Tony Watson

Relief Pitcher

Bats / Throws	Left / Left
Date of Birth	5/30/1985 (37)
Height, Weight	6'3", 224 lb
Hometown	Sioux City, IA

2021 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	Sv	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%				FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	xERA	xwOBA
	0	57.1	3.92	1.01	19.6%	8.0%	28.2%				92.5	12.7%	21.8%	47.2%	3.00	.265

	177^th 3 Sv	96^th 44 IP	176^th 4.16 ERA	39^th 1.32 WHIP	276^th 24.3% K%	103^rd 9.9% BB%	203^rd 29.1% CSW%				275^th 93.9 FB MPH	163^rd 12.8% SwStr%	105^th 24.3% HC%	140^th 44.9% GB%	36^th 4.26 xERA	42^nd .310 xwOBA

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2022 Projection

Sv	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%
2	58	4.03	1.19	20.3%	7.7%

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Show 2021 MLB Average

Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	xBABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%
2018	SF	72	0	66.0	4	6	2.59	0.17	2.45	2.09	1.03	7.4	27.6%	5.4%	.299	.224	5.0%	38.5%	80.0%	78.9%	14.0%	30.8%
2019	SF	60	0	54.0	2	2	4.17	1.61	4.81	4.41	1.26	9.3	17.7%	5.2%	.290	.249	18.5%	49.4%	39.1%	77.8%	13.7%	28.5%
2020	SF	21	0	18.0	1	0	2.50	3.83	4.36	4.13	0.89	6.5	20.5%	4.1%	.196	.261	22.2%	49.1%	17.6%	70.3%	13.2%	30.7%
2021	LAA/SF	62	0	57.1	7	4	3.92	3.00	3.49	4.34	1.01	6.3	19.6%	8.0%	.226	.236	21.8%	47.2%	7.7%	61.1%	12.7%	28.2%
RP MLB AVG		42	0	44.0	3	2	4.16	4.26	4.15	4.18	1.32	8.1	24.5%	10.0%	.288	.279	24.2%	44.9%	13.6%	72.4%	12.8%	29.1%
4 Years		215	0	195.1	14	12	3.41	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.08	7.5	21.8%	5.9%	.265	.243	17.9%	47.7%	20.6%	73.0%	13.4%	29.4%

Repertoire

Changeup | 33%
Slider | 24%
Four-Seamer | 23%
Sinker | 20%
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Show 2021 MLB Average

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	85.7	2.4%	38.5%	43.5%	26.1%	4.3%	30.4%	65.2%	60.9%	25.0%	50.0%	.167	.208	.250	0.0%	.090	.112	16.7%	2,407
2019	85.9	13.8%	52.6%	30.4%	15.2%	8.9%	24.1%	70.5%	59.8%	45.7%	31.4%	.308	.385	.281	27.3%	.244	.287	20.0%	2,370
2020	84.4	49.3%	51.1%	34.8%	16.7%	15.9%	32.6%	71.7%	66.7%	53.3%	30.0%	.189	.244	.207	11.1%	.243	.300	17.5%	2,406
2021	85.8	32.7%	50.0%	37.8%	16.3%	9.2%	25.4%	68.2%	62.5%	41.1%	37.0%	.200	.252	.197	7.4%	.217	.287	21.6%	2,352
RP MLB AVG	85.3	18.6%	31.9%	34.8%	14.1%	9.6%	23.7%	56.9%	51.3%	48.2%	29.6%	.242	.308	.272	17.5%	.238	.304	24.7%	1,759

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.090	.112	.134	.168	16.7%	0.0%	25.0%	16.7%	85.7	85.1	32.1	1.7	0.7	3.5	5.1	5.7	2,407
2019	.244	.287	.241	.308	20.0%	8.6%	42.9%	37.5%	83.6	83.9	15.0	1.7	0.5	3.5	4.9	5.7	2,370
2020	.243	.300	.265	.329	17.5%	10.0%	23.3%	17.5%	82.2	82.9	6.6	11.5	5.1	3.1	5.0	6.1	2,406
2021	.217	.287	.214	.271	21.6%	8.2%	32.9%	27.3%	84.2	85.4	14.6	12.3	4.1	3.0	4.9	6.1	2,352
RP MLB AVG	.238	.304	.267	.351	24.7%	7.0%	37.2%	27.0%	85.9	86.9	9.0	8.4	4.2	-0.7	5.6	6.2	1,759

