Mike Anderson vs. Doc Watson — Career Comparison

Mike Anderson
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Watson
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis TerriersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Watson built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Anderson 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 18.56 and 2.813 for Mike Anderson. By the career numbers, Doc Watson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Anderson and Doc Watson

Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.67
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.11
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.53
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.51
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.16
51.16
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.51
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
18.56
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.7
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.56
18.56
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.35
18.35
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.444
0.444
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1118
27
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372.2
9
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
20.25
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
7.87
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.31
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6.75
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
3.21
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.725
0.725
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
50.63
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
14.15
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.39
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
18.56
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.28
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.56
18.56
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.813
2.813
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
45.56
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
10.55
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.073
1.073
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.15
14.15

Fielding Stats for Mike Anderson and Doc Watson

Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.88
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.348
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Anderson and Doc Watson

Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
323.44
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
600
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
525
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
56.25
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.56
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
9.55
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60.94
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
84.38
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
37.5
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.44
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60.94
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.08
-5.07
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.13
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
46
215.63
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
2.78
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.88
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA