Al Kaline vs. Taylor Ward — Career Comparison

Al Kaline
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Taylor Ward
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Al Kaline comes out clearly ahead of Taylor Ward across most offensive categories. Al Kaline led in home run production (HR/PA+ 209 vs 137), contact rate (K%+ 145 vs 100), and slugging (SLG+ 141 vs 112). Al Kaline was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Al Kaline and Taylor Ward

Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2834
146.62
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
704
149.1
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11597
600
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2833
600
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10116
523.38
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2494
528.2
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.866
0.866
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3007
155.57
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
615
130.25
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2035
105.29
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
370
78.36
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
498
25.77
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
26.26
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
3.88
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.69
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
20.64
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
23.93
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
972
50.29
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
245
51.89
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1822.79
94.31
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
373.17
79.03
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4852
251.03
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1094
231.7
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4339
224.49
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
926
196.12
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.766
0.766
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.739
0.739
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1622
83.92
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
359
76.03
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1583
81.9
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
345
73.07
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2806
145.18
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
591
125.17
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1866.99
96.59
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
369.72
78.3
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
2.85
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.57
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1277
66.07
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
280
59.3
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
6.78
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.21
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1020
52.77
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
689
145.92
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.37
11.37
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
4.11
4.11
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
2.33
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.42
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
5.38
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
5.51
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
271
14.02
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
9.32
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
7.09
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
24
5.08
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.36
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.33
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
10.45
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
35
7.41
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
67.82
67.82
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.57
68.57

Fielding Stats for Al Kaline and Taylor Ward

Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2625
1.08
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
1.07
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2482
1.02
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
643
1.02
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65480
27
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
16951
27
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21826.2
9
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
5650.1
9
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5938
2.45
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254
2
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
0.1
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.14
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.03
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.04
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6255
2.58
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1364
2.17
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6173
2.55
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1341
2.14
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.31
98.31
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.352
2.352
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.55
94.55
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.4
95.4
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.05
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0