Sam Jethroe vs. Dave Watkins — Career Comparison

Sam Jethroe
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueCenter FielderRookie of the YearAll-Star
Dave Watkins
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Sam Jethroe posted the stronger offensive profile against Dave Watkins. Sam Jethroe posted stronger numbers in OPS (.784 vs .574) and on-base percentage (.345 vs .291). By the career numbers, Sam Jethroe had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sam Jethroe and Dave Watkins

Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
135.72
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
237.93
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2732
600
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
174
600
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2459
540.04
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
148
510.34
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
149.34
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
26
89.66
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
443
97.29
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
19
65.52
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
29.21
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
9.88
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.45
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
12.96
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.79
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
52.05
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.14
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398.69
87.56
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
13.71
47.28
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1080
237.19
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
42
144.83
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937
205.78
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
50
172.41
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.784
0.784
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.811
0.811
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
428
94
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
17
58.62
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282
61.93
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
41.38
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
651
142.97
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
25
86.21
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412.31
90.55
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12.92
44.57
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
7.47
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
48.98
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
75.86
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.22
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
296
65.01
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
182.76
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.23
9.23
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
3.28
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
3.51
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.9
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.05
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
29.65
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
3.07
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.34
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
32.72
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.24
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90.6
90.6
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40

Fielding Stats for Sam Jethroe and Dave Watkins

Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
3.74
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.4
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.06
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.89
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4450
27
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
27
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483.1
9
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
384.2
9
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
9.14
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
5.78
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.91
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.41
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1724
10.46
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
6.36
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1656
10.05
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
6.25
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.06
96.06
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.16
98.16
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.688
2.688
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.41
28.41
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.33
63.33
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.15
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.3
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.49
Sam Jethroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Sam Jethroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3