Joe Albanese vs. Doc Watson — Career Comparison

Joe Albanese
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Watson
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis TerriersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Watson built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Albanese as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doc Watson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.242 compared to 4.5 and 1.667 for Joe Albanese. By the career numbers, Doc Watson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Albanese and Doc Watson

Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
9
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.67
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.11
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.53
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.51
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.16
51.16
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.51
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.5
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.7
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1118
27
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372.2
9
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
12
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
7.87
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
3.31
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.5
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
3.21
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.833
0.833
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.725
0.725
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
40.5
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
14.15
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
9
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.39
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.5
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.28
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
37.5
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
10.55
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.073
1.073
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.15
14.15

Fielding Stats for Joe Albanese and Doc Watson

Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
9
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
27
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
9
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.88
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.348
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Albanese and Doc Watson

Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
323.44
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
600
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
525
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
56.25
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.56
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
9.55
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60.94
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
84.38
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
37.5
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.44
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60.94
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.08
-5.07
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.13
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Albanese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
46
215.63
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
2.78
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.88
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Albanese
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA