Johnny Mize vs. Gary Ward — Career Comparison

Johnny Mize
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanAll-Star
Gary Ward
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Johnny Mize comes out clearly ahead of Gary Ward across most offensive categories. Johnny Mize led in home run production (HR/PA+ 340 vs 119), walk rate (BB%+ 142 vs 81), and slugging (SLG+ 156 vs 111). Johnny Mize was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Johnny Mize and Gary Ward

Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1884
153.36
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1287
157.85
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7371
600
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
4892
600
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6443
524.46
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4479
549.35
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.954
0.954
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.771
0.771
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2011
163.7
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1236
151.59
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1202
97.84
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
869
106.58
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
367
29.87
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
196
24.04
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
6.76
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
41
5.03
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
359
29.22
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
130
15.94
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
809
65.85
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
367
45.01
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1397.43
113.75
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
607.79
74.55
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3621
294.75
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1904
233.52
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2919
237.61
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1600
196.24
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.959
0.959
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.753
0.753
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.006
1.006
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.686
0.686
Johnny Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1118
91.01
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
594
72.85
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1337
108.83
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
597
73.22
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2096
170.61
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1061
130.13
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1432.54
116.61
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
628.31
77.06
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
4.23
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.59
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
856
69.68
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
351
43.05
Johnny Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.43
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
524
42.65
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
775
95.05
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.07
14.07
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
6.31
6.31
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.63
1.63
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.63
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
1.72
Johnny Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.29
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
8.06
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
152
18.64
Johnny Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
28
2.28
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
10.18
Johnny Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.08
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
3.68
Johnny Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
29
2.36
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
13.86
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.55
96.55
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
73.45
73.45

Fielding Stats for Johnny Mize and Gary Ward

Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1675
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1150
1.1
Johnny Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1060
1.02
Johnny Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28120
27
Johnny Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9373.1
9
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14862
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2777
2.67
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1033
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.1
Johnny Mize
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.04
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16028
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2929
2.81
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15895
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2885
2.77
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.17
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.5
98.5
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9.49
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.509
2.509
Johnny Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.17
92.17
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1320
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.05
Johnny Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0