Ed Montague vs. Taylor Ward — Career Comparison

Ed Montague
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueShortstop
Taylor Ward
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Ed Montague and Taylor Ward are closely matched on the surface stats. Taylor Ward posted stronger numbers in OPS (.766 vs .681) and slugging (.439 vs .324). Ed Montague had the advantage in on-base percentage (.357 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 Ed Montague and Taylor Ward

Ed Montague
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Montague
Career
Per 600 PAverified
220
180.08
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
704
149.1
Ed Montague
Career
Per 600 PA
733
600
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2833
600
Ed Montague
Career
Per 600 PA
615
503.41
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2494
528.2
Ed Montague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Ed Montague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Ed Montague
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
131.79
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
615
130.25
Ed Montague
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
109.69
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
78.36
Ed Montague
Career
Per 600 PA
18
14.73
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
26.26
Ed Montague
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.73
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.69
Ed Montague
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.64
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
23.93
Ed Montague
Career
Per 600 PA
27
22.1
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
51.89
Ed Montague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Ed Montague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Ed Montague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ed Montague
Career
Per 600 PA
76.72
62.8
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373.17
79.03
Ed Montague
Career
Per 600 PA
199
162.89
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1094
231.7
Ed Montague
Career
Per 600 PAverified
252
206.28
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
926
196.12
Ed Montague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Ed Montague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Ed Montague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.681
0.681
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.766
0.766
Ed Montague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ed Montague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ed Montague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.739
0.739
Ed Montague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Ed Montague
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
85.95
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
359
76.03
Ed Montague
Career
Per 600 PA
69
56.48
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
73.07
Ed Montague
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
140.79
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
125.17
Ed Montague
Career
Per 600 PA
87.31
71.47
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
369.72
78.3
Ed Montague
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.91
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.57
Ed Montague
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
69.58
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
280
59.3
Ed Montague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.21
Ed Montague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
74.49
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
689
145.92
Ed Montague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.05
8.05
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
4.11
4.11
Ed Montague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.93
0.93
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Ed Montague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
22.1
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.42
Ed Montague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
5.51
Ed Montague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
44
9.32
Ed Montague
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.73
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
5.08
Ed Montague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.82
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.33
Ed Montague
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.55
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
7.41
Ed Montague
Career
Per 600 PA
36.84
36.84
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.57
68.57

Fielding Stats for Ed Montague and Taylor Ward

Ed Montague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Montague
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
1.07
Ed Montague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
1.02
Ed Montague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16951
27
Ed Montague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5650.1
9
Ed Montague
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1254
2
Ed Montague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.14
Ed Montague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.04
Ed Montague
Career
Per 9 Innings
950
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1364
2.17
Ed Montague
Career
Per 9 Innings
866
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1341
2.14
Ed Montague
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.16
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Ed Montague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.028
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Ed Montague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.4
95.4
Ed Montague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Ed Montague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Montague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Montague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ed Montague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0