Gary Ward Stats

Gary Ward was born on Sunday, December 6, 1953, in Los Angeles, California. Ward was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 3, 1979, with the Minnesota Twins. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Gary Ward baseball stats page.

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Gary Ward

Gary Ward Autograph on a 1986 Topps (#105)

Gary Ward Autograph on a 1986 Topps (#105)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Gary Lamell Ward
Nickname:   None
Born On:   12-06-1953
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Los Angeles, California
Zodiac:   Sagittarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02
Player Weight Chart Weight:   202
First Game:   09-03-1979 (Age 25)
Last Game:   10-03-1990
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Gary Ward

Gary Ward Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Gary Ward

Gary Ward Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1979 Twins 10 14 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .286 .412 .286
1980 Twins 13 41 11 19 6 2 1 0 10 3 1 6 1 1 0 0 .463 .489 .780
1981 Twins 85 295 42 78 7 6 3 0 29 28 4 48 0 3 0 10 .264 .325 .359
1982 Twins 152 570 85 165 33 7 28 1 91 37 4 105 1 7 1 16 .289 .330 .519
1983 Twins 157 623 76 173 34 5 19 0 88 44 2 98 1 5 3 24 .278 .326 .440
1984 Rangers 155 602 97 171 21 7 21 0 79 55 3 95 1 1 0 22 .284 .343 .447
1985 Rangers 154 593 77 170 28 7 15 1 70 39 3 97 0 5 1 19 .287 .329 .433
1986 Rangers 105 380 54 120 15 2 5 0 51 31 3 72 1 2 4 10 .316 .372 .405
1987 Yankees 146 529 65 131 22 1 16 0 78 33 2 101 2 4 1 20 .248 .291 .384
1988 Yankees 91 231 26 52 8 0 4 0 24 24 4 41 4 1 2 8 .225 .302 .312
1989 Yankees 8 17 3 5 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 5 0 0 0 1 .294 .400 .353
1989 Tigers 105 275 24 69 10 2 9 0 29 21 1 54 1 4 0 10 .251 .300 .400
1990 Tigers 106 309 32 79 11 2 9 1 46 30 0 50 2 2 1 12 .256 .322 .392
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
12 Years 1,287 4,479 594 1,236 196 41 130 3 597 351 28 775 14 35 13 152 .276 .328 .425
Gary Ward

Gary Ward Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1979 Twins OF 5 - - 8 1.6 8 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1980 Twins LF 12 - - 14 1.2 14 14 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1981 Twins OF 80 - - 198 2.5 193 185 8 5 4 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 -
1982 Twins OF 150 - - 360 2.4 356 343 13 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1983 Twins LF 152 - - 407 2.7 398 374 24 9 6 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 -
1984 Rangers OF 148 - - 392 2.6 387 376 11 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1985 Rangers OF 153 - - 325 2.1 315 304 11 10 2 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00 -
1986 Rangers OF 104 - - 246 2.4 245 237 8 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .996 0.00 -
1987 Yankees 1B 15 - - 126 8.4 126 118 8 0 11 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1987 Yankees OF 94 - - 205 2.2 202 200 2 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1988 Yankees 1B 11 - - 95 8.6 94 90 4 1 9 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1988 Yankees 3B 2 - - 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1988 Yankees OF 54 - - 131 2.4 130 130 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 -
1989 Yankees RF 6 - - 7 1.2 7 7 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1989 Tigers 1B 26 - - 142 5.5 140 126 14 2 14 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 -
1989 Tigers OF 51 - - 104 2.0 103 101 2 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1990 Tigers 1B 2 - - 7 3.5 7 7 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1990 Tigers OF 85 - - 161 1.9 159 157 2 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 924 0 0 2,130 2.3 2,098 2,041 57 32 15 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 --
LF Totals 164 0 0 421 2.6 412 388 24 9 6 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 --
1B Totals 54 0 0 370 6.9 367 341 26 3 34 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 --
RF Totals 6 0 0 7 1.2 7 7 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
3B Totals 2 0 0 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
12 Years 1,251 - 0 2,929 2.3 2,885 2,777 108 44 55 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 --
Gary Ward

Gary Ward Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1979 Twins 0 1 .000 - - 3 0.0 4.7 14.0 - - -
1980 Twins 0 0 .000 - - 0 41.0 6.8 4.1 - - -
1981 Twins 5 2 .714 - - 2 98.3 6.1 10.2 - - -
1982 Twins 13 1 .929 - - 2 20.4 5.4 6.3 - - -
1983 Twins 8 1 .889 - - 2 32.8 6.4 7.1 - - -
1984 Rangers 7 5 .583 - - 5 28.7 6.3 7.6 - - -
1985 Rangers 26 7 .788 - - 1 39.5 6.1 8.5 - - -
1986 Rangers 12 8 .600 - - 1 76.0 5.3 7.5 - - -
1987 Yankees 9 1 .900 - - 36 33.1 5.2 6.8 - - -
1988 Yankees 0 1 .000 - - 9 57.8 5.6 9.6 - - -
1989 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - 1 0.0 3.4 17.0 - - -
1989 Tigers 1 3 .250 - - 26 30.6 5.1 9.5 - - -
1990 Tigers 2 0 1.000 - - 13 34.3 6.2 6.7 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
12 Years 83 30 .735 - - 101 34.5 5.8 7.5 - - -
Gary Ward

Gary Ward Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1979 Minnesota Twins 35 Undetermined - -
1980 Minnesota Twins 32 Undetermined - -
1981 Minnesota Twins 32 Undetermined - -
1982 Minnesota Twins 32 Undetermined - -
1983 Minnesota Twins 32 Undetermined Stats -
1984 Texas Rangers 32 Undetermined - -
1985 Texas Rangers 32 $720,000.00 Stats -
1986 Texas Rangers 32 $865,000.00 - -
1987 New York Yankees 22 $633,000.00 - -
1988 New York Yankees 22 $625,000.00 - -
1989 New York Yankees 22 $68,000.00 - -
1989 Detroit Tigers 32 Undetermined - -
1990 Detroit Tigers 32 $537,500.00 - -


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