Richie Ashburn vs. Joe Ware — Career Comparison

Richie Ashburn
Greatest GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderAll-Star
Joe Ware
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland StarsEast-West LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Richie Ashburn and Joe Ware are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Ware posted stronger numbers in OPS (.831 vs .780) and slugging (.453 vs .382). Richie Ashburn had the advantage in on-base percentage (.398 vs .378). By the career numbers, Joe Ware had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Richie Ashburn and Joe Ware

Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2189
134.9
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
171.43
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9736
600
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
84
600
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8365
515.51
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
535.71
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Joe Ware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.807
0.807
Joe Ware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.848
0.848
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2574
158.63
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
171.43
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2119
130.59
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
16
114.29
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
317
19.54
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
42.86
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
6.72
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
1.79
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
455
28.04
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
57.14
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Joe Ware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1386.93
85.47
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.29
94.94
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3196
196.96
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
242.86
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3815
235.11
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
31
221.43
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Joe Ware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.779
0.779
Joe Ware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Joe Ware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Joe Ware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.783
0.783
Joe Ware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.824
0.824
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1322
81.47
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
10
71.43
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
36.11
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
42.86
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1879
115.8
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
16
114.29
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1512.85
93.23
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.14
101.03
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
2.65
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198
73.83
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
6
42.86
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
1.54
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
571
35.19
Joe Ware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.05
17.05
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
2.1
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
6.9
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
1.11
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
83
5.12
Joe Ware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
14.42
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.14
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
5.67
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
326
20.09
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.14
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 600 PA
71.78
71.78
Joe Ware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Richie Ashburn and Joe Ware

Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2106
1.78
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.23
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1204
1.02
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.02
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31872
27
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
27
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10624
9
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
175.2
9
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6094
5.16
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
3.69
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
0.15
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.92
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.09
Joe Ware
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6387
5.41
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
4.92
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6276
5.32
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
4.61
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.26
98.26
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Joe Ware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.17
57.17
Joe Ware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Richie Ashburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.04
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.36
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richie Ashburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0