Joe Chamberlain vs. Dave Watkins — Career Comparison

Joe Chamberlain
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop
Dave Watkins
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Joe Chamberlain and Dave Watkins are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Chamberlain posted stronger numbers in OPS (.605 vs .574) and slugging (.333 vs .284). Dave Watkins had the advantage in on-base percentage (.291 vs .272). By the career numbers, Joe Chamberlain had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Chamberlain and Dave Watkins

Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
43
175.51
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
237.93
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
147
600
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
600
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
575.51
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
510.34
Joe Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Joe Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Joe Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
138.78
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
26
89.66
Joe Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
106.12
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
19
65.52
Joe Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.45
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.16
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.79
Joe Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
32.65
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.14
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.06
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.71
47.28
Joe Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
191.84
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
42
144.83
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
40
163.27
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
172.41
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Joe Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Joe Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Joe Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Joe Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.06
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.62
Joe Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.39
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
41.38
Joe Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
114.29
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
25
86.21
Joe Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.74
56.09
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12.92
44.57
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.9
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
6
24.49
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
75.86
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
155.1
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
53
182.76
Joe Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
3.87
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
3.28
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.9
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.08
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.9
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.08
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.34
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.16
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.24
Joe Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40

Fielding Stats for Joe Chamberlain and Dave Watkins

Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.4
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.89
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
27
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384.2
9
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
5.78
Joe Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
6.36
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
6.25
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.42
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.16
98.16
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.33
63.33
Joe Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.3
Joe Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.49
Joe Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Joe Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3