Bill Rigney vs. Pinky Ward — Career Comparison

Bill Rigney
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
Pinky Ward
UnknownMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Bill Rigney and Pinky Ward are closely matched on the surface stats. Pinky Ward posted stronger numbers in OPS (.724 vs .710) and on-base percentage (.365 vs .334). Bill Rigney had the advantage in slugging (.376 vs .358). By the career numbers, Pinky Ward had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Rigney and Pinky Ward

Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
654
177.24
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
335
149.11
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2214
600
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1348
600
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1966
532.79
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1131
503.41
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.733
0.733
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.776
0.776
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
510
138.21
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
301
133.98
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
377
102.17
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
227
101.04
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
21.14
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
23.15
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.79
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.23
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
11.11
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.56
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
36.04
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
74
32.94
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253.76
68.77
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176.68
78.64
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
739
200.27
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
405
180.27
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
730
197.83
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
478
212.76
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.758
0.758
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
281
76.15
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
170
75.67
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
57.45
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
111
49.41
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
452
122.49
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
273
121.51
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271.83
73.67
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
189.15
84.19
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.25
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
8.46
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
56.37
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
70.33
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
206
55.83
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.45
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
10.75
10.75
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1348
1348
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
1.01
1.01
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
158
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
28
7.59
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
17.8
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
41
11.11
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
25
6.78
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
20.92
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.08
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
29
7.86
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
20.92
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 600 PA
86.21
86.21
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bill Rigney and Pinky Ward

Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
1.32
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.08
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7132
27
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2377.1
9
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
950
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
1.99
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1310
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.17
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.12
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2366
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.28
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2260
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
2.16
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.52
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.69
94.69
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.05
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.641
1.641
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pinky Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.9
81.9
Bill Rigney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rigney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pinky Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0