Rex Smith vs. Doc Watson — Career Comparison

Rex Smith
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Doc Watson
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis TerriersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Watson built a career as a starting pitcher and Rex Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doc Watson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.242 compared to 5.5 and 2.111 for Rex Smith. By the career numbers, Doc Watson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rex Smith and Doc Watson

Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.67
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.11
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.53
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.51
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.16
51.16
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.51
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.5
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.7
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.72
6.72
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1118
27
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372.2
9
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
11.5
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
7.87
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.31
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.21
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.725
0.725
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
44.5
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
14.15
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.39
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
10.5
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.28
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.111
2.111
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
37
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
10.55
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.073
1.073
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.5
44.5
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.15
14.15

Fielding Stats for Rex Smith and Doc Watson

Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.88
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rex Smith and Doc Watson

Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
323.44
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
600
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
525
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
56.25
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
51.56
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
9.55
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60.94
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
84.38
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
37.5
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.44
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
60.94
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.12
-8.7
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.08
-5.07
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.13
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
46
215.63
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
2.78
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.88
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA