Josh Bard vs. Jesse Williams — Career Comparison

Josh Bard
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher
Jesse Williams
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueShortstopAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Josh Bard and Jesse Williams are closely matched on the surface stats. Josh Bard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.709 vs .696) and slugging (.385 vs .357). Jesse Williams had the advantage in on-base percentage (.339 vs .324). By the career numbers, Josh Bard had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Josh Bard and Jesse Williams

Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
586
177.58
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
288
151.18
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1980
600
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1143
600
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1778
538.79
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1012
531.23
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.736
0.736
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
452
136.97
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
141.73
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
91.21
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
108.66
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
33.03
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
40
21
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.91
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.45
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
11.82
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.62
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
45.76
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
63
33.07
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216.45
65.59
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
137.47
72.16
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
684
207.27
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
361
189.5
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
190.91
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
381
200
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.623
0.623
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
162
49.09
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
88.71
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
66.67
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
101
53.02
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
343
103.94
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
139.11
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220.01
66.67
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151.13
79.33
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.91
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.77
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
53.03
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
100
52.49
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.64
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
299
90.61
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.05
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
6.62
6.62
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
571.5
571.5
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
11
3.33
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.97
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.94
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
56
16.97
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.3
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.8
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.21
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.52
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
17.32
Josh Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.97
96.97

Fielding Stats for Josh Bard and Jesse Williams

Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
1.12
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
1.1
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
1
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.05
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12675
27
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7123
27
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4225
9
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2374.1
9
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3102
6.61
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
1.97
Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.49
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
795
3.01
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.06
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.33
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3359
7.16
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1400
5.31
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3331
7.1
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1314
4.98
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.86
93.86
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.321
6.321
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.516
4.516
Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.8
88.8
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.53
95.53
Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.07
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.38
Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.06
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
0.76
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.21
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0