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.
"I'd make him (Pete Ward) a catcher, but we'd never get the game over with. He'd use up the whole night gossiping with the hitters and umpires." - Chicago White Sox Manager Al Lopez (1965)
Pete WardPete Ward Autograph on a 1966 Topps Baseball Card (#25 | Checklist) |
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Pete WardPete 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 |
Pete WardPete 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 |
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 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
9 Years | 973 | 3,060 | 345 | 776 | 136 | 17 | 98 | 4 | 427 | 371 | 41 | 539 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 39 | .254 | .339 | .405 |
Pete WardPete 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 |
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 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
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 WardPete 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 |
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 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
9 Years | 20 | 17 | .541 | 156 | 0 | n/a | 31.2 | 5.7 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
Pete WardPete Ward Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
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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