Matt Joyce vs. Kevin Ward — Career Comparison

Matt Joyce
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Kevin Ward
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Matt Joyce posted the stronger offensive profile against Kevin Ward. Matt Joyce posted stronger numbers in OPS (.772 vs .627) and on-base percentage (.346 vs .288). By the career numbers, Matt Joyce had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Matt Joyce and Kevin Ward

Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1400
192.88
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
265.02
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4355
600
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
283
600
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3718
512.24
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
254
538.52
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
898
123.72
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
55
116.61
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
72.74
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
76.33
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
28.38
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
12
25.44
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
2.07
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.24
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
20.53
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.6
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
50.98
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
19
40.28
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
576.95
79.49
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
23.06
48.9
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
217.82
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
86
182.33
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1489
205.14
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
81
171.73
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
73.98
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
25
53
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
503
69.3
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
20
42.4
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
122.76
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
40
84.81
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
564.09
77.72
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
21.22
44.98
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
4.41
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.36
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
77.01
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
23
48.76
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.86
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
935
128.82
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
137.81
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.66
4.66
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
4.35
4.35
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
0.41
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.24
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.92
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.12
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
10.47
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
23.32
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
4.82
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.36
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
3.17
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.84
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
7.99
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
21.2
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.34
60.34
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
30
30

Fielding Stats for Matt Joyce and Kevin Ward

Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1022
1.21
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.46
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
854
1.01
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.96
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22818
27
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7606
9
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1628
1.93
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.12
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.04
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.03
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1691
2
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.24
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1662
1.97
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.16
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.29
98.29
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.12
96.12
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.626
1.626
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.476
1.476
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.56
83.56
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.48
65.48
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.01
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0