Michael Saunders vs. Pete Ward — Career Comparison

Michael Saunders
MillenialCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Pete Ward
Silent GenerationCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Pete Ward comes out clearly ahead of Michael Saunders across most offensive categories. Pete Ward led in contact rate (K%+ 98 vs 75), home run production (HR/PA+ 133 vs 116), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 108 vs 98). Pete Ward was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Michael Saunders and Pete Ward

Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
775
169.28
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
973
166.28
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
2747
600
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3511
600
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2455
536.22
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3060
522.93
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
570
124.5
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
776
132.61
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
347
75.79
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
525
89.72
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
26.87
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
23.24
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.15
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.91
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
17.69
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
16.75
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
223
48.71
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
42.89
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
317.49
69.35
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
448.17
76.59
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
974
212.74
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1240
211.91
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
833
181.94
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
202.85
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
324
70.77
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
345
58.96
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
263
57.44
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
72.97
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
506
110.52
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
674
115.18
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
308.07
67.29
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454.86
77.73
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.75
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
6.84
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
255
55.7
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
63.4
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.18
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
7.01
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
711
155.3
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
539
92.11
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
3.86
3.86
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.51
6.51
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.84
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.05
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.49
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.78
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
7.43
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
6.66
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
12.01
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
20
3.42
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.02
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.91
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
17.04
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
37
6.32
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.51
70.51
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
54.05
54.05

Fielding Stats for Michael Saunders and Pete Ward

Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
1.1
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
863
1.12
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
652
1
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
1.05
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
17517
27
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20726
27
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5839
9
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6908.2
9
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1419
2.19
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1513
1.97
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.05
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1250
1.63
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.02
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.13
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1466
2.26
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2866
3.73
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1453
2.24
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2763
3.6
Michael Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.41
96.41
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.041
2.041
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.202
3.202
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.57
91.57
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.74
93.74
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.2
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0