Bob Gibson and John Ward Comparison

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Who is the better baseball player Bob Gibson or John Ward? It is a simple question that does not always have a simple answer. I assume that if you are here, you have questions about who is best in your match up or you need help changing someone's mind. I can't guarantee it will work, but good luck nonetheless.

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Bob Gibson John Ward
Bats Right Left
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Shortstop
Generation The Silent Generation Pre-Generational
Hall of Fame Yes Yes

Pitching Stats for Bob Gibson and John Ward

Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
528
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
293
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
482
62
Career
162 Game Avg.
262
62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
251
251
Career
162 Game Avg.
164
251
Career
162 Game Avg.
174
174
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
103
174
Career
162 Game Avg.
59.06
59.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
61.42
59.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
255
33
Career
162 Game Avg.
245
33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
56
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
24
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1258
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
576
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.91
2.91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.1
2.91
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.86
2.86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.03
2.86
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.37
3.37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.7
3.37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.226
0.226
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.234
0.226
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11653
1501
Career
162 Game Avg.
7409
1501
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3884.33
500.26
Career
162 Game Avg.
2469.67
500.26
Career
162 Game Avg.
3279
422
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2324
422
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7.6
7.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.47
7.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
257
33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
26
33
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.6
0.6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.09
0.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.49
0.49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.09
0.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
1336
172
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
253
172
Career
162 Game Avg.
118
15
John Ward
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.1
3.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.92
3.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3117
401
Career
162 Game Avg.
920
401
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.22
7.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.35
7.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.9
5.9
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.14
5.9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.146
1.146
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.475
1.146
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
108
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
144
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
102
13
John Ward
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
2
John Ward
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16068
2069
Career
162 Game Avg.
10164
2069
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
32
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
1420
183
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1185
183
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.29
3.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.32
3.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
62
8
John Ward
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
43
6
John Ward
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
46
6
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.188
1.188
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.043
1.188
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
14525
1871
Career
162 Game Avg.
9911
1871
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.69
2.69
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.04
2.69
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.266
0.266
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.256
0.266
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.23
37.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.04
37.23

Fielding Stats for Bob Gibson and John Ward

Career
162 Game Avg.
17
5.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
5.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
528
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1872
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
482
147.89
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
147.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
11654
3575.66
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
49308
3575.66
Career
162 Game Avg.
3884.67
1191.89
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16436
1191.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
291
89.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3325
89.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
484
148.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5050
148.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
42
12.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
952
12.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
817
250.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9327
250.67
Career
162 Game Avg.
775
237.78
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8375
237.78
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
94.86
94.86
Career
162 Game Avg.
89.79
94.86
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.468
1.468
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.474
1.468
Career
162 Game Avg.
46
14.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
494
14.11
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Gibson and John Ward

Career
162 Game Avg.
17
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
596
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1827
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
1489
405
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8114
405
Career
162 Game Avg.
1328
361
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7656
361
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.206
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.275
0.206
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.588
0.588
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.715
0.588
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2107
74
Career
162 Game Avg.
201
55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1754
55
Career
162 Game Avg.
44
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
231
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
96
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
24
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
26
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
73
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
353
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.018
0.018
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.003
0.018
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.088
0.088
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.012
0.088
Career
162 Game Avg.
103.39
28.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
933.09
28.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
400
109
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2608
109
Career
162 Game Avg.
345
94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2545
94
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.232
0.232
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.314
0.232
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.301
0.301
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.341
0.301
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.533
0.533
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.654
0.533
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.095
0.095
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.065
0.095
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.18
0.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.226
0.18
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.449
0.449
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.646
0.449
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.276
0.276
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.285
0.276
Career
162 Game Avg.
132
36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1410
36
Career
162 Game Avg.
144
39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
869
39
Career
162 Game Avg.
252
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2253
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
99.39
27.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1049.82
27.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
63
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
421
17
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
415
113
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
326
113
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.59
3.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24.89
3.59
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.15
0.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.29
0.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
72
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
20
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
18
5
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
4
John Ward
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
540
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
10
3
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
23
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
540
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
56.52
56.52
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
56.52