Bill Phyle vs. Bryan Ward — Career Comparison

Bill Phyle
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bryan Ward
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Phyle built a career as a starting pitcher and Bryan Ward as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Phyle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 5.09 and 1.537 for Bryan Ward. By the career numbers, Bill Phyle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Phyle and Bryan Ward

Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.21
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
9.13
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.01
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.33
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.48
34.48
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.78
83.78
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.92
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
3.96
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.09
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
10.59
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
11.05
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.59
10.59
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.63
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
2.91
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.69
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
2.48
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
6.34
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.599
0.599
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.004
1.004
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.48
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213
39.65
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
39.78
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.59
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
6.34
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
5.77
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.06
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.527
1.527
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1112
36.35
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
36.61
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.65
39.65
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Bill Phyle and Bryan Ward

Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.16
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
9.13
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.07
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.86
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.65
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.25
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
3.36
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.15
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.89
91.89
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.881
2.881
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.126
0.126
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.59
35.59
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Phyle and Bryan Ward

Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
61
190.63
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
57000
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
600
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
568.75
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
100
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
81.25
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.63
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.75
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.95
27.98
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
121.88
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
128.13
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.13
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
78.13
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.07
25.23
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
205.73
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
28.13
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
30
93.75
Bryan Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
6.4
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bryan Ward
Career
Per 600 PA