Bill Phyle vs. Walter Watson — Career Comparison

Bill Phyle
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Walter Watson
Pre-GenerationalOhioNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Bill Phyle built a career as a starting pitcher and Walter Watson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Phyle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 5.79 and 2.000 for Walter Watson. By the career numbers, Bill Phyle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Phyle and Walter Watson

Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.21
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.01
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.33
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.48
34.48
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.78
83.78
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.92
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
3.96
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.79
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
10.59
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
14.14
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.59
10.59
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.14
14.14
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.91
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.86
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.48
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.599
0.599
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.93
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213
39.65
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
46.93
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
6.34
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
11.57
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1112
36.35
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
43.07
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.65
39.65
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.93
46.93

Fielding Stats for Bill Phyle and Walter Watson

Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.16
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.07
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.3
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.65
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
3.36
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.89
91.89
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.881
2.881
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.59
35.59
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Phyle and Walter Watson

Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
190.63
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
600
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
568.75
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
100
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
81.25
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.63
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.75
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.95
27.98
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
24.44
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
121.88
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
128.13
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
53.13
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
78.13
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.07
25.23
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
31.5
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
28.13
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
93.75
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
120
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
6.4
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA