Pop Smith vs. Pete Ward — Career Comparison

Pop Smith
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Pete Ward
Silent GenerationCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Pete Ward posted the stronger offensive profile against Pop Smith. Pete Ward posted stronger numbers in OPS (.752 vs .600) and on-base percentage (.347 vs .287). By the career numbers, Pete Ward had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Pop Smith and Pete Ward

Pop Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Pop Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1112
144.32
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
973
166.28
Pop Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4623
600
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
3511
600
Pop Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4238
550.03
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
3060
522.93
Pop Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Pop Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Pop Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
941
122.13
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
776
132.61
Pop Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
689
89.42
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
525
89.72
Pop Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
18.3
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
23.24
Pop Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
11.29
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.91
Pop Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.11
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
16.75
Pop Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
32.71
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
42.89
Pop Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Pop Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Pop Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Pop Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
441.19
57.26
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
448.17
76.59
Pop Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1328
172.36
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1240
211.91
Pop Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1326
172.1
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1187
202.85
Pop Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Pop Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Pop Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Pop Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Pop Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Pop Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Pop Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Pop Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
643
83.45
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
345
58.96
Pop Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
358
46.46
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
72.97
Pop Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
977
126.8
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
674
115.18
Pop Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467.15
60.63
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
454.86
77.73
Pop Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
7.79
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
40
6.84
Pop Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
325
42.18
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
63.4
Pop Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
7.01
Pop Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
44.78
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
539
92.11
Pop Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.4
13.4
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
6.51
6.51
Pop Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Pop Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.05
Pop Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.78
Pop Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
39
6.66
Pop Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
21.93
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
20
3.42
Pop Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
2.91
Pop Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
21.93
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
37
6.32
Pop Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
54.05
54.05

Fielding Stats for Pop Smith and Pete Ward

Pop Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Pop Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
1.02
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
863
1.12
Pop Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
1.05
Pop Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29562
27
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
20726
27
Pop Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9854
9
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
6908.2
9
Pop Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2642
2.41
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1513
1.97
Pop Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3604
3.29
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1250
1.63
Pop Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
0.64
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.13
Pop Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6945
6.34
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2866
3.73
Pop Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6246
5.7
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2763
3.6
Pop Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.94
89.94
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Pop Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.582
5.582
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.202
3.202
Pop Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.74
93.74
Pop Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
0.37
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
0.2
Pop Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pop Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pop Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pop Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0