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	23	6	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	15	8	.167	.333	.208
2019	112	40	6	3	0	3	4	1	0	0	79	33	.308	.615	.385
2020	138	40	5	1	0	1	7	2	1	0	99	39	.189	.297	.244
2021	283	88	13	1	0	2	7	8	0	0	193	90	.200	.288	.252
RP MLB AVG	78	21	3	1	0	1	5	1	0	0	47	31	.242	.418	.308

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	25.0%	25.0%	50.0%	25.0%	0.0%	25.0%	50.0%	25.0%	17.4%	0.0%	25.0%	50.0%	0.0%	25.0%	50.0%
2019	45.7%	22.9%	31.4%	8.6%	27.3%	37.1%	40.0%	22.9%	15.2%	5.7%	25.7%	25.7%	25.7%	8.6%	37.1%
2020	53.3%	16.7%	30.0%	3.3%	11.1%	40.0%	43.3%	16.7%	17.4%	3.3%	53.3%	20.0%	10.0%	3.3%	26.7%
2021	41.1%	21.9%	37.0%	9.6%	7.4%	31.5%	53.4%	15.1%	17.0%	5.5%	31.5%	30.1%	17.8%	6.8%	38.4%
RP MLB AVG	48.2%	22.2%	29.6%	7.1%	17.5%	47.8%	34.5%	17.6%	15.0%	5.0%	34.8%	22.9%	25.4%	4.9%	36.3%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	16.7%	0.0%	25.0%	16.7%	.167	.208	.250	.250	.090	.112	.134	.168	85.7	85.1	32.1
2019	20.0%	8.6%	42.9%	37.5%	.308	.385	.281	.343	.244	.287	.241	.308	83.6	83.9	15.0
2020	17.5%	10.0%	23.3%	17.5%	.189	.244	.207	.233	.243	.300	.265	.329	82.2	82.9	6.6
2021	21.6%	8.2%	32.9%	27.3%	.200	.252	.197	.219	.217	.287	.214	.271	84.2	85.4	14.6
RP MLB AVG	24.7%	7.0%	37.2%	27.0%	.242	.308	.272	.314	.238	.304	.267	.351	85.9	86.9	9.0

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2018	38.5%	43.5%	26.1%	4.3%	30.4%	65.2%	60.9%	42.9%	60.9%	57.1%	40.0%	66.7%	5.0%	33.3%	55.6%	55.6%
2019	52.6%	30.4%	15.2%	8.9%	24.1%	70.5%	59.8%	24.6%	61.6%	75.4%	75.6%	75.0%	10.4%	73.1%	61.3%	48.4%
2020	51.1%	34.8%	16.7%	15.9%	32.6%	71.7%	66.7%	29.9%	55.8%	70.1%	65.2%	77.4%	25.0%	48.8%	65.7%	54.3%
2021	50.0%	37.8%	16.3%	9.2%	25.4%	68.2%	62.5%	27.5%	59.0%	72.5%	69.3%	75.9%	13.4%	39.8%	66.2%	49.3%
RP MLB AVG	31.9%	34.8%	14.1%	9.6%	23.7%	56.9%	51.3%	29.3%	47.3%	70.7%	59.5%	79.3%	12.5%	29.1%	54.6%	42.3%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	60.9%	30.4%	8.7%	0.0%	52.2%	47.8%	17.4%	8.7%	60.9%	87.0%	8.7%	13.0%	43.5%	20.0%	66.7%
2019	68.8%	17.0%	14.3%	3.6%	18.8%	77.7%	2.7%	15.2%	67.9%	68.8%	19.6%	23.2%	30.4%	27.3%	15.4%
2020	52.2%	26.8%	21.0%	6.5%	31.9%	61.6%	8.0%	15.2%	58.0%	58.0%	26.8%	29.7%	34.8%	15.0%	17.1%
2021	68.2%	20.1%	11.7%	4.6%	27.2%	68.2%	5.3%	13.8%	66.1%	55.5%	31.4%	31.1%	37.8%	22.3%	8.0%
RP MLB AVG	56.0%	23.3%	20.7%	17.4%	20.5%	62.1%	4.3%	23.0%	53.7%	59.0%	25.7%	30.9%	34.8%	15.9%	16.4%

