Ray Sanders vs. Pete Ward — Career Comparison

Ray Sanders
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Pete Ward
Silent GenerationCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Ray Sanders and Pete 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+ 110 for Ray Sanders, 108 for Pete Ward), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 108 vs 110). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Ray Sanders and Pete Ward

Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
630
147.83
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
973
166.28
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
2557
600
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3511
600
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
2182
512.01
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3060
522.93
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.762
0.762
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
597
140.09
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
776
132.61
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
422
99.02
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
525
89.72
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
26.75
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
23.24
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.46
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.91
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
42
9.86
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
16.75
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
175
41.06
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
42.89
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
340.86
79.98
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
448.17
76.59
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
875
205.32
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1240
211.91
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
932
218.69
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1187
202.85
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
321
75.32
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
345
58.96
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
77.2
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
72.97
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
608
142.67
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
674
115.18
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
361.59
84.85
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
454.86
77.73
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.64
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
6.84
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
328
76.97
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
63.4
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
7.01
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
50.68
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
539
92.11
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.84
11.84
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
6.51
6.51
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
1.52
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
9.39
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.05
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.78
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.15
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
6.66
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.88
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
3.42
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
2.91
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.88
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
6.32
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
54.05
54.05

Fielding Stats for Ray Sanders and Pete Ward

Ray Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
596
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
863
1.12
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
1.05
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20726
27
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6908.2
9
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5268
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1513
1.97
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1250
1.63
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.13
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5648
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2866
3.73
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5598
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2763
3.6
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.11
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9.393
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.202
3.202
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.74
93.74
Ray Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.2
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0