Jon Lester vs. Dick Ward — Career Comparison

Jon Lester
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dick Ward
Greatest GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jon Lester built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Ward as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Ward posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 2.000 compared to 3.66 and 1.283 for Jon Lester. By the career numbers, Dick Ward had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jon Lester and Dick Ward

Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.48
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.66
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.38
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.09
63.09
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1114
3.66
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.72
6.72
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2610
8.57
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
13.5
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.97
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
2.93
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.5
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2488
8.17
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.21
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.3
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11487
37.73
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
43.5
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.5
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1215
3.99
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
10.5
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.2
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.22
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
0.82
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10377
34.09
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
39
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.5
43.5

Fielding Stats for Jon Lester and Dick Ward

Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.48
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8220
27
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2740
9
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.48
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.87
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.07
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.42
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
1.36
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jon Lester and Dick Ward

Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
649.65
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
600
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366
519.15
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
59.57
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
39.72
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.18
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.67
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.86
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.43
17.63
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.78
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
89.36
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.3
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
43.97
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.6
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.76
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
29.79
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
162
229.79
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.61
2.61
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
48.23
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.84
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.51
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA