Josh Johnson vs. Taylor Ward — Career Comparison

Josh Johnson
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IICatcher
Taylor Ward
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Josh Johnson and Taylor Ward are closely matched on the surface stats. Josh Johnson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.778 vs .766) and on-base percentage (.371 vs .327). Taylor Ward had the advantage in slugging (.439 vs .407). By the career numbers, Josh Johnson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Josh Johnson and Taylor Ward

Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
196.88
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
704
149.1
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
128
600
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2833
600
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
553.13
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2494
528.2
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
187.5
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
615
130.25
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
159.38
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
78.36
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
23.44
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
26.26
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.69
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.69
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
23.93
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
28.13
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
51.89
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17.44
81.73
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373.17
79.03
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
48
225
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1094
231.7
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
215.63
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
926
196.12
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.766
0.766
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.692
0.692
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.739
0.739
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
107.81
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
359
76.03
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
79.69
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
345
73.07
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
182.81
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
125.17
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20.41
95.67
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369.72
78.3
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.69
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.57
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
23.44
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280
59.3
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.21
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.38
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
689
145.92
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
64
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
4.11
4.11
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.75
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.42
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
5.51
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
44
9.32
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
5.08
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.33
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
7.41
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.57
68.57

Fielding Stats for Josh Johnson and Taylor Ward

Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.36
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
674
1.07
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
1.02
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
753
27
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16951
27
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
9
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5650.1
9
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.63
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254
2
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.14
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.04
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
5.27
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1364
2.17
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
5.13
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1341
2.14
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.28
97.28
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.763
3.763
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.68
73.68
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.4
95.4
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.72
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0