Fred Lynn vs. Tommy Watkins — Career Comparison

Fred Lynn
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Tommy Watkins
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Fred Lynn and Tommy Watkins are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Lynn posted stronger numbers in OPS (.851 vs .795) and slugging (.484 vs .357). Tommy Watkins had the advantage in on-base percentage (.438 vs .367). By the career numbers, Fred Lynn had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Fred Lynn and Tommy Watkins

Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1969
149.11
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
168.75
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7923
600
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6925
524.42
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
525
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.853
0.853
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.835
0.835
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1960
148.43
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
187.5
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1223
92.62
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
187.5
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
388
29.38
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
3.26
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
23.17
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
737
55.81
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1216.24
92.1
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
4.58
85.89
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3352
253.84
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
10
187.5
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2847
215.6
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
262.5
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.845
0.845
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.795
0.795
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.834
0.834
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1063
80.5
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1111
84.13
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1868
141.46
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1223.83
92.68
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
103.05
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.27
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
857
64.9
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
5.83
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
1116
84.51
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
7.1
7.1
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
0.77
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
1.89
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
6.51
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
11.28
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
5.45
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.09
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
9.54
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
57.14
57.14
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Fred Lynn and Tommy Watkins

Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1825
1.06
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.14
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1765
1.02
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.01
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46578
27
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
27
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15526
9
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
9
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4556
2.64
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.07
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.9
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.03
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4725
2.74
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.54
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4670
2.71
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.54
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.84
98.84
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.559
2.559
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.222
2.222
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.71
96.71
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Fred Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.02
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0