P Tony Watson #55
Age: 61 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal    
10/04/2046
P TONY WATSON #55 - AGE: 61 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 9 10 8 12
Movement 12 14 12 14
Control 17 18 17 18
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 8 11
Slider 10 14
Changeup 7 13
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 86-88 Mph
Stamina 2
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 14
Defense 8
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 4
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 8
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
He is an extremely hard worker.
High: Work Ethic
Low: Leader, Loyalty, Greed
Birthday:05/30/1985
Born in:Sioux Center, IA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:235 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:15 Years, 101 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:15 Years, 101 Days
Pro Service:20 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2011 Pittsburgh - MLB 26 43 0 2 2 0 3.95 41.0 34 18 18 6 20 37 0 0 1.32 .264 4.47 -0.1 99
2012 Pittsburgh - MLB 27 68 0 5 2 0 3.38 53.1 37 21 20 5 23 53 0 0 1.12 .242 3.71 0.4 118
2013 Pittsburgh - MLB 28 67 0 3 1 2 2.39 71.2 51 19 19 5 12 54 0 0 0.88 .227 3.26 0.8 161
2014 Pittsburgh - MLB 29 78 0 10 2 2 1.63 77.1 64 16 14 5 15 81 0 0 1.02 .298 2.80 1.2 229
2015 Pittsburgh - MLB 30 77 0 4 1 1 1.91 75.1 55 17 16 3 17 62 0 0 0.96 .248 2.91 1.3 206
2016 Pittsburgh - MLB 31 93 0 6 0 0 2.18 62.0 46 16 15 4 11 59 0 0 0.92 .268 2.94 1.1 186
2017 Pittsburgh - MLB 32 38 0 1 1 0 1.91 37.2 40 11 8 3 10 38 0 0 1.33 .336 2.92 0.7 214
2017 San Francisco - MLB 32 43 0 3 1 2 2.13 38.0 40 9 9 2 4 37 0 0 1.16 .345 2.40 0.9 190
2017 Total - MLB 32 81 0 4 2 2 2.02 75.2 80 20 17 5 14 75 0 0 1.24 .341 2.66 1.6 203
2018 Atlanta - MLB 33 79 0 4 0 1 1.95 74.0 63 17 16 6 17 63 0 0 1.08 .274 3.28 1.0 212
2019 Atlanta - MLB 34 9 0 0 0 0 6.30 10.0 9 7 7 1 3 7 0 0 1.20 .258 4.12 0.0 64
2019 Chicago - MLB 34 59 0 3 3 2 3.34 64.2 63 25 24 10 18 57 0 0 1.25 .294 4.26 0.1 122
2019 Total - MLB 34 68 0 3 3 2 3.74 74.2 72 32 31 11 21 64 0 0 1.25 .289 4.24 0.1 109
2020 Pittsburgh - MLB 35 65 0 7 4 37 1.93 65.1 50 16 14 4 19 51 0 0 1.06 .257 3.44 0.7 211
2021 Pittsburgh - MLB 36 70 0 3 7 12 3.63 62.0 64 26 25 5 15 40 0 0 1.27 .298 3.79 0.5 115
2022 Pittsburgh - MLB 37 84 0 7 2 1 3.06 67.2 66 26 23 8 15 55 0 0 1.20 .293 3.83 0.4 133
2023 Pittsburgh - MLB 38 78 0 5 2 2 1.97 73.0 58 17 16 5 24 55 0 0 1.12 .249 3.51 1.0 218
2024 Pittsburgh - MLB 39 86 0 5 3 2 5.15 64.2 67 38 37 9 28 38 0 0 1.47 .284 4.87 -0.3 81
2025 St. Louis - MLB 40 78 0 4 6 2 3.08 64.1 71 26 22 2 9 46 0 0 1.24 .333 3.07 1.1 136
2026 Arizona - MLB 41 83 0 5 4 1 3.17 65.1 50 24 23 6 18 43 0 0 1.04 .253 3.74 0.6 131
Total MLB 1198 0 77 41 67 2.75 1067.1 928 349 326 89 278 876 0 0 1.13 .278 3.49 11.2 164
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2007 State College - A- 22 10 10 6 1 0 2.52 53.2 47 17 15 4 7 40 0 0 1.01 .265 3.13 1.4 159
2007 Hickory - A 22 3 3 1 1 0 3.86 14.0 14 6 6 2 1 18 0 0 1.07 .353 3.13 0.4 104
2008 Lynchburg - A+ 23 28 28 8 12 0 3.56 151.2 149 70 60 16 36 104 0 0 1.22 .285 4.09 2.1 114
2009 Altoona - AA 24 5 5 0 3 0 8.22 15.1 22 18 14 2 11 14 0 0 2.15 .392 5.22 -0.0 49
2010 Altoona - AA 25 34 9 6 4 2 2.67 111.1 82 33 33 11 24 105 0 0 0.95 .243 3.35 2.0 150
2011 Indianapolis - AAA 26 26 1 3 3 0 2.36 34.1 24 10 9 2 11 35 0 0 1.02 .244 2.88 0.7 170
Total IL 26 1 3 3 0 2.36 34.1 24 10 9 2 11 35 0 0 1.02 .244 2.88 169.8
Total EL 39 14 6 7 2 3.34 126.2 104 51 47 13 35 119 0 0 1.10 .265 3.58 137.9
Total CAR 28 28 8 12 0 3.56 151.2 149 70 60 16 36 104 0 0 1.22 .285 4.09 114.1
Total SAL 3 3 1 1 0 3.86 14.0 14 6 6 2 1 18 0 0 1.07 .353 3.13 104.1
Total NYP 10 10 6 1 0 2.52 53.2 47 17 15 4 7 40 0 0 1.01 .265 3.13 159.0
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2017 San Francisco - MLB 32 3 0 0 0 0 6.75 2.2 5 2 2 1 1 3 0 0 2.25 .444 0.00 0.0 0
2019 Chicago - MLB 34 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 0.00 0.0 0
2026 Arizona - MLB 41 1 0 0 1 0 6.75 1.1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 .500 0.00 0.0 0
Total MLB 6 0 0 1 0 5.40 5.0 9 3 3 1 1 3 0 0 2.00 .400 5.32 248.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2007 Hickory - A P 3 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2007 State College - A- P 10 0 0 5 1 5 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2008 Lynchburg - A+ P 28 0 10 17 2 28 1 .964 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2009 Altoona - AA P 5 0 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2010 Altoona - AA P 34 0 8 13 0 21 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2011 Pittsburgh - MLB P 43 0 3 8 0 11 0 1.000 41.0 2.41 -0.2 .000
2011 Indianapolis - AAA P 26 0 2 4 1 6 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2012 Pittsburgh - MLB P 68 0 1 8 0 11 2 .818 53.1 1.52 -0.3 .000
2013 Pittsburgh - MLB P 67 0 2 12 0 14 0 1.000 71.2 1.76 -0.3 .000
2014 Pittsburgh - MLB P 78 0 7 11 0 19 1 .947 77.1 2.09 -0.4 .000
