Manny Machado vs. Bob Watson — Career Comparison

Manny Machado
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueThird BasemanPlatinum GloveGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Bob Watson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Manny Machado and Bob Watson are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 112 for Manny Machado, 114 for Bob Watson), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 125 vs 122). The overall lean goes to Manny Machado, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Manny Machado and Bob Watson

Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1894
138.67
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1832
157.89
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8195
600
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
6962
600
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7424
543.55
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
6185
533.04
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.835
0.835
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.821
0.821
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2069
151.48
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1826
157.37
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
1286
94.15
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1294
111.52
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
28.99
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
307
26.46
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
18
1.32
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.53
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
369
27.02
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
184
15.86
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
783
57.33
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
532
45.85
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194.06
87.42
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
995.86
85.83
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3608
264.16
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
2767
238.47
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2762
202.22
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2527
217.78
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.824
0.824
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.811
0.811
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.766
0.766
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1082
79.22
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
802
69.12
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1144
83.76
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
989
85.23
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1857
135.96
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1607
138.49
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1192.15
87.28
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1033.08
89.03
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.2
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
4.14
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
663
48.54
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
653
56.28
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
72
5.27
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
8.45
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
1433
104.92
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
796
68.6
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
5.72
5.72
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
8.75
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
1.03
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
0.95
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
64
4.69
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
5.6
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
224
16.4
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
14.91
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
8.27
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
2.33
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
2.41
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
11.28
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
55
4.74
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.38
73.38
Bob Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
49.09
49.09

Fielding Stats for Manny Machado and Bob Watson

Manny Machado
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1770
1.03
Bob Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1668
1.13
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1762
1.03
Bob Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1568
1.06
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46194
27
Bob Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40030
27
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15398
9
Bob Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13343.1
9
Manny Machado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1468
0.86
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9848
6.64
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3434
2.01
Bob Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
679
0.46
Manny Machado
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.09
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.07
Manny Machado
Career
Per 9 Innings
5060
2.96
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10637
7.17
Manny Machado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4902
2.87
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10527
7.1
Manny Machado
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.97
98.97
Manny Machado
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.311
6.311
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.55
99.55
Bob Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
94
Manny Machado
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
0.26
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
0.52
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0
Manny Machado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0
Manny Machado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0