Bill Phyle vs. Duane Ward — Career Comparison

Bill Phyle
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Duane Ward
Baby BoomersNew MexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Bill Phyle built a career as a starting pitcher and Duane Ward as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Duane Ward posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.28 and WHIP 1.314 compared to 3.96 and 1.500 for Bill Phyle. By the career numbers, Duane Ward had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Phyle and Duane Ward

Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.21
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
6.24
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.01
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.33
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.43
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.5
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.48
34.48
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.38
46.38
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.78
83.78
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.92
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.63
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
3.96
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
3.28
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2000
27
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
666.2
9
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
10.59
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
7.44
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.43
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.91
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
3.86
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.53
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
2.48
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
9.17
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.599
0.599
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.69
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
39.65
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2783
37.57
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.67
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
6.34
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
3.62
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.39
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.81
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
36.35
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2420
32.67
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.65
39.65
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.57
37.57

Fielding Stats for Bill Phyle and Duane Ward

Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.16
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
6.24
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2000
27
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
666.2
9
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.07
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.5
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.16
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.65
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.74
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
3.36
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.66
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.89
91.89
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.35
95.35
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.881
2.881
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.59
35.59
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Phyle and Duane Ward

Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
61
190.63
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
277200
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
600
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
568.75
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
100
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
81.25
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.63
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.75
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.95
27.98
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
121.88
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
128.13
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.13
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
78.13
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.07
25.23
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.13
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
30
93.75
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
6.4
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA