Chris Michalak vs. Dick Ward — Career Comparison

Chris Michalak
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Ward
Greatest GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Michalak 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 4.7 and 1.683 for Chris Michalak. By the career numbers, Dick Ward had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Michalak and Dick Ward

Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
2.87
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.47
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
4.7
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.72
6.72
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
10.72
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
13.5
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.72
10.72
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.27
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
4
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.5
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.09
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.899
0.899
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
872
41.02
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
43.5
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.5
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.13
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
10.5
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.22
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
756
35.56
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
39
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.02
41.02
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.5
43.5

Fielding Stats for Chris Michalak and Dick Ward

Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
27
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191.1
9
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.75
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.02
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.78
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Michalak and Dick Ward

Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
2287.5
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.906
0.906
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
71.93
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.879
0.879
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.08
78.09
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
6
225
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA