Zac Gallen vs. Duane Ward — Career Comparison

Zac Gallen
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Duane Ward
Baby BoomersNew MexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Zac Gallen built a career as a starting pitcher and Duane Ward as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Duane Ward led in home run suppression (HR9+ 179 vs 124), strikeout rate (K%+ 163 vs 115), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 145 vs 118). Zac Gallen held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 106 vs 97). Role difference aside, Duane Ward holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Zac Gallen and Duane Ward

Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.57
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
6.24
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.57
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.59
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.43
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.46
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.5
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.93
55.93
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.38
46.38
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.63
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
3.58
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
3.28
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.228
0.228
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3022
27
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2000
27
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1007.1
9
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
666.2
9
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
7.53
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
7.44
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.53
7.53
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.05
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.43
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
2.89
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
3.86
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.53
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1060
9.47
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
679
9.17
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.374
1.374
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.29
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.69
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.32
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4142
37.01
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2783
37.57
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.67
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
425
3.8
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
3.62
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.39
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.66
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.81
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3758
33.58
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2420
32.67
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.57
37.57

Fielding Stats for Zac Gallen and Duane Ward

Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.57
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
6.24
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.57
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3022
27
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2000
27
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1007.1
9
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
666.2
9
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.56
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.5
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.63
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.16
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.22
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.74
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
1.2
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.66
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.81
97.81
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.35
95.35
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zac Gallen and Duane Ward

Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
176
1600
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
277200
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
463.64
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
54.55
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
14.2
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
90.91
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
81.82
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
7.58
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
26
236.36
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
2.54
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
127.27
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA