John Ward vs Will White

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John Ward and Will White compared on their MLB careers: John Ward played 7 seasons, 1878 to 1884, Will White 10 seasons, 1877 to 1886. John Ward has 164 wins to Will White's 229.

Who has the better career numbers?

John Ward leads in 5 of the 7 lines, Will White in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

John Ward and Will White career totals

292	GP	403
164	W	229, better
102, better	L	166
2.1, better	ERA	2.3
2,461.2	IP	3,542.2
920	K	1,041, better
253, better	BB	496
1.0, better	WHIP	1.1
3, better	SV	0

Where each stands all time

John Ward and Will White all-time places
John Ward	All-time rank	Will White
207th (164)	Wins (pitching)	63rd (229), better

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Neither has a championship or an award on file.

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

John Ward and Will White season by season

1st	1878	22, better	13	1.51, better	1877	2	1, better	3.00
2nd	1879	47, better	19, better	2.15	1878	30	21	1.79, better
3rd	1880	39	24, better	1.74, better	1879	43, better	31	1.99
4th	1881	18	18, better	2.13, better	1880	18	42	2.14
5th	1882	19, better	12	2.59, better	1881	0	2, better	5.00
6th	1883	16	13	2.70	1882	40, better	12, better	1.54, better
7th	1884	3	3, better	3.41	1883	43, better	22	2.09, better
8th	—	—	—	—	1884	34	18	3.32
9th	—	—	—	—	1885	18	15	3.53
10th	—	—	—	—	1886	1	2	4.15

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA