Dick Adams vs. Dave Watkins — Career Comparison

Dick Adams
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Dave Watkins
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Dick Adams and Dave Watkins are closely matched on the surface stats. Dick Adams posted stronger numbers in slugging (.360 vs .284) and batting average (.202 vs .176). Dave Watkins had the advantage in on-base percentage (.291 vs .220). By the career numbers, Dick Adams had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dick Adams and Dave Watkins

Dick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
238.71
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
237.93
Dick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
600
Dick Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
574.19
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
510.34
Dick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Dick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.591
0.591
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Dick Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
116.13
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
89.66
Dick Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
70.97
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
65.52
Dick Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Dick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.45
Dick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.79
Dick Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.14
Dick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Dick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Dick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dick Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.47
48.21
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.71
47.28
Dick Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
206.45
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
144.83
Dick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
20
129.03
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
172.41
Dick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Dick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Dick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Dick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Dick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Dick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Dick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Dick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.62
Dick Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
70.97
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
41.38
Dick Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
116.13
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
86.21
Dick Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.39
47.67
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.92
44.57
Dick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.9
Dick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
75.86
Dick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
116.13
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
53
182.76
Dick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
3.28
Dick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Dick Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Dick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Dick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.9
Dick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.34
Dick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.24
Dick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40

Fielding Stats for Dick Adams and Dave Watkins

Dick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.4
Dick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.89
Dick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
27
Dick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384.2
9
Dick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
5.78
Dick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Dick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Dick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
6.36
Dick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
6.25
Dick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.47
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.16
98.16
Dick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6.963
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Dick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.33
63.33
Dick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.3
Dick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.49
Dick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Dick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3