Kensuke Tanaka vs. Turner Ward — Career Comparison

Kensuke Tanaka
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats LeftAsiaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Turner Ward
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Kensuke Tanaka and Turner Ward are closely matched on the surface stats. Turner Ward posted stronger numbers in OPS (.725 vs .620) and slugging (.388 vs .267). Kensuke Tanaka had the advantage in on-base percentage (.353 vs .337). By the career numbers, Turner 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 Kensuke Tanaka and Turner Ward

Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
264.71
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
626
209.95
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1789
600
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1548
519.17
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.692
0.692
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
141.18
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
130.46
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
141.18
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
266
89.21
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
24.48
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.69
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
13.08
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
41.25
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
3.61
63.68
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210.75
70.68
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
8
141.18
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
601
201.57
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
211.76
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
588
197.21
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.636
0.636
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
70.43
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
73.45
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
6
105.88
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
390
130.8
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.28
75.49
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214.94
72.09
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.36
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
62.38
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.69
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
247
82.84
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.33
11.33
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
7.24
7.24
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.71
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
7.38
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
36
12.07
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
11.07
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.03
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
16.1
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
68.75
68.75

Fielding Stats for Kensuke Tanaka and Turner Ward

Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.47
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
1.33
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.15
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
0.93
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10396
27
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3465.1
9
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.98
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
2.39
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.03
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.98
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
2.5
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.98
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
2.47
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.76
98.76
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.859
1.859
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.12
70.12
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0