Willie Crawford vs. Piggy Ward — Career Comparison

Willie Crawford
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRight Fielder
Piggy Ward
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Willie Crawford and Piggy Ward are closely matched on the surface stats. Piggy Ward posted stronger numbers in OPS (.779 vs .766) and on-base percentage (.419 vs .358). Willie Crawford had the advantage in slugging (.408 vs .360). By the career numbers, Piggy 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 Crawford and Piggy Ward

Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1210
184.97
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
221
137.69
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3925
600
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
963
600
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3435
525.1
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
780
485.98
Willie Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Willie Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.774
0.774
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.869
0.869
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
921
140.79
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
223
138.94
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
648
99.06
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
114.02
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
23.24
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
23
14.33
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
5.35
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
9.97
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
13.15
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.62
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
41.73
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
40
24.92
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
511.01
78.12
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164.98
102.79
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1401
214.17
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
281
175.08
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1361
208.05
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
249.84
Willie Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Willie Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.757
0.757
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Willie Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Willie Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.979
0.979
Willie Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
507
77.5
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
107.17
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
419
64.05
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
90
56.07
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
840
128.41
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
261
162.62
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
522.19
79.82
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166.65
103.83
Willie Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.38
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
13.71
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
431
65.89
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
97.2
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
8.41
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
664
101.5
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
45.48
Willie Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
5.91
5.91
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.19
13.19
Willie Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.14
2.14
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.36
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.12
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.28
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
57
8.71
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
47
7.18
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
53.58
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
5.5
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
83
12.69
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
53.58
Willie Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
56.63
56.63
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Willie Crawford and Piggy Ward

Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
982
1.13
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.1
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
1
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23395
27
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
5298
27
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7798.1
9
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1766
9
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1659
1.91
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
2.02
Willie Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.06
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.62
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.05
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.48
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1757
2.03
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
4.12
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1713
1.98
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
3.64
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.5
97.5
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.26
88.26
Willie Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.744
1.744
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.306
3.306
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.39
88.39
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.01
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.17
Willie Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Willie Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0