John Fick vs. Doc Watson — Career Comparison

John Fick
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Watson
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis TerriersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Watson built a career as a starting pitcher and John Fick 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 3.38 and 1.125 for John Fick. By the career numbers, Doc Watson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Fick and Doc Watson

John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6.75
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.67
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.11
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.53
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.51
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.16
51.16
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.51
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.7
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1118
27
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372.2
9
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
7.87
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.87
7.87
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.31
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
3.21
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.725
0.725
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.29
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
40.5
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
14.15
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.39
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.28
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.242
1.242
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
33.75
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
10.55
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.073
1.073
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.15
14.15

Fielding Stats for John Fick and Doc Watson

John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.88
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.348
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for John Fick and Doc Watson

John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
323.44
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
600
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
525
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
56.25
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.56
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
9.55
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60.94
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
84.38
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
37.5
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.44
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60.94
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.08
-5.07
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.13
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
46
215.63
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
2.78
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.88
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Fick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA