John Wathan

C/1B · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1976–1985 BORN: CEDAR RAPIDS, USA
Career
656 H · 21 HR · 261 RBI · 105 SB
.262 AVG · .661 OPS · 860 G
1985 Season
.234 AVG · 1 HR · 9 RBI · 1 SB
.319 OBP · .324 SLG · .643 OPS
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John Wathan was a catcher in MLB. Across 860 career games, with a .262 batting average and 21 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Batting
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Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1976 KC 27 42 5 12 1 0 0 5 0 2 5 .286 .333 .310 .643
1977 KC 55 119 18 39 5 3 2 21 2 5 8 .328 .346 .471 .817
1978 KC 67 190 19 57 10 1 2 28 2 3 12 .300 .320 .395 .715
1979 KC 90 199 26 41 7 3 2 28 2 7 24 .206 .227 .302 .529
1980 KC 126 453 57 138 14 7 6 58 17 50 42 .305 .377 .406 .783
1981 KC 89 301 24 76 9 3 1 19 11 19 23 .252 .298 .312 .611
1982 KC 121 448 79 121 11 3 3 51 36 48 46 .270 .343 .328 .671
1983 KC 128 437 49 107 18 3 2 32 28 27 56 .245 .289 .314 .603
1984 KC 97 171 17 31 7 1 2 10 6 21 34 .181 .271 .269 .540
1985 KC 60 145 11 34 8 1 1 9 1 17 15 .234 .319 .324 .643
Career Totals 860 2505 305 656 90 25 21 261 105 199 265 .262 .318 .343 .661
Salary & Contract
Year Salary
1985$425,000
1986$400,000

Career Total: $825,000 (2 seasons)

Average: $412,500

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.