2015 Pittsburgh - MLB P 77 0 5 12 1 17 0 1.000 75.1 2.03 -0.5 .000
2016 Pittsburgh - MLB P 85 0 6 6 3 12 0 1.000 62.0 1.74 -0.1 1.002
2017 Pittsburgh - MLB P 37 0 8 4 0 12 0 1.000 37.2 2.87 -0.0 1.011
2017 San Francisco - MLB P 39 0 8 5 1 13 0 1.000 38.0 3.08 +0.5 1.180
2018 Atlanta - MLB P 72 0 7 10 0 18 1 .944 74.0 2.07 +1.4 1.330
2019 Atlanta - MLB P 9 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 10.0 2.70 -0.0 1.008
2019 Chicago - MLB P 58 0 5 3 0 8 0 1.000 64.2 1.11 +0.4 1.209
2020 Pittsburgh - MLB P 64 0 3 8 1 12 1 .917 65.1 1.52 -0.1 1.007
2021 Pittsburgh - MLB P 67 0 5 8 0 14 1 .929 62.0 1.89 +1.4 1.297
2022 Pittsburgh - MLB P 75 0 4 4 0 8 0 1.000 67.2 1.06 -0.1 1.002
2023 Pittsburgh - MLB P 74 0 6 6 0 14 2 .857 73.0 1.48 -0.1 1.017
2024 Pittsburgh - MLB P 72 0 4 8 1 13 1 .923 64.2 1.67 -0.6 .934
2025 St. Louis - MLB P 71 0 2 9 1 13 2 .846 64.1 1.54 +0.1 1.022
2026 Arizona - MLB P 74 0 2 10 0 12 0 1.000 65.1 1.65 -0.5 .962
TOTAL P 1236 0 101 183 12 296 12 .959 1067.1 2.39 +0.6 1.067
PLAYER HISTORY
06/03/2003 Drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 23rd round of the 2003 MLB June Amateur Draft from Dallas Center Grimes HS (Grimes, IA).
06/06/2006 Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 17th round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Nebraska at Lincoln (Lincoln, NE).
06/07/2007 Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 9th round of the 2007 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Nebraska at Lincoln (Lincoln, NE).
07/15/2014 Was selected to the 2014 Major League All-Star Game.
07/10/2016 Was selected to the 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/25/2016 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,588,500 through arbitration.
12/02/2016 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $16,500,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (14); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 16 (16).
07/08/2017 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for SP Chase Johnson, SP Michael Santos.
12/12/2017 Was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Atlanta Braves, along with 3B Miguel Andujar, in exchange for RF Steven Moya.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (14); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 17 (17).
05/19/2018 Injured (sprained ankle), day-to-day for 5 days.
06/05/2018 Injured (sore back), day-to-day for 3 days.
07/24/2018 Injured (rotator cuff strain), out for 3 weeks.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 15 (16); Control: 17 (17).
04/27/2019 Was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Chicago White Sox, along with RP Chasen Shreve, in exchange for SP Clay Buchholz, SP Brandon Birdsell, SS Enmanuel Valdez.
06/02/2019 Injured (finger blister), day-to-day for 4 days.
11/04/2019 Exercised his contract opt-out.
11/08/2019 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $10,500,000 with the Chicago White Sox organization.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 15 (16); Control: 17 (17).
01/13/2020 Was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for SP Bill Molina.
11/10/2020 Finished 3rd in 2020 MLB NL Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award voting.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 17 (17).
11/04/2021 Declined his contract option.
11/28/2021 Became a free agent.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 15 (16); Control: 17 (17).
02/12/2022 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $19,000,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 15 (16); Control: 17 (17).
07/26/2023 Injured (sore ankle), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (14); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 17 (17).
12/01/2024 Became a free agent.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (14); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 18 (18).
02/15/2025 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,500,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
12/07/2025 Became a free agent.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (14); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 18 (18).
01/07/2026 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,500,000 with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
11/29/2026 Became a free agent.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (13); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 19 (19).
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (12); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 17 (18).
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (12); Movement: 14 (15); Control: 17 (18).
01/01/2029 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2014 78 1
2016 93 2
2022 84 8
2024 86 4
2026 83 8
Year SV Rank
2020 37 2
Year HLD Rank
2016 25 5
2018 19 10
2022 25 7
2023 23 7
2026 24 4
Year RA Rank
2014 78 1
2016 93 2
2022 84 8
2024 86 4
2026 83 8
Year GF Rank
2020 51 4
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