Herman Watts vs. Milt Wilcox — Career Comparison

Herman Watts
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati-Cleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Milt Wilcox
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Milt Wilcox 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. Milt Wilcox posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.07 and WHIP 1.402 compared to 7.88 and 2.250 for Herman Watts. By the career numbers, Milt Wilcox had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herman Watts and Milt Wilcox

Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
1.76
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.53
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.5
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.29
51.29
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.83
71.83
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.33
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
7.88
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.07
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.16
8.16
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6050
27
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016.2
9
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
12.75
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1991
8.89
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.75
12.75
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.91
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
7.5
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
770
3.44
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.29
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
4.13
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
5.07
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
0.946
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.23
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.33
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
47.63
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8635
38.54
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.5
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.24
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
10.13
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1013
4.52
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.36
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.13
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.76
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.369
1.369
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
38.63
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7652
34.15
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.63
47.63
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Herman Watts and Milt Wilcox

Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
1.76
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.27
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6048
27
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016
9
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
1.59
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.12
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.88
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
2.26
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.88
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
2.14
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.66
94.66
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.08
72.08
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herman Watts and Milt Wilcox

Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
3452.17
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
9
490.91
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
539.13
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
78.26
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.61
88.04
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.44
21.18
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
113.04
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
113.04
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.788
0.788
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
105.82
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.98
17.23
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
15
130.43
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA