Dave Heaverlo vs. Doc Watson — Career Comparison

Dave Heaverlo
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Watson
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis TerriersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Watson built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Heaverlo 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 3.41 and 1.492 for Dave Heaverlo. By the career numbers, Doc Watson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Heaverlo and Doc Watson

Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
5.96
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.67
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.11
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.53
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.51
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.16
51.16
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.51
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
3.41
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.7
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1613
27
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1118
27
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537.2
9
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
372.2
9
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
9.36
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
7.87
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.36
9.36
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.69
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.15
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
3.31
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.92
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
4.82
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
3.21
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.885
0.885
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.725
0.725
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.29
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2321
38.85
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
14.15
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.88
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.39
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
3.93
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.28
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.67
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.95
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.389
1.389
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2049
34.3
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
10.55
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.073
1.073
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.15
14.15

Fielding Stats for Dave Heaverlo and Doc Watson

Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
5.96
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1613
27
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537.2
9
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.82
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.56
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
2.54
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.38
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.88
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.399
0.399
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.348
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Heaverlo and Doc Watson

Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
13350
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
69
323.44
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
600
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
13
487.5
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
525
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
56.25
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
51.56
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
32.35
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.04
9.55
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60.94
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
84.38
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
37.5
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.44
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60.94
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
43.71
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.08
-5.07
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
28.13
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
46
215.63
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
2.78
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
46.88
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA