Dick Hoblitzell vs. Piggy Ward — Career Comparison

Dick Hoblitzell
Lost GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Piggy Ward
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Dick Hoblitzell and Piggy Ward are closely matched on the surface stats. Piggy Ward posted stronger numbers in OPS (.779 vs .715) and on-base percentage (.419 vs .341). Dick Hoblitzell had the advantage in slugging (.374 vs .360). By the career numbers, Piggy Ward had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dick Hoblitzell and Piggy Ward

Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1318
147.26
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
221
137.69
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5370
600
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
963
600
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4706
525.81
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
780
485.98
Dick Hoblitzell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dick Hoblitzell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.757
0.757
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.869
0.869
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1310
146.37
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
223
138.94
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1001
111.84
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
114.02
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
21.68
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
23
14.33
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
9.83
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
9.97
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.02
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.62
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
34.53
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
40
24.92
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
654.81
73.16
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164.98
102.79
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1761
196.76
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
281
175.08
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1755
196.09
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
249.84
Dick Hoblitzell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Dick Hoblitzell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Dick Hoblitzell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Dick Hoblitzell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.979
0.979
Dick Hoblitzell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
66.03
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
107.17
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
66.26
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
90
56.07
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1157
129.27
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
261
162.62
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721.23
80.58
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166.65
103.83
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
4.25
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
13.71
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
407
45.47
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
97.2
Dick Hoblitzell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoblitzell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
321
35.87
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
45.48
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.73
16.73
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
13.19
13.19
Dick Hoblitzell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.27
1.27
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.14
2.14
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
24.47
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.12
Dick Hoblitzell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoblitzell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
19.33
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
53.58
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
2.91
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
22.23
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
53.58
Dick Hoblitzell
Career
Per 600 PA
86.93
86.93
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Dick Hoblitzell and Piggy Ward

Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1291
4
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.1
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.02
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8709
27
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
5298
27
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2903
9
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1766
9
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12591
39.04
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
2.02
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
2.1
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
1.62
Dick Hoblitzell
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.56
Piggy Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.48
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13448
41.69
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
4.12
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13268
41.13
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
714
3.64
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.66
98.66
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.26
88.26
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.277
10.277
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.306
3.306
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.41
25.41
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
1.99
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Dick Hoblitzell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoblitzell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hoblitzell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dick Hoblitzell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Piggy Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0