Lave Cross vs. Pinky Ward — Career Comparison

Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Pinky Ward
UnknownMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Lave Cross and Pinky Ward are closely matched on the surface stats. Pinky Ward posted stronger numbers in OPS (.724 vs .711) and on-base percentage (.365 vs .329). Lave Cross had the advantage in slugging (.383 vs .358). By the career numbers, Pinky 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 Lave Cross and Pinky Ward

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
335
149.11
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1348
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1131
503.41
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.776
0.776
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
301
133.98
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
227
101.04
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
25.32
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
52
23.15
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
14
6.23
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.56
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
36.59
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
74
32.94
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1198.81
73.84
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176.68
78.64
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3475
214.04
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
405
180.27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3148
193.9
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
478
212.76
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.758
0.758
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
170
75.67
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
111
49.41
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
273
121.51
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1350.62
83.19
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
189.15
84.19
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
1.91
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
8.46
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
70.33
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
217
13.37
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.45
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
44.89
44.89
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1348
1348
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
2.15
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
158
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
9.86
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
17.8
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
18.66
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
20.92
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
18.66
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
20.92
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Lave Cross and Pinky Ward

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
1.32
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.08
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
7132
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2377.1
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4262
1.96
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
1.99
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4553
2.09
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.17
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.12
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9405
4.32
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
603
2.28
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8815
4.05
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
2.16
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.69
94.69
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.836
3.836
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.641
1.641
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.9
81.9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
0.14
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0