Brian Edmondson vs. Doc Watson — Career Comparison

Brian Edmondson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Watson
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis TerriersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Watson built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Edmondson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doc Watson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.242 compared to 4.98 and 1.606 for Brian Edmondson. By the career numbers, Doc Watson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian Edmondson and Doc Watson

Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
6.41
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.67
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.11
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.48
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.53
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.64
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.51
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.16
51.16
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.51
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.98
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.7
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
27
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1118
27
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
9
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372.2
9
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
9.64
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
7.87
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.11
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
4.29
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.31
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.53
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.19
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
3.21
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.725
0.725
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.53
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.48
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.29
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
40.34
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
14.15
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.43
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.39
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
5.45
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.28
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.58
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.53
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.01
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.547
1.547
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
34.46
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
10.55
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.073
1.073
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.34
40.34
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.15
14.15

Fielding Stats for Brian Edmondson and Doc Watson

Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
6.41
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
27
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
9
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.69
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.27
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.06
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.96
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.88
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.348
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Edmondson and Doc Watson

Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
3025
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
69
323.44
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
600
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
575
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
525
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
56.25
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.56
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.69
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.69
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
25.78
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.04
9.55
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60.94
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
84.38
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
37.5
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
23.44
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60.94
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
16.2
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.08
-5.07
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.13
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
225
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
215.63
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
2.78
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.88
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA