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 Baseball Card (#105 | Checklist) |
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Gary WardGary 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 |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Gary WardGary 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 |
| 1979 | 26 | Twins | 10 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .412 | .286 |
| 1980 | 27 | Twins | 13 | 41 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .463 | .489 | .780 |
| 1981 | 28 | Twins | 85 | 295 | 42 | 78 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 28 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | .264 | .325 | .359 |
| 1982 | 29 | Twins | 152 | 570 | 85 | 165 | 33 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 91 | 37 | 4 | 105 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 16 | .289 | .330 | .519 |
| 1983 | 30 | Twins | 157 | 623 | 76 | 173 | 34 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 88 | 44 | 2 | 98 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 24 | .278 | .326 | .440 |
| 1984 | 31 | Rangers | 155 | 602 | 97 | 171 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 79 | 55 | 3 | 95 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .284 | .343 | .447 |
| 1985 | 32 | Rangers | 154 | 593 | 77 | 170 | 28 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 70 | 39 | 3 | 97 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 19 | .287 | .329 | .433 |
| 1986 | 33 | Rangers | 105 | 380 | 54 | 120 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 31 | 3 | 72 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | .316 | .372 | .405 |
| 1987 | 34 | Yankees | 146 | 529 | 65 | 131 | 22 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 78 | 33 | 2 | 101 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 20 | .248 | .291 | .384 |
| 1988 | 35 | Yankees | 91 | 231 | 26 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | .225 | .302 | .312 |
| 1989 | 36 | Yankees | 8 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 | .400 | .353 |
| 1989 | 36 | Tigers | 105 | 275 | 24 | 69 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 29 | 21 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | .251 | .300 | .400 |
| 1990 | 37 | Tigers | 106 | 309 | 32 | 79 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 46 | 30 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | .256 | .322 | .392 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | 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 WardGary 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 |
| 1979 Twins | LF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| 1979 Twins | RF | 4 | 2 | 66 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.45 |
| 1980 Twins | LF | 12 | 10 | 252 | 15 | 1.3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.61 |
| 1981 Twins | CF | 19 | 17 | 471 | 51 | 2.7 | 50 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 2.87 |
| 1981 Twins | LF | 62 | 56 | 1,527 | 145 | 2.3 | 141 | 137 | 4 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 2.49 |
| 1981 Twins | RF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 1982 Twins | CF | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
| 1982 Twins | LF | 127 | 123 | 3,246 | 300 | 2.4 | 297 | 285 | 12 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 2.47 |
| 1982 Twins | RF | 25 | 20 | 576 | 64 | 2.6 | 63 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 2.95 |
| 1983 Twins | LF | 152 | 152 | 435 | 403 | 2.7 | 394 | 370 | 24 | 9 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 24.46 |
| 1984 Rangers | CF | 59 | 59 | 1,557 | 183 | 3.1 | 182 | 178 | 4 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 3.16 |
| 1984 Rangers | LF | 58 | 54 | 1,485 | 148 | 2.6 | 146 | 141 | 5 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.65 |
| 1984 Rangers | RF | 36 | 33 | 864 | 75 | 2.1 | 73 | 70 | 3 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 2.28 |
| 1985 Rangers | CF | 21 | 19 | 471 | 41 | 2.0 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.35 |
| 1985 Rangers | LF | 138 | 131 | 3,420 | 273 | 2.0 | 263 | 255 | 8 | 10 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 2.08 |
| 1985 Rangers | RF | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
| 1986 Rangers | CF | 4 | 4 | 63 | 8 | 2.0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.43 |
| 1986 Rangers | LF | 102 | 97 | 2,508 | 239 | 2.3 | 238 | 233 | 5 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 2.56 |
| 1987 Yankees | 1B | 15 | 13 | 342 | 126 | 8.4 | 126 | 118 | 8 | 0 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.95 |
| 1987 Yankees | CF | 30 | 25 | 642 | 83 | 2.8 | 82 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 3.45 |
| 1987 Yankees | LF | 69 | 53 | 1,449 | 111 | 1.6 | 109 | 108 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 2.03 |
| 1987 Yankees | RF | 5 | 5 | 126 | 8 | 1.6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.71 |
| 1988 Yankees | 1B | 11 | 10 | 291 | 95 | 8.6 | 94 | 90 | 4 | 1 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 8.72 |
| 1988 Yankees | 3B | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| 1988 Yankees | CF | 39 | 34 | 831 | 95 | 2.4 | 94 | 94 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 3.05 |
| 1988 Yankees | LF | 17 | 10 | 312 | 35 | 2.1 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.03 |
| 1988 Yankees | RF | 3 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.38 |
| 1989 Tigers | CF | 5 | 3 | 93 | 12 | 2.4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.48 |
| 1989 Tigers | LF | 35 | 22 | 636 | 65 | 1.9 | 65 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.76 |
| 1989 Tigers | RF | 14 | 11 | 306 | 27 | 1.9 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 2.29 |
| 1989 Yankees | RF | 6 | 6 | 132 | 7 | 1.2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.43 |
| 1989 Tigers | 1B | 26 | 12 | 390 | 142 | 5.5 | 140 | 126 | 14 | 2 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 9.69 |
| 1990 Tigers | 1B | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 15.75 |
| 1990 Tigers | LF | 75 | 67 | 1,638 | 142 | 1.9 | 140 | 139 | 1 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.31 |
| 1990 Tigers | RF | 16 | 10 | 291 | 22 | 1.4 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.04 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| LF Totals | 848 | 775 | 16,914 | 1,877 | 2.2 | 1,844 | 1,783 | 61 | 33 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 2.94 | |
| CF Totals | 181 | 161 | 4,143 | 474 | 2.6 | 470 | 460 | 10 | 4 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 3.06 | |
| RF Totals | 111 | 88 | 2,427 | 214 | 1.9 | 210 | 204 | 6 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.34 | |
| 1B Totals | 54 | 35 | 1,035 | 370 | 6.9 | 367 | 341 | 26 | 3 | 34 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 9.57 | |
| 3B Totals | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 | |
| 12 Years | 1,196 | 1,059 | 24,525 | 2,936 | 2.5 | 2,892 | 2,788 | 104 | 44 | 55 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 3.18 | |
Gary WardGary 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 |
| 1979 Twins | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 14.0 | - | - | - |
| 1980 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 41.0 | 6.8 | 4.1 | - | - | - |
| 1981 Twins | 5 | 2 | .714 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 98.3 | 6.1 | 10.2 | - | - | - |
| 1982 Twins | 13 | 1 | .929 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20.4 | 5.4 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
| 1983 Twins | 8 | 1 | .889 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 32.8 | 6.4 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
| 1984 Rangers | 7 | 5 | .583 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 28.7 | 6.3 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
| 1985 Rangers | 26 | 7 | .788 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39.5 | 6.1 | 8.5 | - | - | - |
| 1986 Rangers | 12 | 8 | .600 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 76.0 | 5.3 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
| 1987 Yankees | 9 | 1 | .900 | 16 | 1 | 36 | 33.1 | 5.2 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
| 1988 Yankees | 0 | 1 | .000 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 57.8 | 5.6 | 9.6 | - | - | - |
| 1989 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 17.0 | - | - | - |
| 1989 Tigers | 1 | 3 | .250 | 38 | 0 | 26 | 30.6 | 5.1 | 9.5 | - | - | - |
| 1990 Tigers | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 34.3 | 6.2 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 12 Years | 83 | 30 | .735 | 123 | 8 | 101 | 34.5 | 5.8 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
Gary WardGary Ward Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1979 Minnesota Twins | 35 | $21,000.00 | - | - |
| 1980 Minnesota Twins | 32 | $30,000.00 | - | - |
| 1981 Minnesota Twins | 32 | $32,500.00 | - | - |
| 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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