Chris Michalak vs. Bryan Ward — Career Comparison

Chris Michalak
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bryan Ward
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Michalak 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. Chris Michalak posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.7 and WHIP 1.683 compared to 5.09 and 1.537 for Bryan Ward. By the career numbers, Chris Michalak had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Michalak and Bryan Ward

Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.87
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
9.13
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.47
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
4.7
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.09
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
10.72
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
11.05
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.72
10.72
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.27
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.63
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
4
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.69
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
4.09
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
6.34
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.899
0.899
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.004
1.004
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.48
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
41.02
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
39.78
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.59
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.13
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.77
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.22
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.06
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.527
1.527
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
756
35.56
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
36.61
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.02
41.02
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Chris Michalak and Bryan Ward

Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.87
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
9.13
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.75
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.02
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.86
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.25
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.78
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.15
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.126
0.126
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Michalak and Bryan Ward

Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
61
2287.5
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
57000
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
412.5
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.906
0.906
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.92
71.93
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
150
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.879
0.879
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.08
78.09
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
205.73
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
6
225
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA