| John Wathan | |
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| Catcher / Manager | |
| Born: October 4, 1949 Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 26, 1976, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 6, 1985, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .262 |
| Home runs | 21 |
| Runs batted in | 261 |
| Managerial record | 326–320 |
| Winning % | .505 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| As player
As manager | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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John David Wathan (/ˈwɒθən/; born October 4, 1949) is an American former professional baseball catcher, manager, and coach.[1] He played his entire career in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals from 1976 to 1985. Wathan was a member of the world champion 1985 Kansas City Royals team.
After his playing career, he worked as a coach before serving as the Royals manager from 1987 to 1991. He also managed the California Angels in 1992. Wathan is notable for setting the single-season stolen base record for catchers in 1982 when, he stole 36 bases to break the previous record set by Ray Schalk in 1916.[2][3]
- ^ "John Wathan Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- ^ A catcher with the soul of a thief
- ^ Royals' Wathan out with ankle injury