Mel Nelson and John Ward Comparison

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Who is the better baseball player Mel Nelson 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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Mel Nelson John Ward
Bats Right Left
Throws Left Right
Position Relief Pitcher Shortstop
Generation The Silent Generation Pre-Generational
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Mel Nelson and John Ward

Career
162 Game Avg.
6
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
93
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
293
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
262
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
164
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
10
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
103
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
28.57
28.57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
61.42
28.57
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
1
Mel Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
85
62
Career
162 Game Avg.
576
62
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.4
4.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.1
4.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.35
4.35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.03
4.35
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.55
4.55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.7
4.55
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.262
0.262
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.234
0.262
Career
162 Game Avg.
521
381
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7409
381
Career
162 Game Avg.
173.67
126.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2469.67
126.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
184
135
Career
162 Game Avg.
2324
135
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.54
9.54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.47
9.54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
19
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
26
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.98
0.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.09
0.98
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.2
0.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.09
0.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
69
50
Career
162 Game Avg.
253
50
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
9
John Ward
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.58
3.58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.92
3.58
Career
162 Game Avg.
98
72
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
920
72
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.08
5.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.35
5.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.05
1.05
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.14
1.05
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.962
0.962
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.475
0.962
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
144
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3
John Ward
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
3
Mel Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
776
567
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
10164
567
Career
162 Game Avg.
31
23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
32
23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
95
69
Career
162 Game Avg.
1185
69
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.92
4.92
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.32
4.92
Mel Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.457
1.457
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.043
1.457
Career
162 Game Avg.
703
514
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9911
514
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.02
1.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.04
1.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.273
0.273
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.256
0.273
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
40.22
40.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.04
40.22

Fielding Stats for Mel Nelson and John Ward

Career
162 Game Avg.
6
10.45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
10.45
Career
162 Game Avg.
93
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1872
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11
19.16
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
19.16
Career
162 Game Avg.
521
907.55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
49308
907.55
Career
162 Game Avg.
173.67
302.52
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16436
302.52
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
12.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3325
12.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
33
57.48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5050
57.48
Mel Nelson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
952
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
40
69.68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9327
69.68
Career
162 Game Avg.
40
69.68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8375
69.68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Career
162 Game Avg.
89.79
100
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.43
0.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.474
0.43
Mel Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
494
0
Mel Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Nelson and John Ward

Career
162 Game Avg.
6
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
96
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1827
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
36
61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8114
61
Career
162 Game Avg.
34
57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7656
57
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.147
0.147
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.275
0.147
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.347
0.347
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.715
0.347
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2107
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1754
8
Mel Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
231
0
Mel Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
96
0
Mel Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
26
0
Mel Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
353
0
Mel Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.003
0
Mel Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.012
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.81
1.36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
933.09
1.36
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2608
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2545
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.167
0.167
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.314
0.167
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.147
0.147
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.341
0.147
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.314
0.314
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.654
0.314
Mel Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.065
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.112
0.112
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.226
0.112
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.207
0.207
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.646
0.207
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.238
0.238
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.285
0.238
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1410
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
869
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2253
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.26
0.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1049.82
0.43
Mel Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
421
2
Mel Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
13
22
Career
162 Game Avg.
326
22
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.77
2.77
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24.89
2.77
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.08
0.08
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.29
0.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20
2
Mel Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
540
0
Mel Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Mel Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
540
0
Mel Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
0