Ben Grieve vs. Turner Ward — Career Comparison

Ben Grieve
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRight FielderRookie of the YearAll-Star
Turner Ward
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRight Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ben Grieve comes out clearly ahead of Turner Ward across most offensive categories. Ben Grieve led in walk rate (BB%+ 137 vs 110), home run production (HR/PA+ 114 vs 88), and slugging (SLG+ 103 vs 91). Turner Ward held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 115 vs 79). Ben Grieve was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ben Grieve and Turner Ward

Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
976
156.45
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
626
209.95
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3743
600
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1789
600
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3215
515.36
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1548
519.17
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.751
0.751
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
864
138.5
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
389
130.46
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
549
88
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
89.21
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
30.78
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
73
24.48
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.8
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.69
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
18.92
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
39
13.08
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
50.49
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
123
41.25
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
533.34
85.49
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
210.75
70.68
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1420
227.62
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
601
201.57
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1375
220.41
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
588
197.21
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.809
0.809
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.688
0.688
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
471
75.5
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
210
70.43
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
492
78.87
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
219
73.45
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
845
135.45
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
390
130.8
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
533.84
85.57
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
214.94
72.09
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
7.21
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
13
4.36
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
466
74.7
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
186
62.38
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
3.53
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.69
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
784
125.67
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
82.84
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
4.77
4.77
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.24
7.24
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.16
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.71
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.56
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
7.38
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
103
16.51
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
12.07
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.85
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
11.07
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.8
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.03
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
29
4.65
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
16.1
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.76
82.76
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
68.75
68.75

Fielding Stats for Ben Grieve and Turner Ward

Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
1.1
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
1.33
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
1.08
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
0.93
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18950
27
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
10396
27
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6316.2
9
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3465.1
9
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1385
1.97
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
2.39
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.04
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.03
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.03
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1436
2.05
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
2.5
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1416
2.02
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
2.47
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.61
98.61
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.76
98.76
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.859
1.859
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.19
98.19
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.12
70.12
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0