Doc Watson vs. Charles Witherow — Career Comparison

Doc Watson
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis TerriersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charles Witherow
Pre-GenerationalDistrict of ColumbiaNorth AmericaWashington NationalsUnknownRelief Pitcher

Doc Watson built a career as a starting pitcher and Charles Witherow 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 18 and 4.000 for Charles Witherow. By the career numbers, Doc Watson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Watson and Charles Witherow

Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.67
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.11
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.53
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.51
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.16
51.16
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.51
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.7
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.31
17.31
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.444
0.444
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1118
27
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372.2
9
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
7.87
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
3.31
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.21
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.725
0.725
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
14.15
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
81
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.39
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.28
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
45
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
10.55
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
81
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.073
1.073
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.444
0.444
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.15
14.15
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
81

Fielding Stats for Doc Watson and Charles Witherow

Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
27
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.88
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.348
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Watson and Charles Witherow

Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
323.44
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
600
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
525
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
56.25
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.56
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
9.55
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60.94
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
84.38
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
37.5
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.44
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60.94
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.08
-5.07
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.13
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
46
215.63
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
2.78
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.88
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA