Edwin Diaz vs. Duane Ward — Career Comparison

Edwin Diaz
MillenialP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Duane Ward
Baby BoomersNew MexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Duane Ward a clear advantage over Edwin Diaz across the core pitching metrics. Duane Ward led in home run suppression (HR9+ 179 vs 140), strikeout rate (K%+ 163 vs 155), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 145 vs 140). Edwin Diaz held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 103 vs 97). Duane Ward was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Edwin Diaz and Duane Ward

Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
9.01
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
6.24
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.49
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.43
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.62
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.5
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.38
46.38
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
4.38
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
1.63
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
2.82
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
3.28
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.191
0.191
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.228
0.228
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1558
27
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2000
27
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
519.1
9
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
666.2
9
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
6.17
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
7.44
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.44
7.44
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.94
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.43
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.15
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
3.86
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.53
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
14.54
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
679
9.17
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.54
14.54
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.966
1.966
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.448
1.448
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.57
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.69
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.69
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2105
36.48
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2783
37.57
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.85
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
3.67
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
3.05
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
3.62
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.39
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.81
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1866
32.34
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2420
32.67
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.48
36.48
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.57
37.57

Fielding Stats for Edwin Diaz and Duane Ward

Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
9.01
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
6.24
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1558
27
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2000
27
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
519.1
9
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
666.2
9
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.35
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.5
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.49
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.16
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.9
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.74
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.83
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.66
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.35
95.35
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.092
0.092
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Edwin Diaz and Duane Ward

Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
156300
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
462
277200
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-60
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA