SS James Watkins #34
Memphis Bears LNBL
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Great
06/10/1918
BNN Index | LNBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS JAMES WATKINS #34 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
56 221 67 7 5 0 23 12 17 .303 .345 .380 20 2.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 45 40 45 45
Eye 50 45 50 50
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 25
Errors: - 60 45
Arm: 20 70 60
Turn DP: - 70 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 55
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 65 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 75
Sacrifice Bunt: 60
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/09/1918 @ CHN Win, 3-1 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 1
06/08/1918 @ CHN Loss, 2-3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/07/1918 @ CHN Loss, 1-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/05/1918 ATL Win, 3-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/04/1918 ATL Loss, 7-14 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
06/03/1918 ATL Win, 2-1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/02/1918 STL Win, 2-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
06/01/1918 STL Win, 2-1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
05/31/1918 STL Win, 3-0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/30/1918 STL Win, 3-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Full throttle all the time.
Personality Class: Sparkplug
High: Adaptability, Financial Ambition, Work Ethic
Birthday:02/20/1891
Born in:Wyoming, MI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$3,939
Signed Through:1918 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 117 Days
Service This Yr:67 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1912, 5th Pick in Round 1
LEGACY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE 1918 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 56 221 67 7 5 0 23 29 12 17 .303 .345 .380 .725 .355 .077 125
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 55 235 2 0 0 1 14 0 84 12 20 8 71.4 30.5 4.65 2.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   60 21 0 2 0 6 9 2 3 0 7 1 .350 .381 .417 .798
Versus Right   161 46 7 3 0 17 20 10 14 0 7 1 .286 .331 .366 .698
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   23 8 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 .348 .348 .478 .826
April   92 31 6 3 0 16 14 3 12 0 7 1 .337 .365 .467 .832
May   99 26 0 1 0 6 13 9 2 0 4 0 .263 .324 .283 .607
June   30 10 1 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 3 1 .333 .355 .433 .788
Last Year   336 81 11 2 2 22 30 31 31 3 24 3 .241 .308 .304 .612
2 Years Ago   429 123 19 7 1 35 54 27 30 3 25 2 .287 .330 .371 .700
Career   2119 578 77 35 12 195 240 153 207 15 116 19 .273 .325 .359 .684
Home   96 24 1 1 0 5 13 6 6 0 4 1 .250 .301 .281 .582
Road   125 43 6 4 0 18 16 6 11 0 10 1 .344 .379 .456 .835
Grass   221 67 7 5 0 23 29 12 17 0 14 2 .303 .345 .380 .725
Day   100 31 3 4 0 14 19 5 7 0 4 1 .310 .349 .420 .769
Night   121 36 4 1 0 9 10 7 10 0 10 1 .298 .341 .347 .688
As Starter   219 66 7 5 0 22 29 12 17 0 14 2 .301 .343 .379 .722
As Reliever / Substitution   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Pinch Hitting   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Close/Late   45 14 0 2 0 4 6 3 2 0 3 1 .311 .367 .400 .767
Inning 1-3   82 24 3 2 0 5 11 8 6 0 10 1 .293 .363 .378 .741
Inning 4-6   73 22 4 1 0 11 11 1 8 0 1 0 .301 .311 .384 .694
Inning 7-9   61 21 0 2 0 7 7 3 2 0 3 1 .344 .385 .410 .794
Extra Innings   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   65 22 3 0 0 2 16 3 5 0 13 0 .338 .368 .385 .752
1 Outs   94 32 2 3 0 16 9 9 11 0 1 1 .340 .404 .426 .829
