Hal Smith vs. Turner Ward — Career Comparison

Hal Smith
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Turner Ward
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRight Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Turner Ward holds a real edge over Hal Smith in this comparison. Turner Ward led in walk rate (BB%+ 110 vs 63), home run production (HR/PA+ 88 vs 50), and slugging (SLG+ 91 vs 85). Hal Smith held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 194 vs 115). The edge belongs to Turner Ward.

Hitting Stats for Hal Smith and Turner Ward

Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
570
187.71
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
626
209.95
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1822
600
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1789
600
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1697
558.84
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1548
519.17
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
143.91
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
389
130.46
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
343
112.95
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
266
89.21
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
20.75
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
24.48
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.63
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.69
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
23
7.57
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
13.08
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
94
30.95
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
41.25
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
168.78
55.58
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210.75
70.68
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
585
192.65
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
601
201.57
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
542
178.49
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
588
197.21
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
126
41.49
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
70.43
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
172
56.64
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
73.45
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
275
90.56
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
390
130.8
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
178.68
58.84
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.94
72.09
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.99
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.36
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
102
33.59
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
62.38
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
10.87
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
11
3.69
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
42.15
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
247
82.84
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.23
14.23
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
7.24
7.24
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
4.28
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.71
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.31
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
7.38
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
50
16.47
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
12.07
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.98
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
11.07
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.63
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.03
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.61
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
16.1
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.75
68.75

Fielding Stats for Hal Smith and Turner Ward

Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
548
1.16
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
1.33
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.03
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
0.93
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12734
27
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
10396
27
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4244.2
9
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3465.1
9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2810
5.96
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
2.39
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
0.52
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.07
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.03
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3090
6.55
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
2.5
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3057
6.48
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
952
2.47
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.93
98.93
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.76
98.76
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.579
5.579
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.859
1.859
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.32
88.32
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.12
70.12
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.09
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.06
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.33
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.24
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0