John Ward was born on Saturday, March 3, 1860, in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. Ward was 18 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 15, 1878, with the Providence Grays. 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 John Ward baseball stats page.
"There was a time when the National League stood for integrity and fair dealing. Today it stands for dollars in cents." - John Montgomery Ward in The Cultural Encyclopedia of Baseball (1999)
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John WardJohn Ward Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1878 | 18 | Grays | 37 | 37 | 0 | 22 | 13 | .629 | 1.51 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 334.0 | 1,365 | 308 | 56 | 151 | 3 | 34 | - | 116 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1879 | 19 | Grays | 70 | 60 | 10 | 47 | 19 | .712 | 2.15 | 58 | 2 | 1 | 587.0 | 2,425 | 571 | 140 | 270 | 5 | 36 | - | 239 | 29 | 0 | 0 | - |
1880 | 20 | Grays | 70 | 67 | 4 | 39 | 24 | .619 | 1.74 | 59 | 8 | 1 | 595.0 | 2,351 | 501 | 115 | 230 | 5 | 45 | - | 230 | 19 | 0 | 0 | - |
1881 | 21 | Grays | 39 | 35 | 5 | 18 | 18 | .500 | 2.13 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 330.0 | 1,398 | 326 | 78 | 183 | 2 | 53 | - | 119 | 32 | 0 | 0 | - |
1882 | 22 | Grays | 33 | 32 | 1 | 19 | 12 | .613 | 2.59 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 278.0 | 1,159 | 261 | 80 | 141 | 6 | 36 | - | 72 | 13 | 0 | 0 | - |
1883 | 23 | Gothams | 34 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 13 | .552 | 2.70 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 277.0 | 1,159 | 278 | 83 | 165 | 3 | 31 | - | 121 | 19 | 0 | 0 | - |
1884 | 24 | Gothams | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.2 | 275 | 72 | 23 | 43 | 2 | 18 | - | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
7 Years | 292 | 261 | 32 | 164 | 102 | .617 | 2.10 | 244 | 24 | 3 | 2,461.2 | 10,132 | 2,317 | 575 | 1,183 | 26 | 253 | - | 920 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John WardJohn Ward Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1878 | 18 | Grays | 37 | 138 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | - | 13 | - | - | 0 | - | .196 | .207 | .312 |
1879 | 19 | Grays | 83 | 364 | 71 | 104 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 7 | - | 14 | - | - | 0 | - | .286 | .299 | .349 |
1880 | 20 | Grays | 86 | 356 | 53 | 81 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | - | 16 | - | - | 0 | - | .228 | .240 | .272 |
1881 | 21 | Grays | 85 | 357 | 56 | 87 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 5 | - | 10 | - | - | 0 | - | .244 | .254 | .328 |
1882 | 22 | Grays | 83 | 355 | 58 | 87 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 13 | - | 22 | - | - | 0 | - | .245 | .272 | .299 |
1883 | 23 | Gothams | 88 | 380 | 76 | 97 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 54 | 8 | - | 25 | - | - | 0 | - | .255 | .271 | .395 |
1884 | 24 | Gothams | 113 | 482 | 98 | 122 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 28 | - | 47 | - | - | 0 | - | .253 | .294 | .322 |
1885 | 25 | Giants | 111 | 446 | 72 | 101 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 17 | - | 39 | - | - | 0 | - | .226 | .255 | .285 |
1886 | 26 | Giants | 122 | 491 | 82 | 134 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 19 | - | 46 | - | - | 0 | - | .273 | .300 | .340 |
1887 | 27 | Giants | 129 | 516 | 114 | 155 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 29 | - | 12 | - | - | 4 | - | .300 | .342 | .300 |
1888 | 28 | Giants | 122 | 510 | 70 | 128 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 9 | - | 13 | - | - | 1 | - | .251 | .265 | .310 |
1889 | 29 | Giants | 114 | 479 | 87 | 143 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 27 | - | 7 | - | - | 2 | - | .299 | .339 | .349 |
1890 | 30 | Wonders | 128 | 561 | 134 | 188 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 51 | - | 22 | - | - | 2 | - | .335 | .393 | .426 |
1891 | 31 | Bridegrooms | 105 | 441 | 85 | 122 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 36 | - | 10 | - | - | 3 | - | .277 | .335 | .329 |
1892 | 32 | Bridegrooms | 148 | 614 | 109 | 163 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 82 | - | 19 | - | - | 3 | - | .265 | .355 | .301 |
1893 | 33 | Giants | 135 | 588 | 129 | 193 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 77 | 47 | - | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | .328 | .379 | .415 |
