John Wathan was born on October 4, 1949, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He is a former professional baseball player, coach, and manager who spent his entire playing career playing for the Kansas City Royals. He started his career with the Royals in 1976 and played for nine consecutive seasons. Wathan's versatility made him an essential player for the Royals, as he was a solid catcher, an excellent first baseman, and an outfielder. During his career, he achieved a batting average of .262 with 36 home runs and 214 runs batted in. More about John Wathan
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After retiring from playing, Wathan coached in the Royals' front office before becoming the third-base coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1995 to 2005. In 2006, he was named the bench coach for the Kansas City Royals under Buddy Bell's new managerial staff. From 2007 to 2008, he managed the Royals' Double-A affiliate, the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, and later managed the Triple-A affiliate, the Omaha Royals, from 2009 to 2011. Wathan's career has been focused on developing young players and guiding them to success on the field.In total, we tracked 244 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of John Wathan (JOHN WATHAN KANSAS CITY ROYALS SIGNED M.L. BASEBALL W/COA) was sold in November 2016 for $34.99 while the cheapest item (1983 Topps - signed card - JOHN WATHAN RECORD BREAKER) found a new owner for $0.01 in October 2014. The month with the most items sold (6) was March 2009 with an average selling price of $0.99 for an autographed item of John Wathan. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2019 with $24.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.33 was March 2016. In average, an autographed item from John Wathan is worth $1.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of John Wathan were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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1978 Topps John Wathan Autographed Kansas City Royals Auto Signed | $9.99 | ||
1981 FLEER BASEBALL JOHN WATHAN #46 AUTO SIGNED CARD KANSAS CITY ROYALS | $2.25 | ||
1982 Donruss #86 John Wathan Kansas City Royals Signed Card Autographed | $2.75 | ||
1983 Topps John Wathan Kansas City Royals # 746 Autographed Card | $2.69 | ||
1985 Fleer #216 John Wathan Kansas City Royals Signed Card Autographed | $2.75 | ||
Autographed Signed 1985 Topps 308 John Wathan Kansas City Royals | $4.49 | ||
Autographed Signed JOHN WATHAN Kansas City Royals 1981 Donruss Card #221 w/COA | $2.99 | ||
John Wathan - Signed Autographed 1988 Topps Baseball Card - Kansas City Royals | $2.98 | ||
JOHN WATHAN 1988 Topps # 534 autographed signed card K.C. ROYALS 88 Auto | $4.99 | ||
John Wathan Donruss '85 Autographed Baseball Card | $2.36 |
VIDEO: Royals legend John Wathan on KC's chances (10/24/14): John Wathan, a member of the Royals 1985 championship team, shares his thoughts on the team's run in this year's World Series.