Nelson Cruz vs. Joe Ware — Career Comparison

Nelson Cruz
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanTexas RangersAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterSilver SluggerAll-Star
Joe Ware
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland StarsEast-West LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Nelson Cruz and Joe Ware are closely matched on the surface stats. Nelson Cruz posted stronger numbers in OPS (.862 vs .831) and slugging (.513 vs .453). Joe Ware had the advantage in on-base percentage (.378 vs .349). By the career numbers, Nelson Cruz had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Nelson Cruz and Joe Ware

Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2055
147.01
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
171.43
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8387
600
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
84
600
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7501
536.62
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
75
535.71
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Joe Ware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.848
0.848
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2053
146.87
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
171.43
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1202
85.99
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
114.29
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
372
26.61
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
42.86
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.07
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
33.19
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
851
60.88
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
8
57.14
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1312.51
93.9
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.29
94.94
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3847
275.21
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
34
242.86
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2877
205.82
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
221.43
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Joe Ware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.856
0.856
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.831
0.831
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
0.84
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.824
0.824
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Joe Ware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1090
77.98
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
10
71.43
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1325
94.79
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
6
42.86
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1951
139.57
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
16
114.29
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1293.77
92.56
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.14
101.03
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
6.15
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
738
52.8
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
6
42.86
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
5.58
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1916
137.07
Joe Ware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.38
4.38
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.14
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
4.29
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
179
12.81
Joe Ware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
6.01
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
2.29
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
8.3
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.14
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
72.41
72.41
Joe Ware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Nelson Cruz and Joe Ware

Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
972
1.06
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.23
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
938
1.03
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.02
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24684
27
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
27
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8228
9
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
175.2
9
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1970
2.15
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
3.69
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.06
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.92
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.04
Joe Ware
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2055
2.25
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
4.92
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2021
2.21
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
4.61
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.079
2.079
Joe Ware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.5
96.5
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.01
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.36
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0