Buddy Peterson vs. Dave Watkins — Career Comparison

Buddy Peterson
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueShortstop
Dave Watkins
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Buddy Peterson posted the stronger offensive profile against Dave Watkins. Buddy Peterson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.657 vs .574) and on-base percentage (.341 vs .291). Dave Watkins had the advantage in home run production (4 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Buddy Peterson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Buddy Peterson and Dave Watkins

Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
177.27
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
237.93
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
600
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
518.18
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
510.34
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
89.66
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
65.52
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.45
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.79
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
24.14
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.34
59.17
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.71
47.28
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
163.64
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
144.83
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
204.55
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
172.41
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
58.62
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
41.38
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
86.21
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
62.08
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.92
44.57
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
68.18
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
75.86
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
53
182.76
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.67
14.67
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
3.28
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.9
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.9
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.9
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.34
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.24
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40

Fielding Stats for Buddy Peterson and Dave Watkins

Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.31
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.4
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.01
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.89
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
27
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1154
27
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
9
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384.2
9
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.22
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
5.78
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.93
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
5.36
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
6.36
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
5.16
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
6.25
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
96.23
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.16
98.16
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.923
3.923
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.33
63.33
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.71
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.3
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.49
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3