2 Outs   62 13 2 2 0 5 4 0 1 0 0 1 .210 .222 .306 .529
Scoring Position   69 18 1 3 0 22 12 2 3 0 14 2 .261 .301 .362 .664
Bases Empty   126 40 5 2 0 0 15 8 14 0 0 0 .317 .358 .389 .747
Runner on 1st   26 9 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 .346 .393 .385 .777
Runner on 2nd   27 4 1 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 11 2 .148 .258 .185 .443
Runner on 3rd   10 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 2 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Runner on 1st & 2nd   12 4 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 4 0 1 0 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Bases Loaded   7 3 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .714 1.143
Two Strikes   77 22 2 3 0 9 9 3 17 0 0 1 .286 .321 .390 .711
First Pitch   47 11 0 0 0 6 5 0 0 0 3 0 .234 .234 .234 .468
Count 0-1   23 8 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 .348 .375 .435 .810
Count 0-2   10 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .300 .300 .400 .700
Count 1-0   26 7 2 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 7 0 .269 .269 .346 .615
Count 1-1   20 7 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 .350 .350 .450 .800
Count 1-2   26 9 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 1 .346 .370 .346 .717
Count 2-0   13 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .462 .462 .462 .923
Count 2-1   11 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .364 .364 .455 .818
Count 2-2   26 6 0 2 0 5 3 0 7 0 0 0 .231 .231 .385 .615
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 2 2 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 .500 .714 1.000 1.714
Full Count   15 4 1 1 0 2 3 3 3 0 0 0 .267 .389 .467 .856
Behind in Count   59 20 1 1 0 4 6 0 7 0 0 2 .339 .361 .390 .750
Ahead in Count   54 19 5 0 0 4 8 9 0 0 9 0 .352 .444 .444 .889
Batting Leadoff   4 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100
Batting 2nd   215 64 7 5 0 21 28 11 17 0 14 2 .298 .338 .377 .714
Batting 9th   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Low Leverage   102 34 3 3 0 7 11 6 8 0 0 0 .333 .370 .422 .792
Medium Leverage   81 20 4 0 0 4 13 6 7 0 12 1 .247 .307 .296 .603
High Leverage   38 13 0 2 0 12 5 0 2 0 2 1 .342 .359 .447 .806
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1913 Memphis - LNBL 22 114 407 104 18 5 5 33 40 23 1 3 46 30 18 .256 .295 .361 .656 102 104 4.1
1914 Memphis - LNBL 23 92 315 98 11 5 4 49 47 27 6 3 33 23 20 .311 .373 .416 .789 147 152 5.3
1915 Memphis - LNBL 24 116 411 105 11 11 0 33 40 33 5 3 50 26 32 .255 .316 .336 .652 108 110 2.2
1916 Memphis - LNBL 25 117 429 123 19 7 1 35 54 27 2 3 30 36 17 .287 .330 .371 .700 121 122 4.6
1917 Memphis - LNBL 26 98 336 81 11 2 2 22 30 31 3 3 31 28 17 .241 .308 .304 .612 93 97 2.6
1918 Memphis - LNBL 27 56 221 67 7 5 0 23 29 12 2 0 17 20 8 .303 .345 .380 .725 116 125 2.7
Total LNBL 593 2119 578 77 35 12 195 240 153 19 15 207 163 112 .273 .325 .359 .684 114 117 21.5
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1907 Lincoln HS - HS 16 57 234 71 14 3 0 26 42 23 6 1 11 2 6 .303 .379 .389 .768 102 101 1.0
1908 Lincoln HS - HS 17 59 215 60 7 2 1 21 32 12 4 2 22 6 4 .279 .326 .344 .670 122 127 1.6
1909 Lincoln HS - HS 18 59 220 54 8 2 0 9 19 10 1 1 22 6 5 .245 .280 .300 .580 88 90 0.6
1910 Little Rock College - COL 19 59 165 42 5 1 0 13 12 16 5 1 25 10 4 .255 .337 .297 .634 109 100 0.9
1911 Little Rock College - COL 20 59 227 54 11 3 0 22 28 34 1 0 37 11 4 .238 .340 .313 .652 112 102 1.0
1912 Little Rock College - COL 21 60 226 54 11 4 3 28 27 19 4 0 38 12 3 .239 .309 .363 .672 96 95 0.5
Total UNCBA 178 618 150 27 8 3 63 67 69 10 1 100 33 11 .243 .328 .327 .655 106 99
Total NSSBA 175 669 185 29 7 1 56 93 45 11 4 55 14 15 .277 .331 .345 .676 104 106
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1913 Memphis - MLB 2B 108 107 249 291 51 552 12 .978 915.1 5.31 +15.7 1.084
1913 Memphis - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1913 Memphis - MLB SS 15 2 8 13 1 21 0 1.000 51.0 3.71 +1.9 1.183
1914 Memphis - MLB 2B 81 81 168 212 30 390 10 .974 705.0 4.85 +12.3 1.067
1914 Memphis - MLB SS 15 6 10 30 3 42 2 .952 73.0 4.93 +1.9 1.078
1915 Memphis - MLB 2B 103 103 282 268 48 574 24 .958 868.0 5.70 +8.7 1.052
1915 Memphis - MLB SS 27 10 20 31 3 58 7 .879 119.2 3.84 -3.6 .873
1916 Memphis - MLB 2B 106 106 287 298 58 608 23 .962 899.0 5.86 +11.6 1.059
1916 Memphis - MLB SS 20 6 20 32 6 59 7 .881 95.2 4.89 -2.8 .892
1917 Memphis - MLB 2B 40 39 104 139 25 250 7 .972 332.0 6.59 +9.0 1.103
1917 Memphis - MLB SS 64 57 131 178 32 332 23 .931 519.0 5.36 -5.4 .966
1918 Memphis - MLB 2B 2 1 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 11.0 2.45 +0.1 1.043
1918 Memphis - MLB SS 55 54 130 163 29 302 9 .970 476.0 5.54 +2.0 1.048
TOTAL 2B 440 437 1092 1209 212 2377 76 .968 3730.1 5.55 +57.3 1.070
TOTAL SS 196 135 319 447 74 814 48 .941 1334.1 5.17 -6.0 .993
PLAYER HISTORY
11/26/1906 Joined the Lincoln HS Lake Monsters.
01/01/1907 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (45); Power: 30 (40); Eye: 30 (55).
03/09/1907 Injured (blurred vision),day-to-day for one week.
03/28/1907 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1908 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (40); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 30 (55).
06/28/1909 Was not drafted and joined the Little Rock College Padres.
01/01/1910 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 35 (55).
01/01/1911 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 35 (50).
01/01/1912 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (55).
06/28/1912 Drafted in the 1912 first-year player draft by the Memphis Bears. (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick).
08/20/1912 Released by the Little Rock College Padres.
08/20/1912 Signed a minor league contract with the Memphis Bears organization with a signing bonus of $2,520.
09/07/1912 Named the #12 prospect in the LNBL
01/01/1913 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (55).
04/10/1913 Named the #12 prospect in the LNBL
06/17/1913 Named the #8 prospect in the LNBL
09/23/1913 Wins the 1913 LNBL GSL Rookie of the Year Award.
01/01/1914 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (55).
04/29/1914 Injured on 04/24/1914, diagnosed with a hamstring strain, will miss 3 weeks.
05/28/1914 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/08/1914 Wins the LNBL GSL Player of the Week Award.
08/10/1914 Wins the LNBL GSL Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1914 Wins the LNBL GSL Batter of the Month Award.
09/24/1914 Wins the 1914 LNBL GSL Platinum Stick Award at 2B.
01/01/1915 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
01/01/1916 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (50).
07/24/1916 Wins the LNBL GSL Player of the Week Award.
09/21/1916 Wins the 1916 LNBL GSL Platinum Stick Award at 2B.
01/01/1917 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
04/27/1917 Goes 5-7 against the Richmond Black Rifles, with 1 2B, 3 RBI and 0 R.
05/21/1917 Injured on 05/19/1917, diagnosed with an oblique strain, will miss 3 weeks.
01/01/1918 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year H Rank
1916 123 9
Year HR Rank
1913 5 3
1914 4 5
Year SB Rank
1916 36 10
1917 28 8
Year RBI Rank
1914 49 8
Year HP Rank
1914 6 5
Year SH Rank
1915 21 9
1916 25 3
1917 24 7
Year SF Rank
1914 3 10
Year AVG Rank
1916 .287 10
Year WAR Rank
1913 3.9 8
1914 5.4 3
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