Billy Alvord vs. Kevin Ward — Career Comparison

Billy Alvord
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationThird Baseman
Kevin Ward
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Billy Alvord and Kevin Ward are closely matched on the surface stats. Kevin Ward posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.288 vs .283) and home run production (5 career HR at a higher rate). Billy Alvord had the advantage in batting average (.253 vs .217). By the career numbers, Kevin Ward had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Billy Alvord and Kevin Ward

Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
142.73
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
265.02
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1114
600
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
283
600
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1069
575.76
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
254
538.52
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
145.42
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
55
116.61
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
110.95
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
36
76.33
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
16.7
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.44
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
16.16
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.24
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.62
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.6
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
34.47
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
40.28
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109.38
58.91
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
23.06
48.9
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
199.28
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
86
182.33
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315
169.66
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
171.73
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.629
0.629
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
69.48
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
25
53
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
58.71
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
20
42.4
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
126.57
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
40
84.81
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.18
66.34
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
21.22
44.98
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.54
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.36
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
23.7
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
48.76
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
44.7
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
137.81
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.42
13.42
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
4.35
4.35
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.24
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.12
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
11
23.32
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
14.54
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.36
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.84
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
14.54
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
21.2
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
30
30

Fielding Stats for Billy Alvord and Kevin Ward

Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
1.03
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.46
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.96
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6918
27
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2306
9
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.74
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.12
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
2.51
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.71
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1269
4.95
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
2.24
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1088
4.25
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
2.16
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.74
85.74
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.12
96.12
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.106
4.106
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.476
1.476
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.48
65.48
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.16
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0