Porfi Altamirano vs. Doc Watson — Career Comparison

Porfi Altamirano
Baby BoomersNicaraguaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Watson
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis TerriersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Watson built a career as a starting pitcher and Porfi Altamirano 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 4.03 and 1.342 for Porfi Altamirano. By the career numbers, Doc Watson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Porfi Altamirano and Doc Watson

Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
6.38
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.67
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.11
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.69
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.53
Porfi Altamirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.51
Porfi Altamirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.16
51.16
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.51
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Porfi Altamirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Porfi Altamirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.03
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.7
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Porfi Altamirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Porfi Altamirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
27
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1118
27
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.2
9
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372.2
9
Porfi Altamirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
8.54
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
7.87
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.28
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Porfi Altamirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.95
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
3.31
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Porfi Altamirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
5.6
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
3.21
Porfi Altamirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Porfi Altamirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.949
0.949
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.725
0.725
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Porfi Altamirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
37.8
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
14.15
Porfi Altamirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.65
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.39
Porfi Altamirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.22
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.28
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Porfi Altamirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.79
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.276
1.276
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
32.99
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
10.55
Porfi Altamirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Porfi Altamirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.073
1.073
Porfi Altamirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.15
14.15

Fielding Stats for Porfi Altamirano and Doc Watson

Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
6.38
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Porfi Altamirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
27
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Porfi Altamirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.2
9
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.96
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Porfi Altamirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.45
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.36
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Porfi Altamirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.88
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.369
0.369
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.348
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Porfi Altamirano and Doc Watson

Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
4875
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
323.44
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
600
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
525
Porfi Altamirano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
56.25
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
51.56
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
9.55
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60.94
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
84.38
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Porfi Altamirano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
37.5
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.44
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60.94
Porfi Altamirano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.12
-8.7
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.08
-5.07
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.13
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Porfi Altamirano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
46
215.63
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
2.78
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.88
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Porfi Altamirano
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA