Tony Watson vs. Milt Wilcox — Career Comparison

Tony Watson
MillenialIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Milt Wilcox
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Milt Wilcox built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Watson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony Watson led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 125 vs 82), run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 93), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 90). Milt Wilcox held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 91). Role difference aside, Tony Watson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tony Watson and Milt Wilcox

Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
9.56
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
1.76
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.65
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.53
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.5
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.84
61.84
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.29
51.29
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.83
71.83
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.33
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.44
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.9
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.07
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1945
27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6050
27
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
648.1
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016.2
9
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
7.33
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1991
8.89
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.33
7.33
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.87
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.91
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
2.42
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
3.44
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.28
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.29
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
7.91
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137
5.07
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
0.946
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.23
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.33
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2620
36.37
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8635
38.54
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.51
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.24
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.08
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1013
4.52
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.36
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.25
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.87
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.76
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.369
1.369
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2368
32.87
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7652
34.15
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.37
36.37
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Tony Watson and Milt Wilcox

Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
9.56
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
1.76
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.27
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1945
27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6048
27
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
648.1
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016
9
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.56
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.54
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.37
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
1.59
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.12
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
2.03
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
2.26
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.93
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
2.14
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.21
95.21
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.66
94.66
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.202
0.202
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.08
72.08
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Watson and Milt Wilcox

Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
689
37581.82
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
397
3452.17
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
539.13
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
6.09
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.44
21.18
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
113.04
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
113.04
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-4.89
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.98
17.23
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
381.82
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.57
1.57
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
43.48
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA