Seth Smith vs. Pete Ward — Career Comparison

Seth Smith
MillenialMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Pete Ward
Silent GenerationCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Seth Smith and Pete 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, 108 for Pete Ward), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 110). The overall lean goes to Seth Smith, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Seth Smith and Pete Ward

Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249
183.54
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
973
166.28
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4083
600
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
3511
600
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3582
526.38
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
3060
522.93
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.803
0.803
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.762
0.762
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
934
137.25
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
776
132.61
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
553
81.26
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
525
89.72
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
32.92
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
136
23.24
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.56
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.91
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
18.52
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
98
16.75
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
381
55.99
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
251
42.89
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
568.03
83.47
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
448.17
76.59
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1598
234.83
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1240
211.91
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1403
206.17
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1187
202.85
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
525
77.15
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
345
58.96
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
67.3
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
427
72.97
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
857
125.94
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
674
115.18
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562.98
82.73
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
454.86
77.73
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
38
5.58
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
6.84
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
431
63.34
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
63.4
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
33
4.85
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
7.01
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
797
117.12
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
539
92.11
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.12
5.12
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.51
6.51
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.29
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.05
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
4.41
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.78
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
75
11.02
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
6.66
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
3.23
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
3.42
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.03
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
2.91
Seth Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
4.26
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
6.32
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.86
75.86
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
54.05
54.05

Fielding Stats for Seth Smith and Pete Ward

Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
1.2
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
863
1.12
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
787
1.05
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
1.05
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20270
27
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20726
27
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6756.2
9
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6908.2
9
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1454
1.94
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1513
1.97
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.05
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1250
1.63
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.02
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.13
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1509
2.01
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2866
3.73
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1494
1.99
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2763
3.6
Seth Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.01
99.01
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.41
96.41
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.655
1.655
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.202
3.202
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.15
87.15
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.74
93.74
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.2
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0