Herman Watts vs. Jake Weimer — Career Comparison

Herman Watts
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati-Cleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Weimer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jake Weimer built a career as a starting pitcher and Herman Watts as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jake Weimer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.23 and WHIP 1.168 compared to 7.88 and 2.250 for Herman Watts. By the career numbers, Jake Weimer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herman Watts and Jake Weimer

Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
1.17
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.1
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.59
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.42
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.43
58.43
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.24
94.24
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.87
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
7.88
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.23
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.16
8.16
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4418
27
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1472.2
9
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
12.75
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1227
7.5
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.75
12.75
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
7.5
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.01
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.13
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
4.02
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.781
0.781
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.16
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.45
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
47.63
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5971
36.49
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.5
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
10.13
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.12
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.13
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
38.63
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5405
33.03
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.63
47.63
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.49
36.49

Fielding Stats for Herman Watts and Jake Weimer

Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
1.17
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.9
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4419
27
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1473
9
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.75
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.88
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
2.46
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.2
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.88
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
3.4
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.88
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
3.2
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.24
94.24
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.744
2.744
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.96
76.96
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herman Watts and Jake Weimer

Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
436.36
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
197.26
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
584
600
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
9
490.91
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
540
554.79
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
118.15
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
104.79
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.3
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.36
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.61
88.04
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35.2
36.17
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
134.59
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
151.03
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.788
0.788
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
47.26
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
36.99
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
83.22
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
105.82
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39.52
40.6
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.08
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
29.79
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
99
101.71
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.9
5.9
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.33
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.11
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.11
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100