Luis Cruz vs. Dave Watkins — Career Comparison

Luis Cruz
MillenialMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueThird Baseman
Dave Watkins
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Luis Cruz and Dave Watkins are closely matched on the surface stats. Luis Cruz posted stronger numbers in OPS (.592 vs .574) and slugging (.316 vs .284). Dave Watkins had the advantage in on-base percentage (.291 vs .276). By the career numbers, Luis Cruz had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Luis Cruz and Dave Watkins

Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
179.45
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
237.93
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
652
600
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
174
600
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
610
561.35
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
148
510.34
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Luis Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
131.6
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
26
89.66
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
99.39
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
19
65.52
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.85
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Luis Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.92
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.45
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
6.44
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.79
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
32.21
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.14
Luis Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Luis Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Luis Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50.58
46.54
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.71
47.28
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
177.61
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
42
144.83
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
161.96
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
172.41
Luis Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Luis Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Luis Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Luis Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
52.45
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.62
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
52.45
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
41.38
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
98.47
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
25
86.21
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.82
47.69
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12.92
44.57
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.28
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
22.09
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
75.86
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.76
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
71.78
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
182.76
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.36
8.36
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
3.28
Luis Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
5.52
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.9
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.76
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
18
16.56
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.9
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.68
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.9
Luis Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.84
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.34
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
5.52
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.24
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40

Fielding Stats for Luis Cruz and Dave Watkins

Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
1.17
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.4
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.98
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.89
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4375
27
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
27
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1458.1
9
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
384.2
9
Luis Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
1.37
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
5.78
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
2.64
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Luis Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663
4.09
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
6.36
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
650
4.01
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
6.25
Luis Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.04
98.04
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.16
98.16
Luis Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.439
3.439
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.13
84.13
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.33
63.33
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.41
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.3
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.49
Luis Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Luis Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3