P James Watkins #17
Detroit Giants LBL
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
08/21/1917
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P JAMES WATKINS #17 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
30 27 9-14 0 3.03 214.0 223 4 74 76 1.39 1.9
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 50 45 50 50
Movement 55 55 60 60
Control 45 45 45 50
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 55 55
Slider 60 60
Changeup 60 60
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 50
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 70
Defense 50
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 65
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
08/15/1917 @ SLB Loss, 3-4 X 8.0 12 3 3 1 2
08/11/1917 SLR Loss, 2-4 X 9.0 10 2 2 3 3
08/06/1917 CHP Win, 7-6 X 8.2 12 6 5 3 3
08/05/1917 CLE Win, 4-3 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 Win
08/02/1917 @ CIN Loss, 4-8 X 5.2 8 6 6 5 0 Loss
07/28/1917 TCE Loss, 1-4 X 8.0 13 4 4 3 5 Loss
07/21/1917 CHP Win, 4-0 X 9.0 6 0 0 2 4 Win
07/17/1917 @ SLR Win, 3-1 X 7.1 5 1 1 5 6 Win
07/13/1917 @ CLE Loss, 1-2 X 8.0 7 2 1 2 3 Loss
07/06/1917 SLB Loss, 1-3 X 9.0 9 3 3 3 1 Loss
PERSONALITY
Quiet and doesn't stand out in a crowd.
Birthday:02/22/1892
Born in:New York, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:165 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$700
Signed Through:1917 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 110 Days
Service This Yr:138 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1911, 9th Pick in Round 1
LEGACY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1917 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 30 27 9 14 0 3.03 214.0 223 90 72 4 74 76 8 29.6 1 20 74.1
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 3 3 12.79 9.38 3.20 3.11 3.08 1.39 108 1.9 .297        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 363 109 22 3 2 44 41 31 1 8 4 .300 .377 .394 .770      
vs. RHB 449 114 22 5 2 46 33 45 4 19 3 .254 .307 .339 .645      
LEGACY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1917 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 1 0 0 0 3.38 8.0 12 3 3 0 1 2  
April 5 5 2 2 0 2.58 38.1 38 15 11 1 7 19  
May 6 6 0 5 0 5.36 43.2 54 30 26 0 17 17  
June 8 6 3 3 0 1.62 50.0 45 16 9 1 19 6  
July 6 6 3 3 0 1.82 49.1 44 12 10 0 19 24  
August 5 4 1 1 0 4.41 32.2 42 17 16 2 12 10  
Spring Training 4 3 0 1 1 0.55 16.1 12 3 1 0 2 9  
Last Year 32 32 10 17 0 4.17 239.1 264 142 111 7 93 126  
2 Years Ago 36 36 18 14 0 2.54 273.0 240 100 77 7 85 141  
Career 145 142 55 69 0 3.15 1117.1 1076 487 391 34 394 528  
Home 16 15 6 6 0 2.85 123.1 127 51 39 3 36 50  
Road 14 12 3 8 0 3.28 90.2 96 39 33 1 38 26  
Grass 30 27 9 14 0 3.03 214.0 223 90 72 4 74 76  
Day 8 7 2 5 0 2.18 57.2 47 17 14 1 21 24  
Night 22 20 7 9 0 3.34 156.1 176 73 58 3 53 52  
As Starter 27 27 7 13 0 3.05 209.1 218 89 71 4 71 73  
As Reliever / Substitution 3 0 2 1 0 1.93 4.2 5 1 1 0 3 3  
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+
1913 Detroit - LBL 21 35 35 14 19 0 3.14 301.0 267 122 105 15 113 146 28 2 1.26 .270 3.26 1.7 88
1914 Detroit - LBL 22 12 12 4 5 0 2.60 90.0 82 33 26 1 29 39 5 0 1.23 .281 2.63 1.3 104
1915 Detroit - LBL 23 36 36 18 14 0 2.54 273.0 240 100 77 7 85 141 10 4 1.19 .265 2.81 3.1 106
