Honus Wagner vs. Tommy Watkins — Career Comparison

Honus Wagner
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueHall of FameShortstop
Tommy Watkins
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Honus Wagner and Tommy Watkins are closely matched on the surface stats. Honus Wagner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.858 vs .795) and slugging (.467 vs .357). Tommy Watkins had the advantage in on-base percentage (.438 vs .391). By the career numbers, Honus Wagner had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Honus Wagner and Tommy Watkins

Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2794
142.7
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
168.75
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11748
600
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10439
533.15
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
28
525
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.905
0.905
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.835
0.835
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3420
174.67
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
187.5
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2424
123.8
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
187.5
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
643
32.84
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
252
12.87
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
5.16
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
996
50.87
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2079.37
106.2
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
4.58
85.89
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4870
248.72
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
10
187.5
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4508
230.23
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
262.5
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.858
0.858
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.795
0.795
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1739
88.82
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1733
88.51
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3371
172.17
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2179.38
111.31
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
103.05
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
6.38
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
963
49.18
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
735
37.54
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
75
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.98
15.98
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
1.31
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
11.29
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
723
36.93
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
0.77
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
738
37.69
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
97.97
97.97
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Honus Wagner and Tommy Watkins

Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2777
1.5
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.14
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
997
0.54
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.01
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50064
27
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
27
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16688
9
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
9
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7940
4.28
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6782
3.66
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.9
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
0.45
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15550
8.39
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.54
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14722
7.94
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.54
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.68
94.68
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.301
5.301
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.222
2.222
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.9
35.9
Tommy Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Honus Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
0.52
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Honus Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0