Ben Grieve vs. Dave Watkins — Career Comparison

Ben Grieve
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRight FielderRookie of the YearAll-Star
Dave Watkins
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Ben Grieve posted the stronger offensive profile against Dave Watkins. Ben Grieve posted stronger numbers in OPS (.813 vs .574) and on-base percentage (.371 vs .291). By the career numbers, Ben Grieve had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ben Grieve and Dave Watkins

Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
976
156.45
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
237.93
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3743
600
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
174
600
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3215
515.36
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
148
510.34
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
864
138.5
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
26
89.66
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549
88
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
19
65.52
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
30.78
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
0.8
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.45
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
18.92
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.79
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
50.49
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.14
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
533.34
85.49
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
13.71
47.28
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1420
227.62
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
42
144.83
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1375
220.41
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
50
172.41
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.809
0.809
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
471
75.5
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
17
58.62
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
492
78.87
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
41.38
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
845
135.45
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
25
86.21
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
533.84
85.57
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12.92
44.57
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
7.21
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
74.7
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
75.86
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.53
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
784
125.67
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
182.76
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.77
4.77
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
3.28
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.16
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.9
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.56
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
103
16.51
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.9
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
3.85
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.9
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
0.8
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.34
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
4.65
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.24
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.76
82.76
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40

Fielding Stats for Ben Grieve and Dave Watkins

Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
1.1
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.4
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
1.08
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.89
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18950
27
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
27
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6316.2
9
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
384.2
9
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1385
1.97
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
5.78
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.04
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.03
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1436
2.05
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
6.36
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1416
2.02
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
6.25
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.61
98.61
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.16
98.16
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.19
98.19
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.33
63.33
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.3
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.49
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3