1916 Detroit - LBL 24 32 32 10 17 0 4.17 239.1 264 142 111 7 93 126 6 1 1.49 .320 2.98 2.3 66
1917 Detroit - LBL 25 30 27 9 14 0 3.03 214.0 223 90 72 4 74 76 8 1 1.39 .297 3.08 1.9 94
Total LBL 145 142 55 69 0 3.15 1117.1 1076 487 391 34 394 528 57 8 1.32 .286 3.00 10.3 88
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+
1908 Mid-Atlantic Academy - HS 16 15 15 6 8 0 2.46 128.0 110 40 35 0 27 62 10 1 1.07 .286 2.16 2.7 106
1909 Mid-Atlantic Academy - HS 17 18 18 14 3 0 1.79 156.0 129 39 31 2 17 87 14 2 0.94 .272 1.86 4.7 154
1910 Mid-Atlantic Academy - HS 18 11 11 8 0 0 0.84 75.1 41 10 7 0 15 64 6 2 0.74 .219 1.52 3.2 373
1911 Mid-Atlantic Academy - HS 19 21 18 16 3 2 1.48 164.1 109 35 27 1 39 132 18 4 0.90 .247 2.13 8.3 322
1911 Lansing - AA 19 17 17 10 6 0 2.50 147.2 143 54 41 0 41 110 12 3 1.25 .331 2.08 4.6 122
1912 Lansing - AA 20 36 36 22 8 0 1.48 268.1 201 54 44 0 37 182 4 2 0.89 .261 1.66 8.6 177
1913 Muskegon - AAA 21 3 3 2 1 0 0.76 23.2 17 5 2 0 7 17 1 0 1.01 .254 2.10 0.6 348
Total LBAL 65 62 44 14 2 1.72 523.2 389 124 100 3 98 345 48 9 0.93 .262 1.97 178.4
Total RLBL 3 3 2 1 0 0.76 23.2 17 5 2 0 7 17 1 0 1.01 .254 2.10 348.2
Total MBL 53 53 32 14 0 1.84 416.0 344 108 85 0 78 292 16 5 1.01 .286 1.81 152.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1913 Detroit - MLB P 35 35 12 45 1 61 4 .934 301.0 1.70 +4.7 .970
1914 Detroit - MLB P 12 12 7 20 1 29 2 .931 90.0 2.70 +2.2 1.055
1915 Detroit - MLB P 36 36 18 40 2 62 4 .935 273.0 1.91 +4.6 1.125
1916 Detroit - MLB P 32 32 11 37 1 54 6 .889 239.1 1.81 +1.6 .920
1917 Detroit - MLB P 30 27 15 24 0 42 3 .929 214.0 1.64 +3.3 1.047
TOTAL P 145 142 63 166 5 248 19 .923 1117.1 1.84 +16.5 1.014
PLAYER HISTORY
02/24/1908 Joined the Mid-Atlantic Academy Reds.
04/15/1908 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New York Academy Blacks with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/22/1908 Injured (oblique strain),out for one week.
01/01/1909 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (55); Movement: 20 (70); Control: 35 (50).
04/27/1909 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New England Academy Blues with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
05/03/1909 Wins the LBAL SL2 Player of the Week Award.
05/26/1909 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Tidewater Academy Blacks with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/08/1909 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for one week.
06/14/1909 Wins the 1909 Legacy Baseball Academy League Academy League Championship Series with the Mid-Atlantic Academy Reds!
06/25/1909 Wins the 1909 LBAL SL2 Academy Pitcher Award.
01/01/1910 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (55); Movement: 25 (70); Control: 35 (55).
03/28/1910 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Great Lakes Academy Whites with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
04/03/1910 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 5 days.
04/07/1910 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
04/10/1910 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
04/13/1910 Pitches a NO-HITTER against the New England Academy Blues with 12 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/01/1910 Injured on 04/28/1910, diagnosed with a forearm strain, will miss 8-9 weeks.
