Jim Canavan vs. Dave Watkins — Career Comparison

Jim Canavan
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Dave Watkins
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Jim Canavan posted the stronger offensive profile against Dave Watkins. Jim Canavan posted stronger numbers in OPS (.650 vs .574) and on-base percentage (.305 vs .291). Dave Watkins had the advantage in home run production (4 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Jim Canavan 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 Canavan and Dave Watkins

Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
541
139.91
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
237.93
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2320
600
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
174
600
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2072
535.86
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
148
510.34
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
120
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
26
89.66
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
83.28
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
19
65.52
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
16.29
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
12.67
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.45
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
7.76
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.79
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
36.72
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.14
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Jim Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jim Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260.75
67.44
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
13.71
47.28
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
184.91
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
42
144.83
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
705
182.33
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
50
172.41
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Jim Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
326
84.31
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
17
58.62
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
75.26
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
41.38
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
587
151.81
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
25
86.21
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270.89
70.06
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12.92
44.57
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
2.33
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.9
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
60
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
75.86
Jim Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Canavan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
42.67
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
182.76
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.06
14.06
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
3.28
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
1.41
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.81
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.9
Jim Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.48
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Jim Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.34
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.48
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.24
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40

Fielding Stats for Jim Canavan and Dave Watkins

Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
1.04
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.4
Jim Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.89
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14112
27
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
27
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4704
9
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
384.2
9
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1195
2.29
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
5.78
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
1.9
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Jim Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
0.48
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2439
4.67
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
6.36
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2190
4.19
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
6.25
Jim Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.79
89.79
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.16
98.16
Jim Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.026
4.026
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jim Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.33
63.33
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.2
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.3
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.49
Jim Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Jim Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3