Shoeless Joe Jackson vs. Dave Watkins — Career Comparison

Shoeless Joe Jackson
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Dave Watkins
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Shoeless Joe Jackson posted the stronger offensive profile against Dave Watkins. Shoeless Joe Jackson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.940 vs .574) and on-base percentage (.423 vs .291). Dave Watkins had the advantage in home run production (4 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Shoeless Joe Jackson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Shoeless Joe Jackson and Dave Watkins

Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1332
140.46
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
237.93
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5690
600
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
174
600
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4981
525.24
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
148
510.34
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1772
186.85
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
26
89.66
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1243
131.07
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
19
65.52
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
32.37
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
17.72
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.45
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
5.69
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.79
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
55.78
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.14
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1110.49
117.1
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
13.71
47.28
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2577
271.74
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
42
144.83
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2350
247.8
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
50
172.41
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
873
92.06
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
17
58.62
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
785
82.78
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
41.38
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1604
169.14
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
25
86.21
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1152.44
121.52
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12.92
44.57
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
6.22
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.9
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
519
54.73
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
75.86
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
233
24.57
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
182.76
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.42
24.42
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
3.28
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
13.81
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
21.3
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
8.54
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.34
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
29.84
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.24
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.38
71.38
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40

Fielding Stats for Shoeless Joe Jackson and Dave Watkins

Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
46.74
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.4
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.03
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.89
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1154
27
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384.2
9
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2646
93.76
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
5.78
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
7.02
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
3.79
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2951
104.56
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
6.36
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2844
100.77
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
6.25
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.37
96.37
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.16
98.16
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.156
2.156
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.33
63.33
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.7
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.3
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.49
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3