06/26/1910 Wins the 1910 LBAL SL2 Academy Pitcher Award.
01/01/1911 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (65); Movement: 25 (70); Control: 35 (55).
04/14/1911 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Carolina Academy Whites with 11 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
04/25/1911 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Great Lakes Academy Whites with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/01/1911 Wins the LBAL SL2 Pitcher of the Month Award.
05/05/1911 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Appalachia Academy Reds with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/13/1911 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the New England Academy Blues with 11 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/15/1911 Wins the LBAL SL2 Player of the Week Award.
05/30/1911 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Great Lakes Academy Whites with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/05/1911 Wins the 1911 LBAL SL2 Academy Division Series MVP Award.
06/13/1911 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Oregon Academy Blues with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/26/1911 Released by the Mid-Atlantic Academy Reds.
06/26/1911 Drafted in the 1911 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall pick) by the Detroit Giants.
06/28/1911 Wins the 1911 LBAL SL2 Academy Pitcher Award.
07/02/1911 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Hermann Muskrats with 9 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07/14/1911 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Allentown Outlaws with 11 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/16/1911 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Moline Plowmen with 2 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
09/11/1911 Named the #4 prospect in the LBL
01/01/1912 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (65); Movement: 45 (70); Control: 35 (50).
04/04/1912 Named the #4 prospect in the LBL
04/29/1912 Injured on 04/27/1912, diagnosed with forearm stiffness, will miss one week.
07/12/1912 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Allentown Outlaws with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/15/1912 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Winameg Oaks with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/22/1912 Wins the MBL MWL Player of the Week Award.
09/08/1912 Named the #2 prospect in the LBL
09/19/1912 Finished 2nd in 1912 MBL MWL Pitcher of the Year Award voting.
01/01/1913 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 55 (75); Control: 45 (50).
04/10/1913 Named the #2 prospect in the LBL
05/20/1913 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Doves with 4 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
07/01/1913 Wins the LBL WL Rookie of the Month Award.
07/12/1913 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Oilers with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/1914 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 60 (70); Control: 45 (50).
05/09/1914 Injured on 05/07/1914, diagnosed with a torn biceps, will miss 8-9 weeks.
01/01/1915 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 60 (70); Control: 50 (50).
04/27/1915 Injured on 04/24/1915, diagnosed with a hand contusion, will miss 2 days.
05/14/1915 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Twin City Empire with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/06/1915 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Saint Louis Beavers with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/25/1915 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Saint Louis Reds with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/26/1915 Wins the LBL WL Player of the Week Award.
07/29/1915 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Doves with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/02/1915 Wins the LBL WL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1916 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1916 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 50 (50).
03/24/1916 Successfully completed training to improve his pitch control at the Detroit Giants development complex.
08/19/1916 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Doves with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01/01/1917 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1917 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 50 (50).
07/21/1917 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago Packers with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year W Rank
1915 18 9
Year L Rank
1913 19 5
1916 17 6
Year Win. % Rank
1915 .562 7
Year BF Rank
1913 1274 10
Year HRA Rank
1913 15 1
1915 7 7
1916 7 1
1917 4 6
Year BB Rank
1913 113 3
1916 93 8
Year K Rank
1913 146 7
1915 141 9
1916 126 9
Year WP Rank
1913 13 2
1916 7 6
1917 6 8
Year ERA Rank
1915 2.54 9
Year BABIP Rank
1913 .270 6
Year K/BB Rank
1915 1.66 10
Year H/9 Rank
1913 7.98 7
Year K/9 Rank
1913 4.37 5
1915 4.65 5
1916 4.74 4
Year CG Rank
1913 28 5
Year CGP Rank
1913 .800 3
Year SHO Rank
1913 2 9
1915 4 5
Year GB% Rank
1913 0.52 9
1916 0.57 5
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