Al Pratt vs. Herman Watts — Career Comparison

Al Pratt
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland Forest CitysUnknownStarting Pitcher
Herman Watts
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati-Cleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Pratt built a career as a starting pitcher and Herman Watts as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Pratt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.535 compared to 7.88 and 2.250 for Herman Watts. By the career numbers, Al Pratt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Pratt and Herman Watts

Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.17
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.09
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.71
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.58
31.58
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.41
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
7.88
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.16
8.16
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
991
27
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330.1
9
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
12.15
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
12.75
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.15
12.15
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.75
12.75
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.66
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
7.5
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.13
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.69
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1655
45.09
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
47.63
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.5
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
11.47
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.13
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.47
11.47
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.13
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
43.43
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
38.63
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.09
45.09
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.63
47.63

Fielding Stats for Al Pratt and Herman Watts

Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.46
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.13
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
27
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
9
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.85
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.38
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.4
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.64
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.88
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.24
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.88
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.76
84.76
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.59
77.59
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Pratt and Herman Watts

Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
137.76
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
436.36
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
600
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
596.94
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
9
490.91
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
159.18
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
113.27
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.37
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.92
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.12
58.54
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.61
88.04
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
232.65
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
162.24
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.788
0.788
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
125.51
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
97.96
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
223.47
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.32
68.33
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
105.82
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.06
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.06
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
196
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.12
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA