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Tony Watson

Pirates Career team 2011–2017
Number #56
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Left
Throws Left
Age 41
Height 6' 3"
Weight 218 lbs
Birth Place Sioux City, IA
Born May 30, 1985

Key Insights

2021
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Nolan Arenado has hit .545/.583/.818 against Watson over 12 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

6 for 11 with 1 home run and 2 strikeouts, against a .583 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Watson has struck Billy Hamilton out 6 times in 10 plate appearances, 60% of everything between them.

6 strikeouts in 10 plate appearances.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Michael Conforto squares Watson up like nobody else: 97.6 mph off the bat against him, against a median of 84.9 across the hitters he has faced.

8 plate appearances with tracked contact.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Brandon Phillips is 1 for 12 against Watson, a .083 average that is the worst any regular opponent has managed.

13 career plate appearances.
One club he never seems to get going against

The KC lineup has hit .250 and slugged .536 against Watson across 30 plate appearances, the club that has done the most damage to him.

7 hits, 2 home runs and 8 strikeouts, against a .347 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
This matchup has gone worse than he has deserved

The .273 Anthony Rizzo has hit against Watson understates the contact: the quality of it projects .418.

14 plate appearances with tracked contact.

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Player Bio Data
DOB May 30, 1985
Birth Place Sioux City, IA
Height 6' 3"
Weight 218 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Left
College/Draft Nebraska