Russ Van Atta and John Ward Comparison

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Russ Van Atta John Ward
Bats Left Left
Throws Left Right
Position Starting Pitcher Shortstop
Generation The Greatest Generation Pre-Generational
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Russ Van Atta and John Ward

Career
162 Game Avg.
7
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
207
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
293
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
76
25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
262
25
Career
162 Game Avg.
33
33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
164
33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
41
41
Career
162 Game Avg.
103
41
Career
162 Game Avg.
44.59
44.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
61.42
44.59
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
443
146
Career
162 Game Avg.
576
146
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.6
5.6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.1
5.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.24
5.24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.03
5.24
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.35
4.35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.7
4.35
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.288
0.288
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.234
0.288
Career
162 Game Avg.
2137
702
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7409
702
Career
162 Game Avg.
712.33
234
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2469.67
234
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
838
275
Career
162 Game Avg.
2324
275
Career
162 Game Avg.
10.59
10.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.47
10.59
Career
162 Game Avg.
39
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
26
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.49
0.49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.09
0.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.19
0.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.09
0.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
368
121
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
253
121
Russ Van Atta
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.65
4.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.92
4.65
Career
162 Game Avg.
339
111
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
920
111
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.28
4.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.35
4.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.64
1.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.14
1.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.993
0.993
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.475
0.993
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
16
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
144
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
3
John Ward
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
John Ward
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
3291
1081
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
10164
1081
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
66
22
Career
162 Game Avg.
32
22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
498
164
Career
162 Game Avg.
1185
164
Career
162 Game Avg.
6.29
6.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.32
6.29
Russ Van Atta
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.693
1.693
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.043
1.693
Career
162 Game Avg.
2913
957
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9911
957
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.41
2.41
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.04
2.41
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.31
0.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.256
0.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
41.58
41.58
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.04
41.58

Fielding Stats for Russ Van Atta and John Ward

Career
162 Game Avg.
7
5.48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
5.48
Career
162 Game Avg.
207
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1872
162
Russ Van Atta
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
49308
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16436
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
20
15.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3325
15.65
Career
162 Game Avg.
136
106.44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5050
106.44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
12
9.39
Career
162 Game Avg.
952
9.39
Career
162 Game Avg.
168
131.48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9327
131.48
Career
162 Game Avg.
156
122.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8375
122.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
92.86
92.86
Career
162 Game Avg.
89.79
92.86
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.754
0.754
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.474
0.754
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
3.91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
494
3.91
Russ Van Atta
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Russ Van Atta and John Ward

Career
162 Game Avg.
7
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
208
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1827
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
176
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8114
176
Career
162 Game Avg.
206
160
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7656
160
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.228
0.228
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.275
0.228
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.59
0.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.715
0.59
Career
162 Game Avg.
47
37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2107
37
Career
162 Game Avg.
36
28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1754
28
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
231
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
96
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
26
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
353
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.01
0.01
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.003
0.01
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.043
0.043
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.012
0.043
Career
162 Game Avg.
15.85
12.35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
933.09
12.35
Career
162 Game Avg.
63
49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2608
49
Career
162 Game Avg.
52
41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2545
41
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.23
0.23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.314
0.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.306
0.306
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.341
0.306
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.536
0.536
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.654
0.536
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.078
0.078
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.065
0.078
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.18
0.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.226
0.18
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.434
0.434
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.646
0.434
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.265
0.265
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.285
0.265
Career
162 Game Avg.
24
19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1410
19
Career
162 Game Avg.
17
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
869
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
39
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2253
30
Career
162 Game Avg.
17.22
13.41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1049.82
13.41
Russ Van Atta
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
421
4
Russ Van Atta
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
34
26
Career
162 Game Avg.
326
26
Career
162 Game Avg.
6.65
6.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24.89
6.65
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.15
0.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.29
0.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
15
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20
12
Russ Van Atta
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
540
1
Russ Van Atta
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Ward
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
540
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Career
162 Game Avg.
100
100