Mel Mazzera vs. Taylor Ward — Career Comparison

Mel Mazzera
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Taylor Ward
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Mel Mazzera and Taylor Ward are closely matched on the surface stats. Taylor Ward posted stronger numbers in OPS (.766 vs .735) and slugging (.439 vs .402). Mel Mazzera had the advantage in on-base percentage (.333 vs .327). By the career numbers, Taylor Ward had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mel Mazzera and Taylor Ward

Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
219.43
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
704
149.1
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
566
600
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2833
600
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
507
537.46
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2494
528.2
Mel Mazzera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
144.17
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
615
130.25
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
101.77
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
78.36
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
22
23.32
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
26.26
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.48
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.69
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.6
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
23.93
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
40
42.4
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
51.89
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
68.91
73.05
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373.17
79.03
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
204
216.25
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1094
231.7
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
185
196.11
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
926
196.12
Mel Mazzera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.735
0.735
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.766
0.766
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.675
0.675
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.739
0.739
Mel Mazzera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
79.51
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
359
76.03
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
66
69.96
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
73.07
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
138.87
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
125.17
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73.89
78.33
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369.72
78.3
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.24
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.57
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
45
47.7
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280
59.3
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.21
Mel Mazzera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
75.27
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
689
145.92
Mel Mazzera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.97
7.97
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
4.11
4.11
Mel Mazzera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Mel Mazzera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.6
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.42
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
5.51
Mel Mazzera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.36
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
44
9.32
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.12
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
5.08
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.33
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.18
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
7.41
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.57
68.57

Fielding Stats for Mel Mazzera and Taylor Ward

Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
1.07
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
1.02
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16951
27
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5650.1
9
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1254
2
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.14
Mel Mazzera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.04
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1364
2.17
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1341
2.14
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.06
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.874
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.4
95.4
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Mazzera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Mel Mazzera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0