Woodie Held vs. Pinky Swander — Career Comparison

Woodie Held
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueShortstop
Pinky Swander
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Woodie Held and Pinky Swander are closely matched on the surface stats. Pinky Swander posted stronger numbers in OPS (.791 vs .759) and on-base percentage (.406 vs .338). Woodie Held had the advantage in slugging (.421 vs .385). By the career numbers, Pinky Swander had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Woodie Held and Pinky Swander

Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1390
179.55
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
15
140.63
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4645
600
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4019
519.14
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
52
487.5
Woodie Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Woodie Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0.768
0.768
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.813
0.813
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
963
124.39
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
131.25
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
612
79.05
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
93.75
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
19.38
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.84
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
23.12
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
45.34
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
4
37.5
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
589.64
76.16
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.77
91.61
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1694
218.82
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
20
187.5
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1527
197.24
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
243.75
Woodie Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Woodie Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0.753
0.753
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Woodie Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Woodie Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0.719
0.719
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.842
0.842
Woodie Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
524
67.69
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
72.21
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
6
56.25
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
904
116.77
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
140.63
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
582.38
75.23
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.16
95.26
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
7.23
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
508
65.62
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
93.75
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
5.81
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woodie Held
Career
Per 600 PA
944
121.94
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Woodie Held
Career
Per 600 PA
4.92
4.92
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
32
Woodie Held
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
4.39
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.62
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woodie Held
Career
Per 600 PA
92
11.88
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
1.81
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.42
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.23
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
56
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Woodie Held and Pinky Swander

Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1298
1.19
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.13
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1078
0.99
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29538
27
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
27
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9846
9
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
9
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2123
1.94
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.04
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
1.97
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Woodie Held
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.13
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4423
4.04
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.45
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4279
3.91
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.21
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.74
96.74
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.297
3.297
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.071
1.071
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.05
83.05
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woodie Held
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
0.42
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woodie Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woodie Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woodie Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woodie Held
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0