Seth Smith vs. Gary Ward — Career Comparison

Seth Smith
MillenialMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Gary Ward
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

Seth 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+ 106 for Seth Smith, 104 for Gary Ward), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 111). The overall lean goes to Seth Smith, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Seth Smith and Gary Ward

Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1249
183.54
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1287
157.85
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4083
600
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4892
600
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3582
526.38
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4479
549.35
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.803
0.803
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.771
0.771
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
934
137.25
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1236
151.59
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
553
81.26
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
869
106.58
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
32.92
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
196
24.04
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
31
4.56
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
5.03
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
18.52
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
15.94
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
381
55.99
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
367
45.01
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
568.03
83.47
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607.79
74.55
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1598
234.83
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1904
233.52
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1403
206.17
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1600
196.24
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.753
0.753
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.686
0.686
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
525
77.15
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
72.85
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
458
67.3
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
73.22
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
857
125.94
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1061
130.13
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
562.98
82.73
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
628.31
77.06
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
5.58
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.59
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431
63.34
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
351
43.05
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.85
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
28
3.43
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
797
117.12
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
775
95.05
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.12
5.12
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.31
6.31
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.29
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
1.72
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
4.41
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
4.29
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
11.02
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
152
18.64
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.23
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
10.18
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.03
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
3.68
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
4.26
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
13.86
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.86
75.86
Gary Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
73.45
73.45

Fielding Stats for Seth Smith and Gary Ward

Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
1.2
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1150
1.1
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
1.05
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1060
1.02
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20270
27
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28120
27
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6756.2
9
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9373.1
9
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1454
1.94
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2777
2.67
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.05
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.1
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.02
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.04
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1509
2.01
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2929
2.81
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1494
1.99
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2885
2.77
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.01
99.01
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.5
98.5
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.655
1.655
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.509
2.509
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.15
87.15
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.17
92.17
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Gary Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.05
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0