Tim Raines vs. Preston Ward — Career Comparison

Tim Raines
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderSilver SluggerAll-Star
Preston Ward
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueFirst Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Tim Raines comes out clearly ahead of Preston Ward across most offensive categories. Tim Raines led in contact rate (K%+ 165 vs 75), walk rate (BB%+ 141 vs 106), and slugging (SLG+ 121 vs 90). Tim Raines was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Tim Raines and Preston Ward

Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2502
144.92
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
744
190.28
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10359
600
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2346
600
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8872
513.87
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2067
528.64
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.869
0.869
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2605
150.88
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
522
133.5
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1892
109.59
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
374
95.65
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
430
24.91
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
83
21.23
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
6.55
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3.84
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
9.85
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
12.79
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
713
41.3
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
148
37.85
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1680.41
97.33
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
266.59
68.18
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3771
218.42
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
785
200.77
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3977
230.35
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
755
193.09
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.706
0.706
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.908
0.908
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.648
0.648
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1571
90.99
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
219
56.01
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
980
56.76
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
262
67.01
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2381
137.91
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
431
110.23
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1675.18
97.03
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
281.22
71.92
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
2.43
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.51
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1330
77.03
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
231
59.08
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
8.57
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.05
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
966
55.95
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315
80.56
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.72
10.72
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
7.45
7.45
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
1.38
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
2.26
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
7.93
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
4.4
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3.84
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
142
8.22
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
7.67
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
808
46.8
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.79
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
8.46
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.53
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
954
55.26
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.32
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84.7
84.7
Preston Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
53.85
53.85

Fielding Stats for Tim Raines and Preston Ward

Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2176
1.05
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
2.06
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2099
1.02
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
1
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55823
27
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
7968
27
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18607.2
9
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2656
9
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4284
2.07
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3543
12.01
Tim Raines
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
0.13
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
1.39
Tim Raines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.03
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.18
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4618
2.23
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4006
13.57
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4557
2.2
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3953
13.39
Tim Raines
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.68
98.68
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.68
98.68
Tim Raines
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.094
2.094
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.512
6.512
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.46
96.46
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.43
48.43
Tim Raines
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.02
Preston Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.11
Tim Raines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Raines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Raines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Raines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preston Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0