Al Holland vs. Mule Watson — Career Comparison

Al Holland
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Mule Watson
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mule Watson built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Holland as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Holland posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.98 and WHIP 1.291 compared to 4.03 and 1.400 for Mule Watson. By the career numbers, Al Holland had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Holland and Mule Watson

Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
5.35
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.7
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.2
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.47
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.48
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.42
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.51
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.13
53.13
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.54
48.54
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.79
70.79
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.51
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.09
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
2.98
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
422
4.03
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1938
27
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2825
27
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
646
9
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
941.2
9
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
7.63
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1062
10.15
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.77
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.42
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
3.23
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
2.45
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.75
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
513
7.15
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
1.99
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.15
7.15
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.153
1.153
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.493
0.493
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.17
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.15
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2709
37.74
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4030
38.52
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
3.01
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.31
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
3.36
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
520
4.97
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.33
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.31
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2415
33.65
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3758
35.92
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.74
37.74
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Al Holland and Mule Watson

Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
5.35
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1938
27
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
9
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.25
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.02
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.42
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.27
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.22
89.22
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.49
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.436
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Holland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al Holland and Mule Watson

Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
384
2618.18
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
178
312.28
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
88
600
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
342
600
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
72
490.91
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
564.91
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40.91
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
92.98
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.27
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
70.18
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.28
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.02
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.51
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.64
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.81
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
10.27
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.4
25.26
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
10
68.18
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
129.82
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
10
68.18
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
105.26
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.27
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.35
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20.45
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
36.84
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
7
47.73
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
73.68
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.03
-7.02
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.26
18
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.75
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.27
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
10.53
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
245.45
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
189.47
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
2.44
2.44
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
81.82
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.81
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.82
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Holland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Holland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA