Ralph McCabe vs. Bryan Ward — Career Comparison

Ralph McCabe
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bryan Ward
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ralph McCabe built a career as a starting pitcher and Bryan Ward as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bryan Ward posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.09 and WHIP 1.537 compared to 11.25 and 1.750 for Ralph McCabe. By the career numbers, Bryan Ward had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ralph McCabe and Bryan Ward

Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
9.13
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
11.25
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
5.09
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.27
13.27
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
11.25
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
11.05
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.05
11.05
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.63
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.69
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
6.34
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.004
1.004
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.48
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
42.75
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
39.78
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.59
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
11.25
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
5.77
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.06
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.527
1.527
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
36
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
36.61
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.75
42.75
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Ralph McCabe and Bryan Ward

Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
9.13
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
27
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
9
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.86
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.25
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.15
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.126
0.126
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph McCabe and Bryan Ward

Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
57000
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ralph McCabe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
205.73
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph McCabe
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA