Yogi Berra vs. Piggy Ward — Career Comparison

Yogi Berra
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCatcherMVPAll-Star
Piggy Ward
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Yogi Berra posted the stronger offensive profile against Piggy Ward. Yogi Berra posted stronger numbers in OPS (.834 vs .779) and slugging (.482 vs .360). Piggy Ward had the advantage in on-base percentage (.419 vs .352). By the career numbers, Yogi Berra had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Yogi Berra and Piggy Ward

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2120
152.08
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
221
137.69
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8364
600
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
963
600
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7555
541.97
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
780
485.98
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.835
0.835
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.869
0.869
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2150
154.23
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
223
138.94
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1422
102.01
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
114.02
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
23.03
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
23
14.33
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
3.52
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
9.97
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
25.68
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.62
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
52.22
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
40
24.92
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1247.39
89.48
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164.98
102.79
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3643
261.33
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
281
175.08
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2906
208.46
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
249.84
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.779
0.779
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.794
0.794
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.979
0.979
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1175
84.29
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
107.17
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1430
102.58
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
90
56.07
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2247
161.19
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
261
162.62
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1296.76
93.02
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166.65
103.83
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
3.73
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
13.71
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
704
50.5
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
97.2
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.52
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
414
29.7
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
45.48
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.2
20.2
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
13.19
13.19
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
1.7
1.7
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.14
2.14
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
0.65
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.12
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
3.16
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
146
10.47
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.15
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
53.58
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1.87
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
56
4.02
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
53.58
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
53.57
53.57
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Yogi Berra and Piggy Ward

Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1962
1.93
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.1
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
1.03
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27512
27
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
5298
27
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9170.2
9
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1766
9
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9221
9.05
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
2.02
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
819
0.8
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.62
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.12
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.48
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10165
9.98
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
4.12
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10040
9.85
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
714
3.64
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.26
88.26
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.117
5.117
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.306
3.306
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.47
53.47
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.18
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.07
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.12
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yogi Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
0.2
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Yogi Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.2
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0