Lou Castro vs. Dave Watkins — Career Comparison

Lou Castro
Pre-GenerationalColombiaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Dave Watkins
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Lou Castro and Dave Watkins are closely matched on the surface stats. Lou Castro posted stronger numbers in OPS (.601 vs .574) and slugging (.336 vs .284). Dave Watkins had the advantage in on-base percentage (.291 vs .265). By the career numbers, Lou Castro had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lou Castro and Dave Watkins

Lou Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
42
166.89
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
237.93
Lou Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
151
600
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
600
Lou Castro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
568.21
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
510.34
Lou Castro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Lou Castro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Lou Castro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
139.07
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
26
89.66
Lou Castro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
99.34
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
19
65.52
Lou Castro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
31.79
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Lou Castro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.97
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.45
Lou Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.97
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.79
Lou Castro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
39.74
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.14
Lou Castro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Lou Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Lou Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Lou Castro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.02
51.72
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.71
47.28
Lou Castro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
190.73
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
42
144.83
Lou Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
39
154.97
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
172.41
Lou Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Lou Castro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Lou Castro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.601
0.601
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Lou Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Lou Castro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Lou Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Lou Castro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Lou Castro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
71.52
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
17
58.62
Lou Castro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
59.6
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
41.38
Lou Castro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
127.15
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
25
86.21
Lou Castro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.18
56.34
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12.92
44.57
Lou Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.9
Lou Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.89
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
75.86
Lou Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Castro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
51.66
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
53
182.76
Lou Castro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.62
11.62
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
3.28
Lou Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Lou Castro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.89
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Lou Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Castro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Lou Castro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.95
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Lou Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.34
Lou Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.95
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.24
Lou Castro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40

Fielding Stats for Lou Castro and Dave Watkins

Lou Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.09
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.4
Lou Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.89
Lou Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
993
27
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1154
27
Lou Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
9
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384.2
9
Lou Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
2.04
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
5.78
Lou Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.34
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Lou Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.46
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Lou Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
4.84
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
6.36
Lou Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
4.38
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
6.25
Lou Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.45
90.45
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.16
98.16
Lou Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.025
4.025
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Lou Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.33
63.33
Lou Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Lou Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.3
Lou Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.49
Lou Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Lou Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3