Charlie James vs. Dave Watkins — Career Comparison

Charlie James
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Dave Watkins
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Charlie James and Dave Watkins are closely matched on the surface stats. Charlie James posted stronger numbers in OPS (.654 vs .574) and slugging (.369 vs .284). Dave Watkins had the advantage in on-base percentage (.291 vs .284). By the career numbers, Charlie James had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Charlie James and Dave Watkins

Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
510
206.9
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
237.93
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1479
600
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
174
600
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
570.39
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
148
510.34
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
145.23
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
26
89.66
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
107.1
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
19
65.52
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
22.72
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.65
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.45
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
11.76
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.79
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
38.13
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.14
Charlie James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Charlie James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Charlie James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.22
56.48
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
13.71
47.28
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
519
210.55
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
42
144.83
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
168.76
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
172.41
Charlie James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Charlie James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
64.1
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
17
58.62
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
69.78
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
41.38
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
122.11
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
25
86.21
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144.77
58.73
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12.92
44.57
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
4.06
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.9
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
19.47
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
75.86
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.22
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
260
105.48
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
182.76
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.69
5.69
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
3.28
Charlie James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
3.65
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.9
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.43
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie James
Career
Per 600 PA
40
16.23
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.9
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.84
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.9
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.84
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.34
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
5.68
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.24
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40

Fielding Stats for Charlie James and Dave Watkins

Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
1.23
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.4
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
0.97
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.89
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8986
27
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
27
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2995.1
9
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
384.2
9
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
1.75
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
5.78
Charlie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.05
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Charlie James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.85
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
6.36
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
1.81
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
6.25
Charlie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.16
98.16
Charlie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.35
78.35
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.33
63.33
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.3
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.49
Charlie James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Charlie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3