Jim Lefebvre vs. Preston Ward — Career Comparison

Jim Lefebvre
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueSecond BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star
Preston Ward
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueFirst Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Jim Lefebvre comes out clearly ahead of Preston Ward across most offensive categories. Jim Lefebvre led in contact rate (K%+ 113 vs 75), home run production (HR/PA+ 104 vs 84), and walk rate (BB%+ 122 vs 106). Jim Lefebvre was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jim Lefebvre and Preston Ward

Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
922
161.9
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
744
190.28
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3417
600
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2346
600
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3014
529.24
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2067
528.64
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
756
132.75
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
522
133.5
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
538
94.47
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
374
95.65
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
22.12
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
83
21.23
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
3.16
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.84
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
12.99
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
50
12.79
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
38.28
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
148
37.85
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380.66
66.84
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266.59
68.18
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
200.18
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
785
200.77
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1091
191.57
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
755
193.09
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.635
0.635
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.648
0.648
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
313
54.96
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
56.01
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
404
70.94
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
262
67.01
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
643
112.91
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
431
110.23
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
390.29
68.53
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
281.22
71.92
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.28
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.51
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
56.54
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
59.08
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
9.13
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.05
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
447
78.49
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315
80.56
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.64
7.64
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
7.45
7.45
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
6.85
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
7.93
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.09
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3.84
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
64
11.24
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
7.67
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.4
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.79
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.63
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.53
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
4.04
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.32
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
34.78
34.78
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.85
53.85

Fielding Stats for Jim Lefebvre and Preston Ward

Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
1.08
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
2.06
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
799
1
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
1
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21517
27
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
7968
27
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7172.1
9
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2656
9
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1608
2.02
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3543
12.01
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2070
2.6
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
1.39
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.11
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.18
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
3769
4.73
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4006
13.57
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
3678
4.62
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3953
13.39
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.59
97.59
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.68
98.68
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.257
4.257
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.512
6.512
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.48
92.48
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.43
48.43
Jim Lefebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
0.49
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.11
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lefebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0