1894 | 34 | Giants | 136 | 540 | 100 | 143 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 34 | - | 6 | 20 | - | 1 | - | .265 | .310 | .306 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
17 Years | 1,825 | 7,618 | 1,408 | 2,075 | 231 | 96 | 26 | 1 | 867 | 420 | - | 326 | 20 | - | 17 | - | .272 | .312 | .338 |
John WardJohn Ward Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1878 Grays | P | 37 | 37 | 1,002 | 112 | 3.0 | 97 | 23 | 74 | 15 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .866 | 2.61 |
1879 Grays | 3B | 16 | - | - | 58 | 3.6 | 49 | 17 | 32 | 9 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .845 | 0.00 |
1879 Grays | OF | 8 | - | - | 11 | 1.4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .727 | 0.00 |
1879 Grays | P | 70 | 60 | 1,761 | 176 | 2.5 | 165 | 31 | 134 | 11 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 2.53 |
1880 Grays | 3B | 25 | - | - | 111 | 4.4 | 99 | 30 | 69 | 12 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .892 | 0.00 |
1880 Grays | P | 70 | 67 | 1,785 | 179 | 2.6 | 176 | 43 | 133 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.66 |
1880 Grays | RF | 2 | - | - | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 0.00 |
1881 Grays | OF | 40 | - | - | 80 | 2.0 | 71 | 57 | 14 | 9 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .888 | 0.00 |
1881 Grays | P | 39 | 35 | 990 | 110 | 2.8 | 103 | 26 | 77 | 7 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .936 | 2.81 |
1881 Grays | SS | 13 | - | - | 72 | 5.5 | 59 | 20 | 39 | 13 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .819 | 0.00 |
1882 Grays | OF | 50 | - | - | 108 | 2.2 | 89 | 69 | 20 | 19 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .824 | 0.00 |
1882 Grays | P | 33 | 32 | 834 | 97 | 2.9 | 91 | 18 | 73 | 6 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 2.95 |
1882 Grays | SS | 4 | - | - | 36 | 9.0 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 0.00 |
1883 Gothams | 2B | 1 | - | - | 7 | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 0.00 |
1883 Gothams | 3B | 5 | - | - | 23 | 4.6 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .739 | 0.00 |
1883 Gothams | OF | 56 | - | - | 170 | 3.0 | 146 | 118 | 28 | 24 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .859 | 0.00 |
1883 Gothams | P | 34 | 25 | 831 | 102 | 3.0 | 92 | 25 | 67 | 10 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .902 | 2.99 |
1883 Gothams | SS | 2 | - | - | 10 | 5.0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 0.00 |
1884 Gothams | 2B | 47 | - | - | 307 | 6.5 | 272 | 95 | 177 | 35 | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .886 | 0.00 |
1884 Gothams | OF | 59 | - | - | 137 | 2.3 | 116 | 103 | 13 | 21 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .847 | 0.00 |
1884 Gothams | P | 9 | 5 | 182 | 21 | 2.3 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .905 | 2.82 |
1885 Giants | SS | 111 | - | - | 572 | 5.2 | 517 | 167 | 350 | 55 | 36 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .904 | 0.00 |
1886 Giants | SS | 122 | - | - | 529 | 4.3 | 460 | 91 | 369 | 69 | 36 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .870 | 0.00 |
1887 Giants | SS | 129 | - | - | 756 | 5.9 | 695 | 226 | 469 | 61 | 53 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .919 | 0.00 |
1888 Giants | SS | 122 | - | - | 602 | 4.9 | 516 | 185 | 331 | 86 | 39 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 0.00 |
1889 Giants | 2B | 7 | - | - | 44 | 6.3 | 36 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .818 | 0.00 |
1889 Giants | SS | 108 | - | - | 616 | 5.7 | 548 | 229 | 319 | 68 | 38 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .890 | 0.00 |
1890 Wonders | SS | 128 | - | - | 858 | 6.7 | 753 | 303 | 450 | 105 | 59 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .878 | 0.00 |
1891 Bridegrooms | 2B | 18 | - | - | 117 | 6.5 | 111 | 55 | 56 | 6 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 0.00 |
1891 Bridegrooms | SS | 87 | - | - | 542 | 6.2 | 476 | 180 | 296 | 66 | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .878 | 0.00 |
1892 Bridegrooms | 2B | 148 | - | - | 923 | 6.2 | 849 | 377 | 472 | 74 | 48 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .920 | 0.00 |
1893 Giants | 2B | 134 | - | - | 885 | 6.6 | 812 | 348 | 464 | 73 | 41 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .918 | 0.00 |
1894 Giants | 2B | 136 | - | - | 841 | 6.2 | 777 | 331 | 446 | 64 | 52 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .924 | 0.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
