Dwight Smith vs. Pete Ward — Career Comparison

Dwight Smith
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueUnknown
Pete Ward
Silent GenerationCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Dwight Smith and Pete Ward each had the upper hand in different parts of the game — this one doesn't fall neatly to either side. Dwight Smith had the edge in batting average (AVG+ 112 vs 102), while Pete Ward led in walk rate (BB%+ 124 vs 93). This one is too close to call definitively — both players brought genuine strengths the other couldn't match.

Hitting Stats for Dwight Smith and Pete Ward

Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
813
245.5
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
973
166.28
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1987
600
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3511
600
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1807
545.65
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3060
522.93
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.762
0.762
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
497
150.08
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
776
132.61
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
343
103.57
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
525
89.72
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
26.57
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
23.24
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.04
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.91
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
13.89
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
16.75
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
46.5
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
42.89
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
253.58
76.57
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
448.17
76.59
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
763
230.4
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1240
211.91
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
660
199.3
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
202.85
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.755
0.755
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.706
0.706
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
244
73.68
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
345
58.96
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
226
68.24
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
72.97
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
424
128.03
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
674
115.18
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
262.13
79.15
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
454.86
77.73
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.93
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
6.84
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
150
45.29
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
63.4
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.42
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
7.01
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
100.86
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
539
92.11
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.95
5.95
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.51
6.51
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.81
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.05
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
3.32
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.78
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
7.25
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
6.66
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
12.68
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
20
3.42
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
11.17
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.91
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
23.86
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
37
6.32
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53.16
53.16
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.05
54.05

Fielding Stats for Dwight Smith and Pete Ward

Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.29
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
863
1.12
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
1.03
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
1.05
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10123
27
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20726
27
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3374.1
9
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6908.2
9
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
2.16
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1513
1.97
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1250
1.63
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.13
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
865
2.31
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2866
3.73
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
834
2.22
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2763
3.6
Dwight Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.42
96.42
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.41
96.41
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.723
1.723
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.202
3.202
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.96
79.96
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.74
93.74
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.02
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.2
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0