Bill Rigney vs. Aaron Ward — Career Comparison

Bill Rigney
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
Aaron Ward
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Bill Rigney and Aaron 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 Bill Rigney, 94 for Aaron Ward), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 95 vs 99). The overall lean goes to Bill Rigney, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Bill Rigney and Aaron Ward

Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
654
177.24
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1059
153.96
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
2214
600
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4127
600
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1966
532.79
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3611
524.98
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.733
0.733
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
510
138.21
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
966
140.44
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
377
102.17
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
102.35
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
78
21.14
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
22.97
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.79
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
7.85
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
11.11
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
7.27
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
133
36.04
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
262
38.09
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
253.76
68.77
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481.36
69.98
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
739
200.27
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1382
200.92
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
730
197.83
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1330
193.36
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.664
0.664
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
281
76.15
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
457
66.44
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
212
57.45
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
64.99
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
452
122.49
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
854
124.16
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
271.83
73.67
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
523.31
76.08
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.25
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.63
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
56.37
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
339
49.29
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
55.83
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
457
66.44
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
10.75
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
9.03
9.03
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
28
7.59
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
22.1
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
41
11.11
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.78
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
5.23
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.08
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
5.52
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
29
7.86
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
10.76
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86.21
86.21
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
48.65
48.65

Fielding Stats for Bill Rigney and Aaron Ward

Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1026
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
950
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2163
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1310
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3066
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2366
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5393
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2260
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5229
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.96
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.097
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0