SS Totals | 826 | 0 | 0 | 4,593 | 5.6 | 4,063 | 1,422 | 2,641 | 530 | 294 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .885 | 0.00 | |
2B Totals | 491 | 0 | 0 | 3,124 | 6.4 | 2,863 | 1,224 | 1,639 | 261 | 166 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .916 | 0.00 | |
P Totals | 292 | 261 | 7,385 | 797 | 2.7 | 743 | 169 | 574 | 54 | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .932 | 2.72 | |
OF Totals | 213 | 0 | 0 | 506 | 2.4 | 430 | 354 | 76 | 76 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .850 | 0.00 | |
3B Totals | 46 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 4.2 | 165 | 53 | 112 | 27 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .859 | 0.00 | |
RF Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 0.00 | |
17 Years | 1,870 | 261 | 7,385 | 9,216 | 4.9 | 8,266 | 3,223 | 5,043 | 950 | 493 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .897 | 30.22 |
John WardJohn Ward Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1878 Grays | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 138.0 | 10.6 | 9.2 | 3.41 | 3.13 | 0.92 |
1879 Grays | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 182.0 | 26.0 | 8.9 | 6.64 | 3.66 | 0.55 |
1880 Grays | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 22.3 | 13.2 | 5.11 | 3.48 | 0.68 |
1881 Grays | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 35.7 | 6.7 | 2.25 | 3.25 | 1.45 |
1882 Grays | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 355.0 | 16.1 | 9.1 | 2.00 | 2.33 | 1.17 |
1883 Gothams | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 54.3 | 15.2 | 7.0 | 3.90 | 3.93 | 1.01 |
1884 Gothams | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 241.0 | 10.3 | 9.5 | 1.28 | 3.41 | 2.67 |
1885 Giants | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 11.4 | 12.1 | - | - | - |
1886 Giants | 36 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 245.5 | 10.7 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
1887 Giants | 111 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 516.0 | 43.0 | 9.7 | - | - | - |
1888 Giants | 38 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 255.0 | 39.2 | 10.4 | - | - | - |
1889 Giants | 62 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 479.0 | 68.4 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
1890 Wonders | 63 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 140.3 | 25.5 | 9.4 | - | - | - |
1891 Bridegrooms | 57 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 44.1 | 11.3 | - | - | - |
1892 Bridegrooms | 88 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 614.0 | 32.3 | 13.1 | - | - | - |
1893 Giants | 46 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 294.0 | 117.6 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
1894 Giants | 39 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 90.0 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
17 Years | 540 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 293.0 | 23.4 | 8.8 | 3.64 | 3.36 | 0.92 |
John WardJohn Ward Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1878 Providence Grays | n/a | $475.00 | n/a | n/a |
1879 Providence Grays | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1880 Providence Grays | n/a | $1,700.00 | n/a | n/a |
1881 Providence Grays | n/a | $1,700.00 | n/a | n/a |
1882 Providence Grays | n/a | $2,400.00 | n/a | n/a |
1883 New York Gothams | n/a | $3,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
1884 New York Gothams | n/a | $3,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
1885 New York Giants | n/a | $3,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
1886 New York Giants | n/a | $3,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
1887 New York Giants | n/a | $3,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
1888 New York Giants | n/a | $4,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
1889 New York Giants | n/a | $4,250.00 | n/a | n/a |
1890 Brooklyn Wonders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1891 Brooklyn Bridegrooms | n/a | $7,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
1892 Brooklyn Bridegrooms | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1893 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1894 New York Giants | n/a | $5,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
John Ward Stats by Baseball Almanac |
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