	0	0	1.000
1979	KC	A	DH	11	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1979	KC	A	RF	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1979	KC	A	1B	49	25	250	264	19	2	30	0	0	0	0	.993
1979	KC	A	OF	3	0	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1979	KC	A	C	23	18	164.1	70	5	1	0	0	7	2	0	.987
1979	KC	A	LF	2	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1980	KC	A	LF	19	18	157	35	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.972
1980	KC	A	C	77	72	651	306	25	6	5	1	58	21	0	.982
1980	KC	A	RF	17	13	121	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1980	KC	A	OF	35	31	278	54	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.982
1980	KC	A	1B	12	11	102.1	112	7	1	14	0	0	0	0	.992
1981	KC	A	C	74	68	615.1	300	26	7	1	2	45	18	0	.979
1981	KC	A	LF	3	3	23	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1981	KC	A	OF	16	13	115	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1981	KC	A	1B	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1981	KC	A	RF	13	10	92	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1982	KC	A	1B	3	2	18.2	19	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1.000
1982	KC	A	C	120	116	991.1	463	38	10	3	4	61	40	0	.980
1983	KC	A	OF	11	3	33	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1983	KC	A	C	92	89	786.2	360	32	6	5	2	57	30	1	.985
1983	KC	A	RF	8	2	24	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1983	KC	A	1B	36	27	238	244	26	3	24	0	0	0	0	.989
1983	KC	A	LF	3	1	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1984	KC	A	DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1984	KC	A	C	58	49	421	213	21	6	2	1	29	13	1	.975
1984	KC	A	LF	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1984	KC	A	1B	34	1	77.1	91	10	0	8	0	0	0	0	1.000
1984	KC	A	OF	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1985	KC	A	C	49	40	371.2	247	28	4	6	2	21	16	0	.986
1985	KC	A	1B	6	1	14	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1985	KC	A	DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			1B	197	103	1034.2	1082	87	7	100	0	0	0	0	.994
Total			LF	28	23	199	39	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.976
Total			C	571	495	4453.2	2224	194	44	23	15	313	152	2	.982
Total			OF	66	48	438	82	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.988
Total			DH	19	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	39	25	239	43	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000

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Selected by Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (4th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (January 13, 1971).

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