Bob Barton vs. Kevin Ward — Career Comparison

Bob Barton
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher
Kevin Ward
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Bob Barton and Kevin Ward are closely matched on the surface stats. Kevin Ward posted stronger numbers in OPS (.627 vs .585) and slugging (.339 vs .287). Bob Barton had the advantage in on-base percentage (.298 vs .288). 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 Bob Barton and Kevin Ward

Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
204.51
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
265.02
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1153
600
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
283
600
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1049
545.88
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
254
538.52
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
123.33
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
55
116.61
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
100.95
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
36
76.33
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
16.13
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.44
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.56
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.24
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
4.68
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.6
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
22.38
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
40.28
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83.69
43.55
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23.06
48.9
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
156.63
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
182.33
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
329
171.21
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
171.73
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.574
0.574
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
28.1
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
53
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
34.35
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
42.4
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
57.76
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
84.81
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.32
45.44
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
21.22
44.98
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.6
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.36
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
45.27
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
48.76
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.37
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
87.42
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
137.81
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.86
6.86
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
4.35
4.35
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.12
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.24
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.12
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.12
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
17.17
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
23.32
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.56
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.36
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.12
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.84
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.68
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
21.2
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
30
30

Fielding Stats for Bob Barton and Kevin Ward

Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
1.21
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.46
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.01
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.96
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8454
27
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2818
9
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1986
6.34
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
2.12
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.59
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
7.02
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
2.24
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2171
6.93
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
2.16
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.73
98.73
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.12
96.12
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.713
5.713
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.476
1.476
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.42
83.42
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.48
65.48
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.58
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.4
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0