Jack Smith vs. Gary Ward — Career Comparison

Jack Smith
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Gary Ward
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

Jack Smith and Gary 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+ 109 for Jack Smith, 104 for Gary Ward), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 112 vs 111). The overall lean goes to Jack Smith, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Jack Smith and Gary Ward

Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
167.85
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1287
157.85
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5026
600
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
4892
600
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4532
541.03
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4479
549.35
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.763
0.763
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1301
155.31
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1236
151.59
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1008
120.33
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
869
106.58
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
182
21.73
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
24.04
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
8.48
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
41
5.03
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.78
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
15.94
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
293
34.98
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
367
45.01
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630.1
75.22
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
607.79
74.55
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1745
208.32
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1904
233.52
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1657
197.81
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1600
196.24
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.753
0.753
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.686
0.686
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
783
93.47
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
594
72.85
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
382
45.6
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
73.22
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1125
134.3
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1061
130.13
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
691.58
82.56
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
628.31
77.06
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.63
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.59
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
334
39.87
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
43.05
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.43
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
41.54
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
775
95.05
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.44
14.44
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
6.31
6.31
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
0.96
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
16.47
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.72
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.29
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
152
18.64
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
27.22
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
83
10.18
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
30
3.68
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
35.22
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
113
13.86
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.29
77.29
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
73.45
73.45

Fielding Stats for Jack Smith and Gary Ward

Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1219
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1150
1.1
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1060
1.02
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28120
27
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9373.1
9
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2476
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2777
2.67
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.1
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.04
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2723
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2929
2.81
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2617
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2885
2.77
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.11
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.5
98.5
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.147
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.509
2.509
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.17
92.17
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.05
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0