Pete Ward Stats

Pete Ward was born on Monday, July 26, 1937, in Montreal, Québec, Canada. Ward was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 21, 1962, with the Baltimore Orioles. 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 Pete Ward baseball stats page.

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Pete Ward

Pete Ward Autograph on a 1966 Topps Baseball Card (#25 | <a href='../baseball_cards/baseball_cards_oneset.php?s=1966top01' title='1966 Topps Baseball Card Checklist'>Checklist</a>)

Pete Ward Autograph on a 1966 Topps Baseball Card (#25 | Checklist)

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Birth Name:   Peter Thomas Ward
Nickname:   Pete
Born On:   07-26-1937  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Montreal, Québec, Canada
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-16-2022 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Lake Oswego, Oregon
Cemetery:   Not Yet Determined
High School:   Jefferson High School (Portland, OR)
College:   Lewis & Clark College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   09-21-1962 (Age 25)
Last Game:   09-25-1970
Draft:   Not Applicable

Pete Ward

Pete Ward Pitching Stats

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Pete Ward

Pete Ward Hitting Stats

1962 25 Orioles 8 21 1 3 2 0 0 0 2 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 .143 .280 .238
1963 26 White Sox 157 600 80 177 34 6 22 0 84 52 1 77 4 6 5 6 .295 .353 .482
1964 27 White Sox 144 539 61 152 28 3 23 3 94 56 11 76 3 7 2 7 .282 .348 .473
1965 28 White Sox 138 507 62 125 25 3 10 0 57 56 11 83 2 3 6 10 .247 .327 .367
1966 29 White Sox 84 251 22 55 7 1 3 0 28 24 0 49 1 5 3 5 .219 .290 .291
1967 30 White Sox 146 467 49 109 16 2 18 0 62 61 9 109 0 3 11 5 .233 .334 .392
1968 31 White Sox 125 399 43 86 15 0 15 1 50 76 8 85 1 1 10 3 .216 .354 .366
1969 32 White Sox 105 199 22 49 7 0 6 0 32 33 1 38 1 2 3 2 .246 .359 .372
1970 33 Yankees 66 77 5 20 2 2 1 0 18 9 0 17 0 1 0 1 .260 .333 .377
9 Years 973 3,060 345 776 136 17 98 4 427 371 41 539 12 28 40 39 .254 .339 .405

Pete Ward

Pete Ward Fielding Stats

1962 Orioles LF 2 2 48 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.56
1962 Orioles RF 4 4 105 10 2.5 10 10 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.57
1963 White Sox 2B 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1963 White Sox 3B 154 154 4,158 496 3.2 458 156 302 38 27 n/a n/a n/a .923 2.97
1963 White Sox SS 1 0 3 2 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 18.00
1964 White Sox 3B 138 138 3,675 454 3.3 435 126 309 19 24 n/a n/a n/a .958 3.20
1965 White Sox 2B 1 0 6 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
1965 White Sox 3B 134 131 3,498 437 3.3 416 97 319 21 22 n/a n/a n/a .952 3.21
1966 White Sox 1B 5 3 78 25 5.0 24 19 5 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .960 8.31
1966 White Sox 3B 16 12 315 45 2.8 44 10 34 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .978 3.77
1966 White Sox LF 44 41 912 67 1.5 66 63 3 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .985 1.95
1966 White Sox RF 18 16 348 21 1.2 21 21 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.63
1967 White Sox 1B 39 35 924 316 8.1 314 295 19 2 23 n/a n/a n/a .994 9.18
1967 White Sox 3B 22 13 315 44 2.0 40 7 33 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .909 3.43
1967 White Sox LF 73 71 1,716 91 1.2 90 88 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .989 1.42
1967 White Sox RF 20 14 363 23 1.2 23 22 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.71
1968 White Sox 1B 31 27 684 256 8.3 256 238 18 0 17 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 10.11
1968 White Sox 3B 77 73 1,812 222 2.9 210 59 151 12 7 n/a n/a n/a .946 3.13
1968 White Sox LF 17 13 291 22 1.3 22 21 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.04
1968 White Sox RF 8 6 117 9 1.1 9 9 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.08
1969 White Sox 1B 25 20 477 180 7.2 179 167 12 1 12 n/a n/a n/a .994 10.13
1969 White Sox 3B 21 17 408 51 2.4 49 15 34 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .961 3.24
1969 White Sox LF 3 3 66 1 0.3 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.41
1969 White Sox RF 6 6 135 10 1.7 10 9 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.00
1970 Yankees 1B 13 10 246 86 6.6 86 83 3 0 7 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.44
3B Totals 562 538 14,181 1,749 3.1 1,652 470 1,182 97 87 n/a n/a n/a .945 3.15
LF Totals 139 130 3,033 182 1.3 180 174 6 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .989 1.60
1B Totals 113 95 2,409 863 7.6 859 802 57 4 61 n/a n/a n/a .995 9.63
RF Totals 56 46 1,068 73 1.3 73 71 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.85
2B Totals 2 0 9 2 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 6.00
SS Totals 1 0 3 2 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 18.00
9 Years 873 809 20,703 2,871 3.3 2,768 1,519 1,249 103 151 n/a n/a n/a .964 3.61

Pete Ward

Pete Ward Miscellaneous Stats

1962 Orioles 0 0 .000 2 0 n/a 0.0 4.2 10.5 - - -
1963 White Sox 7 6 .538 3 0 n/a 27.3 7.8 7.1 - - -
1964 White Sox 1 1 .500 6 0 n/a 23.4 7.1 5.7 - - -
1965 White Sox 2 4 .333 7 0 n/a 50.7 6.1 8.9 - - -
1966 White Sox 3 1 .750 10 0 n/a 83.7 5.1 9.0 - - -
1967 White Sox 3 2 .600 11 0 n/a 25.9 4.3 7.5 - - -
1968 White Sox 4 3 .571 6 0 n/a 26.6 4.7 8.0 - - -
1969 White Sox 0 0 .000 58 0 n/a 33.2 5.2 6.2 - - -
1970 Yankees 0 0 .000 53 0 n/a 77.0 4.5 4.3 - - -
9 Years 20 17 .541 156 0 n/a 31.2 5.7 7.2 - - -

Pete Ward

Pete Ward Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1962 Baltimore Orioles 28 Undetermined - -
1963 Chicago White Sox 8 Undetermined - -
1964 Chicago White Sox 8 Undetermined - -
1965 Chicago White Sox 8 Undetermined - -
1966 Chicago White Sox 8 Undetermined - -
1967 Chicago White Sox 8 Undetermined - -
1968 Chicago White Sox 8 Undetermined - -
1969 Chicago White Sox 8 $28,500.00 - -
1970 New York Yankees 25 $28,500.00 - -

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