Willie Clark vs. Taylor Ward — Career Comparison

Willie Clark
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Taylor Ward
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Willie Clark and Taylor Ward are closely matched on the surface stats. Taylor Ward posted stronger numbers in OPS (.766 vs .745) and slugging (.439 vs .388). Willie Clark had the advantage in on-base percentage (.358 vs .327). By the career numbers, Taylor 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 Willie Clark and Taylor Ward

Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
350
146.34
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
149.1
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1435
600
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2833
600
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1280
535.19
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2494
528.2
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.778
0.778
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
366
153.03
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
615
130.25
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
275
114.98
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
78.36
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
54
22.58
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
26.26
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
14.63
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.69
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.84
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
23.93
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
91
38.05
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
51.89
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196.53
82.17
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373.17
79.03
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
496
207.39
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1094
231.7
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
509
212.82
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
926
196.12
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.766
0.766
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.739
0.739
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
78.61
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
359
76.03
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
83.21
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
345
73.07
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
385
160.98
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
125.17
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213.25
89.17
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369.72
78.3
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
12.13
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
6.57
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
114
47.67
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280
59.3
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.21
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
31.36
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
689
145.92
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.13
19.13
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
4.11
4.11
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
1.52
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.02
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.42
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
5.51
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
44
9.32
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
15.89
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
24
5.08
Willie Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.33
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
15.89
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
35
7.41
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
68.57
68.57

Fielding Stats for Willie Clark and Taylor Ward

Willie Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Willie Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
1.05
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
1.07
Willie Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
1.02
Willie Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
8766
27
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16951
27
Willie Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2922
9
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5650.1
9
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3349
10.32
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254
2
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.52
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.14
Willie Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.19
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.04
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3580
11.03
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1364
2.17
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3519
10.84
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1341
2.14
Willie Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.3
98.3
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.35
10.35
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Willie Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.4
95.4
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.59
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Willie Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Willie Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0