Players · W · Pitcher · 2021
Tony Watson
- Age
- 36
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 224 lb
- Born
- May 30, 1985 in Sioux City, IA, United States
- MLB debut
- June 8, 2011
- dbWAR
- 4.8 10 season(s)
- IP
- 57.1
- ERA
- 3.92
- FIP
- 3.48
- K/9
- 6.9
- FIP−
- 82 100 = avg
Tony Watson was a relief pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels. In 2021 he struck out 44 batters over 57.1 innings across 62 appearances, going 7-4. His ERA of 3.92 was 8.0% lower than the league average of 4.27 — 10th of 23 on his team, and 253rd of 567 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.48 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 26.2% of swings (12.6% of every pitch he threw), walked 8.0% of the batters he faced and struck out 19.6%. His 0.9 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2021.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2021 | LAA/SF | 62 | 0 | 57.1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 25 | 44 | 18 | 3.92 | 3.48 | 1.01 | 6.9 | 2.8 | 92 | 82 | 0.9 | |
| 2020 | SF | 21 | 0 | 18.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 2.50 | 4.36 | 0.89 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 56 | 98 | 0.1 | |
| 2019 | SF | 60 | 0 | 54.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 25 | 41 | 12 | 4.17 | 4.81 | 1.26 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 92 | 107 | 0.1 | |
| 2018 | SF | 72 | 0 | 66.0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 54 | 19 | 72 | 14 | 2.59 | 2.45 | 1.03 | 9.8 | 1.9 | 62 | 59 | 1.7 | |
| 2017 | PIT/LAD | 71 | 0 | 66.2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 72 | 25 | 53 | 20 | 3.37 | 4.45 | 1.38 | 7.2 | 2.7 | 77 | 102 | 0.3 | |
| 2016 | PIT | 70 | 0 | 67.2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 52 | 23 | 58 | 20 | 3.06 | 4.37 | 1.06 | 7.7 | 2.7 | 73 | 104 | 0.3 | |
| 2015 | PIT | 77 | 0 | 75.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 16 | 62 | 17 | 1.91 | 2.84 | 0.96 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 48 | 72 | 1.4 |
Batting
Standard and advanced, by season.
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 89 | 82 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 21 | .195 | .258 | .293 | .248 | 23.6% |
| vs RHB | 136 | 125 | 24 | 2 | 11 | 23 | .192 | .257 | .280 | .240 | 16.9% |
Hot and cold zones
Batting average by pitch location, 2021.
Pitch sequencing
What Tony Watson throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, how often it misses, and what hitters do with it.
| Changeup | 288 | 85.9 | 2,351 | 42.0% | 26.8% | 82 | .195 | .547 | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 217 | 92.5 | 2,310 | 45.6% | 20.0% | 48 | .208 | .596 | |
| Slider | 209 | 83.1 | 2,373 | 49.8% | 41.6% | 41 | .098 | .220 | |
| Sinker | 152 | 92.3 | 2,294 | 42.1% | 13.0% | 36 | .278 | .794 |
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Similar players
Nearest 2021 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.