in the ballpark vs in the way of

in the ballpark

prep
  • In the same general vicinity (as); somewhat similar (to); typically construed with of. 

in the way of

prep
  • In relation to; in connection with; with respect to. 

  • Similar to; as an instance of; as a kind of. 

  • In or into a position of being likely to obtain, to attain, or to achieve. 

How often have the words in the ballpark and in the way of occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )