Thurman Munson vs. Taylor Ward — Career Comparison

Thurman Munson
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueCatcherGold GloveMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Taylor Ward
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Thurman Munson and Taylor Ward are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 110 for Thurman Munson, 107 for Taylor Ward), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 116 vs 112). The overall lean goes to Thurman Munson, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Thurman Munson and Taylor Ward

Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1423
144.64
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
704
149.1
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5903
600
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2833
600
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5344
543.18
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2494
528.2
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
0.77
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1558
158.36
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
615
130.25
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1184
120.35
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
370
78.36
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
23.28
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
26.26
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
3.25
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.69
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
113
11.49
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
23.93
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
374
38.01
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
245
51.89
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733.19
74.52
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
373.17
79.03
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2190
222.6
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1094
231.7
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2038
207.15
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
926
196.12
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.766
0.766
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.739
0.739
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
696
70.74
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
359
76.03
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
701
71.25
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
345
73.07
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1284
130.51
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
591
125.17
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
785.83
79.87
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
369.72
78.3
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
4.27
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.57
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
44.52
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
280
59.3
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.21
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
571
58.04
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
689
145.92
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
4.11
4.11
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.13
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.42
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
5.9
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
26
5.51
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
160
16.26
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
9.32
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
4.88
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
5.08
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
5.08
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.33
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
9.96
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
35
7.41
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
48.98
48.98
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.57
68.57

Fielding Stats for Thurman Munson and Taylor Ward

Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1311
1.04
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
1.07
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1295
1.03
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
643
1.02
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34103
27
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
16951
27
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11367.2
9
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
5650.1
9
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6342
5.02
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254
2
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
742
0.59
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.14
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.1
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.04
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7214
5.71
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1364
2.17
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7084
5.61
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1341
2.14
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.2
98.2
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.404
5.404
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.4
95.4
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.07
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.07
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
0.42
Taylor Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
0.34
Taylor Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0