Ed Steele vs. Pete Ward — Career Comparison

Ed Steele
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueRight Fielder
Pete Ward
Silent GenerationCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Ed Steele posted the stronger offensive profile against Pete Ward. Ed Steele posted stronger numbers in OPS (1.012 vs .752) and on-base percentage (.459 vs .347). Pete Ward had the advantage in home run production (98 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Ed Steele had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ed Steele and Pete Ward

Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
115
142.27
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
973
166.28
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
485
600
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3511
600
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
400
494.85
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3060
522.93
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.019
1.019
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.762
0.762
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
175.67
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
776
132.61
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
118.76
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
525
89.72
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
27.22
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
23.24
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
18.56
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
2.91
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
9
11.13
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
16.75
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
56.91
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
42.89
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109.63
135.63
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
448.17
76.59
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
221
273.4
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1240
211.91
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
270.93
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1187
202.85
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.011
1.011
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.204
1.204
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
112.58
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
345
58.96
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
96.49
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
72.97
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
197.94
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
674
115.18
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109.04
134.9
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
454.86
77.73
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
19.79
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
6.84
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
75.46
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
63.4
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.24
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
7.01
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.47
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
539
92.11
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242.5
242.5
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
6.51
6.51
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.5
30.5
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.66
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
2.05
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.24
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.78
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
39
6.66
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
18.56
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
3.42
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.47
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
2.91
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.03
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
6.32
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88.24
88.24
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
54.05
54.05

Fielding Stats for Ed Steele and Pete Ward

Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.09
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
863
1.12
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.08
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
1.05
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
2861
27
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20726
27
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
953.2
9
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6908.2
9
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.37
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1513
1.97
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1250
1.63
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.13
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
1.59
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2866
3.73
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.45
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2763
3.6
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.12
91.12
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.339
1.339
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.202
3.202
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.74
93.74
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.2
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0