Ray Lankford vs. Joe Ware — Career Comparison

Ray Lankford
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star
Joe Ware
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland StarsEast-West LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Ray Lankford and Joe Ware are closely matched on the surface stats. Ray Lankford posted stronger numbers in OPS (.847 vs .831) and slugging (.477 vs .453). Joe Ware had the advantage in on-base percentage (.378 vs .370). By the career numbers, Ray Lankford had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ray Lankford and Joe Ware

Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1701
152.92
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
171.43
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6674
600
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
84
600
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5747
516.66
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
535.71
Ray Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Joe Ware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
0.86
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.848
0.848
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1561
140.34
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
171.43
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
913
82.08
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
114.29
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
356
32
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
42.86
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
4.85
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
21.4
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
648
58.26
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
8
57.14
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1055.92
94.93
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.29
94.94
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2739
246.24
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
34
242.86
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2425
218.01
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
221.43
Ray Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Joe Ware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.831
0.831
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ray Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.882
0.882
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.824
0.824
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
968
87.02
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
10
71.43
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
874
78.57
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
6
42.86
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1604
144.2
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
16
114.29
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1024.3
92.09
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.14
101.03
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
3.24
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
828
74.44
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
6
42.86
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
6.11
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
1550
139.35
Joe Ware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.31
4.31
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
0.9
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.76
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
77
6.92
Joe Ware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
258
23.19
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.14
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
10.52
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
33.71
Joe Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.14
Ray Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
68.8
68.8
Joe Ware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ray Lankford and Joe Ware

Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
1.09
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.23
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1485
1.02
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.02
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39309
27
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
27
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13103
9
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
175.2
9
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3530
2.42
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
3.69
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.05
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.92
Ray Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.04
Joe Ware
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3665
2.52
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
4.92
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3602
2.47
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
4.61
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.28
98.28
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Ray Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.271
2.271
Joe Ware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.63
93.63
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Ray Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.01
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.36
Ray Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0