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	84.2	2.0%	8.3%	36.8%	15.8%	10.5%	26.3%	42.1%	42.1%	-	-	.000	.000	-	-	.000	.000	0.0%	2,316
2019	85.3	4.6%	30.4%	37.8%	16.2%	18.9%	35.1%	62.2%	51.4%	83.3%	0.0%	.444	.455	.667	-	.227	.254	10.0%	2,354
2020	81.2	13.9%	23.3%	23.1%	12.8%	12.8%	25.6%	41.0%	41.0%	0.0%	100.0%	.000	.000	.000	0.0%	.000	.000	33.3%	2,547
2021	83.1	24.1%	34.1%	41.1%	17.7%	18.2%	35.9%	60.8%	58.9%	52.2%	17.4%	.098	.095	.174	0.0%	.136	.140	7.3%	2,359
RP MLB AVG	84.3	31.7%	31.4%	40.8%	16.1%	15.1%	31.2%	60.9%	55.9%	42.4%	36.8%	.219	.280	.284	14.2%	.207	.273	20.7%	2,413

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.000	.000	-	-	0.0%	-	-	0.0%	-	-	-	0.3	0.3	3.4	5.2	5.5	2,316
2019	.227	.254	.340	.304	10.0%	0.0%	16.7%	10.0%	83.4	-	-13.2	0.2	0.4	3.5	5.0	5.6	2,354
2020	.000	.000	.000	.000	33.3%	0.0%	33.3%	25.0%	92.2	92.2	31.0	0.7	1.5	3.1	5.0	6.0	2,547
2021	.136	.140	.241	.250	7.3%	0.0%	26.1%	14.6%	78.4	94.6	-1.5	0.9	0.9	3.1	5.0	6.0	2,359
RP MLB AVG	.207	.273	.266	.350	20.7%	6.1%	35.9%	22.7%	86.3	86.2	14.4	3.3	0.9	-0.8	5.7	6.2	2,413

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	19	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	8	11	.000	.000	.000
2019	37	10	3	1	0	0	3	0	1	1	23	14	.444	.556	.455
2020	39	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	16	23	.000	.000	.000
2021	209	41	3	1	0	0	18	0	0	0	127	82	.098	.122	.095
RP MLB AVG	184	46	5	2	0	1	15	3	1	1	114	69	.219	.372	.280

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15.8%	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	83.3%	16.7%	0.0%	0.0%	-	66.7%	16.7%	16.7%	10.8%	16.7%	66.7%	0.0%	16.7%	0.0%	16.7%
2020	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	33.3%	33.3%	33.3%	7.7%	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%
2021	52.2%	30.4%	17.4%	8.7%	0.0%	47.8%	26.1%	26.1%	13.9%	26.1%	26.1%	21.7%	26.1%	0.0%	39.1%
RP MLB AVG	42.4%	20.8%	36.8%	10.7%	14.2%	45.1%	34.5%	20.4%	14.3%	5.1%	29.7%	29.3%	23.7%	6.2%	34.4%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	0.0%	-	-	0.0%	.000	.000	-	-	.000	.000	-	-	-	-	-
2019	10.0%	0.0%	16.7%	10.0%	.444	.455	.667	.667	.227	.254	.340	.304	83.4	-	-13.2
2020	33.3%	0.0%	33.3%	25.0%	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	92.2	92.2	31.0
2021	7.3%	0.0%	26.1%	14.6%	.098	.095	.174	.174	.136	.140	.241	.250	78.4	94.6	-1.5
RP MLB AVG	20.7%	6.1%	35.9%	22.7%	.219	.280	.284	.319	.207	.273	.266	.350	86.3	86.2	14.4

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2018	8.3%	36.8%	15.8%	10.5%	26.3%	42.1%	42.1%	50.0%	31.6%	50.0%	0.0%	60.0%	11.1%	12.5%	40.0%	40.0%
2019	30.4%	37.8%	16.2%	18.9%	35.1%	62.2%	51.4%	37.5%	43.2%	62.5%	28.6%	88.9%	28.0%	16.7%	66.7%	55.6%
2020	23.3%	23.1%	12.8%	12.8%	25.6%	41.0%	41.0%	45.5%	28.2%	54.5%	42.9%	75.0%	21.7%	13.3%	62.5%	62.5%
2021	34.1%	41.1%	17.7%	18.2%	35.9%	60.8%	58.9%	41.6%	42.6%	58.4%	40.5%	74.5%	23.9%	32.3%	61.2%	58.2%
RP MLB AVG	31.4%	40.8%	16.1%	15.1%	31.2%	60.9%	55.9%	35.1%	45.7%	64.9%	44.5%	79.6%	21.2%	26.7%	57.3%	49.4%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%