Dave Nelson vs. Turner Ward — Career Comparison

Dave Nelson
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
Turner Ward
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRight Fielder

Dave Nelson and Turner 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+ 98 for Dave Nelson, 96 for Turner Ward), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 89 vs 91). The overall lean goes to Turner Ward, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Dave Nelson and Turner Ward

Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
813
169.67
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
626
209.95
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2875
600
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1789
600
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2578
538.02
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1548
519.17
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
131.48
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
389
130.46
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
514
107.27
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
266
89.21
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
16.07
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
24.48
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.97
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
11
3.69
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
4.17
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
13.08
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
24.21
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
41.25
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265.61
55.43
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
210.75
70.68
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
805
168
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
601
201.57
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
863
180.1
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
588
197.21
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.618
0.618
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.591
0.591
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
70.96
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
210
70.43
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
211
44.03
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
73.45
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
531
110.82
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
390
130.8
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
276.82
57.77
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
214.94
72.09
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
2.71
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.36
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
45.91
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186
62.38
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.09
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.69
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
392
81.81
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
82.84
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.33
7.33
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
7.24
7.24
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
10.02
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.71
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.34
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
7.38
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
10.64
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
12.07
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
39.03
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
33
11.07
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
15.23
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
15
5.03
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
54.26
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
48
16.1
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.92
71.92
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
68.75
68.75

Fielding Stats for Dave Nelson and Turner Ward

Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
703
1.14
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
1.33
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
1
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
0.93
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16696
27
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
10396
27
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5565.1
9
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3465.1
9
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1229
1.99
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
2.39
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1537
2.49
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.15
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.03
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
4.62
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
2.5
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2766
4.47
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
952
2.47
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.85
96.85
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.76
98.76
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.935
3.935
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.859
1.859
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.34
88.34
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.12
70.12
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
0.52
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0