Turner Ward vs. Ted Williams — Career Comparison

Turner Ward
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRight Fielder
Ted Williams
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderMVPAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ted Williams comes out clearly ahead of Turner Ward across most offensive categories. Ted Williams led in home run production (HR/PA+ 364 vs 88), walk rate (BB%+ 229 vs 110), and slugging (SLG+ 179 vs 91). Ted Williams was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Turner Ward and Ted Williams

Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
626
209.95
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2292
140.46
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1789
600
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9791
600
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1548
519.17
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7706
472.23
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.751
0.751
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.088
1.088
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
389
130.46
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2654
162.64
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
266
89.21
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1537
94.19
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
73
24.48
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
525
32.17
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
11
3.69
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
4.35
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
39
13.08
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
31.93
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
123
41.25
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1117
68.45
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
210.75
70.68
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2370.09
145.24
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
601
201.57
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4884
299.3
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
588
197.21
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4714
288.88
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.116
1.116
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.688
0.688
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.323
1.323
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
210
70.43
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1798
110.18
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
219
73.45
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1839
112.7
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
390
130.8
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3116
190.95
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
214.94
72.09
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2279.39
139.68
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.36
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
2.39
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
186
62.38
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2021
123.85
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
11
3.69
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
5.27
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
82.84
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
709
43.45
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
7.24
7.24
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.81
13.81
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.85
2.85
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.71
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.31
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
7.38
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.23
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
12.07
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
197
12.07
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
11.07
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
24
1.47
Turner Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.03
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
1.04
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
16.1
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
41
2.51
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.75
68.75
Ted Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
58.54
58.54

Fielding Stats for Turner Ward and Ted Williams

Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
512
1.33
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2152
3.41
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
0.93
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
1.13
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
10396
27
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17062
27
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3465.1
9
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5687.1
9
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
2.39
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4158
6.58
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.22
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.03
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.18
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
2.5
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4413
6.98
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
952
2.47
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4300
6.8
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.76
98.76
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.44
97.44
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.859
1.859
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.998
1.998
Turner Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.12
70.12
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.32
33.32
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Ted Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.05
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turner Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0