Lave Cross vs. Preston Ward — Career Comparison

Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Preston Ward
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Lave Cross holds a real edge over Preston Ward in this comparison. Lave Cross led in contact rate (K%+ 542 vs 75), slugging (SLG+ 111 vs 90), and batting average (AVG+ 114 vs 95). Preston Ward held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 106 vs 51). The edge belongs to Lave Cross.

Hitting Stats for Lave Cross and Preston Ward

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
744
190.28
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2346
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2067
528.64
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
522
133.5
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
374
95.65
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
25.32
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
83
21.23
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3.84
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
12.79
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
36.59
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
37.85
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198.81
73.84
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
266.59
68.18
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3475
214.04
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
785
200.77
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3148
193.9
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
755
193.09
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.706
0.706
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.648
0.648
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
219
56.01
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
262
67.01
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
431
110.23
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350.62
83.19
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
281.22
71.92
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
1.91
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.51
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
59.08
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.05
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
315
80.56
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
7.45
7.45
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
9.86
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
31
7.93
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.84
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
30
7.67
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.79
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.53
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.32
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
53.85
53.85

Fielding Stats for Lave Cross and Preston Ward

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
2.06
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
7968
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2656
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4262
1.96
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3543
12.01
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4553
2.09
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
1.39
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.18
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9405
4.32
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4006
13.57
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8815
4.05
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3953
13.39
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.68
98.68
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.836
3.836
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.512
6.512
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.43
48.43
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
0.14
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.11
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0