Jim Brown vs. Dave Watkins — Career Comparison

Jim Brown
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueCatcher
Dave Watkins
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Jim Brown posted the stronger offensive profile against Dave Watkins. Jim Brown posted stronger numbers in OPS (.713 vs .574) and on-base percentage (.340 vs .291). Dave Watkins had the advantage in home run production (4 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Jim Brown had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jim Brown and Dave Watkins

Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
705
161.64
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
237.93
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2617
600
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
174
600
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2312
530.07
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
148
510.34
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
635
145.59
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
26
89.66
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
109.36
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
19
65.52
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
23.84
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
8.71
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.45
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
3.67
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.79
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
36.22
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.14
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319.24
73.19
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
13.71
47.28
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
863
197.86
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
42
144.83
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
863
197.86
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
50
172.41
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
369
84.6
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
17
58.62
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
84.37
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
41.38
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
165.3
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
25
86.21
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
350.57
80.37
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12.92
44.57
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
3.21
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.9
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
49.06
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
75.86
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.23
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.67
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
53
182.76
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163.56
163.56
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
3.28
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.38
13.38
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
17.65
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.69
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
16.05
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.83
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.34
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
17.88
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.24
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89.74
89.74
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40

Fielding Stats for Jim Brown and Dave Watkins

Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
1.3
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.4
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
1.01
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.89
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14526
27
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
27
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4842
9
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
384.2
9
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3645
6.78
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
5.78
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
0.86
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.2
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4216
7.84
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
6.36
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4106
7.63
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
6.25
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.39
97.39
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.16
98.16
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.874
5.874
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.97
77.97
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.33
63.33
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.18
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.04
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.3
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.49
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.27
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3