Wade Boggs vs. Bob Watson — Career Comparison

Wade Boggs
Baby BoomersNebraskaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameThird BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Bob Watson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Wade Boggs comes out clearly ahead of Bob Watson across most offensive categories. Wade Boggs led in contact rate (K%+ 233 vs 117), walk rate (BB%+ 173 vs 105), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 139 vs 114). Bob Watson held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 147 vs 54). Wade Boggs was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Wade Boggs and Bob Watson

Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2440
136.31
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1832
157.89
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10740
600
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
6962
600
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9180
512.85
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6185
533.04
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.821
0.821
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3010
168.16
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1826
157.37
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2253
125.87
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1294
111.52
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
32.29
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
307
26.46
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
3.41
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.53
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
118
6.59
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
15.86
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
757
42.29
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
532
45.85
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1750.46
97.79
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
995.86
85.83
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4064
227.04
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2767
238.47
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4445
248.32
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
2527
217.78
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.858
0.858
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.811
0.811
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.858
0.858
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.766
0.766
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1513
84.53
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
802
69.12
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1014
56.65
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
989
85.23
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2409
134.58
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1607
138.49
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1812.32
101.25
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1033.08
89.03
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
23
1.28
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
4.14
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1412
78.88
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
653
56.28
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
10.06
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
98
8.45
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
745
41.62
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
796
68.6
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.42
14.42
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.75
8.75
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.9
1.9
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
0.82
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
1.62
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
0.95
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
5.36
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
5.6
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
236
13.18
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
14.91
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
24
1.34
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
2.33
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
1.96
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
2.41
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
3.3
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
4.74
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 600 PA
40.68
40.68
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.09
49.09

Fielding Stats for Wade Boggs and Bob Watson

Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Bob Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2285
1.06
Bob Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1668
1.13
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2223
1.03
Bob Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1568
1.06
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58402
27
Bob Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40030
27
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19467.1
9
Bob Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13343.1
9
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2115
0.98
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9848
6.64
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4304
1.99
Bob Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
679
0.46
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
0.11
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.07
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6651
3.07
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10637
7.17
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6419
2.97
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10527
7.1
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.51
96.51
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.97
98.97
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.809
2.809
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.311
6.311
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.29
97.29
Bob Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
94
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
472
0.22
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
0.52
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Boggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0
Wade Boggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0