Horatio Lamar vs. Dave Watkins — Career Comparison

Horatio Lamar
Greatest GenerationGaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCs/Atlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueSecond Baseman
Dave Watkins
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Horatio Lamar and Dave Watkins are closely matched on the surface stats. Horatio Lamar posted stronger numbers in OPS (.675 vs .574) and on-base percentage (.300 vs .291). Dave Watkins had the advantage in batting average (.176 vs .125). By the career numbers, Horatio Lamar had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Horatio Lamar and Dave Watkins

Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
3
180
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
237.93
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
600
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
510.34
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
89.66
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
65.52
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.9
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.45
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.79
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
24.14
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.27
76.47
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.71
47.28
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
144.83
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
172.41
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
58.62
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
41.38
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
86.21
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
73.66
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.92
44.57
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.9
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
75.86
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
53
182.76
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
3.28
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.9
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.34
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
17.24
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40

Fielding Stats for Horatio Lamar and Dave Watkins

Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.35
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.4
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.9
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.89
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
27
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1154
27
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
9
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384.2
9
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.25
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
5.78
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.8
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
4.05
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
6.36
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
4.05
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
6.25
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.16
98.16
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.33
63.33
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.3
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.49
Horatio Lamar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Horatio Lamar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3