Dutch Leonard vs. Tony Watson — Career Comparison

Dutch Leonard
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tony Watson
MillenialIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Dutch Leonard built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Watson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony Watson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.9 and WHIP 1.114 compared to 3.25 and 1.256 for Dutch Leonard. By the career numbers, Tony Watson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dutch Leonard and Tony Watson

Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
1.79
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
9.56
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
1.05
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
0.53
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.65
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.51
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.34
51.34
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.84
61.84
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.44
58.44
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.54
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.12
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.44
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1162
3.25
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.9
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9655
27
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1945
27
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218.1
9
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
648.1
9
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3304
9.24
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
7.33
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.33
7.33
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.44
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.87
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
737
2.06
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
2.42
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.28
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1170
3.27
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
7.91
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.27
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.16
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13487
37.72
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2620
36.37
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.48
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.51
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1432
4
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.08
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.25
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.87
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12694
35.5
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2368
32.87
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.72
37.72
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.37
36.37

Fielding Stats for Dutch Leonard and Tony Watson

Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
9.56
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1945
27
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
648.1
9
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.56
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
719
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.37
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
925
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.03
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
893
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.93
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.54
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.21
95.21
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.395
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dutch Leonard and Tony Watson

Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
640
330.75
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
689
37581.82
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1161
600
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1054
544.7
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
91.47
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
80.1
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.3
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.07
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
11.37
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.89
16.48
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
6.09
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
104.91
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
102.84
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
27.39
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
35.66
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
63.05
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.84
10.25
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-4.89
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
10.34
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
94.57
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
381.82
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.34
6.34
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.57
1.57
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
43.93
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
27
13.95
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA