Lave Cross vs. Gary Ward — Career Comparison

Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Gary Ward
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

Lave Cross and Gary Ward are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 102 for Lave Cross, 104 for Gary Ward), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 111 vs 111). The overall lean goes to Gary Ward, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Lave Cross and Gary Ward

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1287
157.85
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
4892
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
4479
549.35
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1236
151.59
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
869
106.58
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
25.32
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
196
24.04
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
41
5.03
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
15.94
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
36.59
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
367
45.01
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1198.81
73.84
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
607.79
74.55
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3475
214.04
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1904
233.52
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3148
193.9
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1600
196.24
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.753
0.753
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.686
0.686
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
594
72.85
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
597
73.22
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1061
130.13
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350.62
83.19
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
628.31
77.06
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
1.91
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.59
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
351
43.05
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.43
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
775
95.05
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
6.31
6.31
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
9.86
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.72
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.29
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
152
18.64
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
83
10.18
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
3.68
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
113
13.86
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
73.45
73.45

Fielding Stats for Lave Cross and Gary Ward

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1150
1.1
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1060
1.02
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
28120
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
9373.1
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4262
1.96
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2777
2.67
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4553
2.09
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.1
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.04
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9405
4.32
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2929
2.81
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8815
4.05
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2885
2.77
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.5
98.5
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.836
3.836
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.509
2.509
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.17
92.17
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
0.14
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.05
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0