Duane Ward vs. Milt Wilcox — Career Comparison

Duane Ward
Baby BoomersNew MexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Milt Wilcox
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Milt Wilcox built a career as a starting pitcher and Duane Ward as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Duane Ward led in home run suppression (HR9+ 179 vs 86), strikeout rate (K%+ 163 vs 103), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 145 vs 90). Role difference aside, Duane Ward holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Duane Ward and Milt Wilcox

Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
6.24
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
1.76
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.43
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.53
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.5
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.5
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.38
46.38
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.29
51.29
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.83
71.83
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.33
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.63
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
3.28
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.07
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2000
27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6050
27
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
666.2
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016.2
9
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
7.44
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1991
8.89
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.43
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.91
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
3.86
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
770
3.44
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.53
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.29
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
9.17
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137
5.07
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
0.946
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.69
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.23
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.33
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2783
37.57
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8635
38.54
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.67
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.24
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
3.62
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1013
4.52
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.36
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.39
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.26
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.81
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.76
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.369
1.369
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2420
32.67
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7652
34.15
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.57
37.57
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Duane Ward and Milt Wilcox

Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
6.24
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
1.76
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.27
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2000
27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6048
27
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
666.2
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016
9
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.5
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.16
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
1.59
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.12
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.74
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
2.26
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.66
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
2.14
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.35
95.35
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.66
94.66
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.08
72.08
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Duane Ward and Milt Wilcox

Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
277200
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
397
3452.17
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
539.13
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.44
21.18
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
113.04
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
113.04
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.98
17.23
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
15
130.43
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA