Kris Bubic vs. Duane Ward — Career Comparison

Gen ZCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Baby BoomersNew MexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Kris Bubic built a career as a starting pitcher and Duane Ward as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Duane Ward led in strikeout rate (K%+ 163 vs 97), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 145 vs 106), and run prevention (ERA+ 144 vs 110). Role difference aside, Duane Ward holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kris Bubic and Duane Ward

Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
2.23
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
6.24
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.53
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.36
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.43
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.69
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.5
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.55
34.55
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.38
46.38
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.38
68.38
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.63
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
4.14
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
3.28
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
1415
27
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2000
27
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
471.2
9
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
666.2
9
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
9.01
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
7.44
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.01
9.01
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.09
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.43
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.63
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
3.86
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.53
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
8.47
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
9.17
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.47
8.47
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.69
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2030
38.73
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2783
37.57
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.67
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
4.58
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
3.62
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.32
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.39
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.16
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.81
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.404
1.404
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1803
34.4
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2420
32.67
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.57
37.57

Fielding Stats for Kris Bubic and Duane Ward

Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
2.23
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
6.24
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.53
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
1415
27
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2000
27
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
471.2
9
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
666.2
9
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.5
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.82
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.16
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.74
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.09
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.66
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.94
91.94
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.35
95.35
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.487
0.487
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.38
68.38
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kris Bubic and Duane Ward

Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
117
14040
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
277200
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.51
-61.28
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-60
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA