John Ward
John Montgomery Ward
Born: March 3, 1860
Bellefonte, PA USA
Deceased: 1925
Augusta, GA USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 165
College: Pennsylvania State University
Career: 1878-1894
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964.
Minor League Statistics
John Ward compiled a career record of 164 wins and 103 losses in his 1827-game career with the Providence Grays, New York Gothams, New York Giants, Brooklyn Ward's Wonders and Brooklyn Grooms. He began playing during the 1878 season and last took the field during the 1894 campaign. Ward was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964.
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Pitching:
Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
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1878 | NL | Providence Grays | 22 | 13 | .629 | 1.51 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 334.0 | 308 | 151 | 56 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1365 |
1879 | NL | Providence Grays | 47 | 19 | .712 | 2.15 | 70 | 60 | 10 | 58 | 2 | 1 | 587.0 | 571 | 270 | 140 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 239 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2425 |
1880 | NL | Providence Grays | 39 | 24 | .619 | 1.74 | 70 | 67 | 4 | 59 | 8 | 1 | 595.0 | 501 | 230 | 115 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2351 |
1881 | NL | Providence Grays | 18 | 18 | .500 | 2.13 | 39 | 35 | 5 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 330.0 | 326 | 183 | 78 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1398 |
1882 | NL | Providence Grays | 19 | 13 | .594 | 2.55 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 286.0 | 268 | 143 | 81 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1191 |
1883 | NL | New York Gothams | 16 | 13 | .552 | 2.70 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 277.0 | 278 | 165 | 83 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1159 |
1884 | NL | New York Gothams | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.41 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.7 | 72 | 43 | 23 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 275 |
Totals | 164 | 103 | .614 | 2.10 | 293 | 262 | 32 | 245 | 24 | 3 | 2469.7 | 2324 | 1185 | 576 | 26 | 253 | 0 | 920 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 10164 |
Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1878 | NL | Providence Grays | 37 | 140 | 138 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .196 | .207 | .312 | .519 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1879 | NL | Providence Grays | 83 | 371 | 364 | 71 | 104 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | .286 | .299 | .349 | .648 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1880 | NL | Providence Grays | 86 | 362 | 356 | 53 | 81 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | .228 | .240 | .272 | .513 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1881 | NL | Providence Grays | 85 | 362 | 357 | 56 | 87 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .244 | .254 | .328 | .582 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1882 | NL | Providence Grays | 83 | 368 | 355 | 58 | 87 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 22 | .245 | .272 | .299 | .570 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1883 | NL | New York Gothams | 88 | 388 | 380 | 76 | 97 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25 | .255 | .271 | .395 | .665 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1884 | NL | New York Gothams | 113 | 510 | 482 | 98 | 122 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 47 | .253 | .294 | .322 | .616 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1885 | NL | New York Giants | 111 | 463 | 446 | 72 | 101 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 39 | .226 | .255 | .285 | .540 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1886 | NL | New York Giants | 122 | 510 | 491 | 82 | 134 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 81 | 36 | 0 | 19 | 46 | .273 | .300 | .340 | .640 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1887 | NL | New York Giants | 129 | 578 | 545 | 114 | 184 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 53 | 111 | 0 | 29 | 12 | .338 | .375 | .391 | .766 | 213 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1888 | NL | New York Giants | 122 | 520 | 510 | 70 | 128 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 49 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 13 | .251 | .265 | .310 | .575 | 158 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1889 | NL | New York Giants | 114 | 508 | 479 | 87 | 143 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 67 | 62 | 0 | 27 | 7 | .299 | .339 | .349 | .687 | 167 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1890 | PL | Brooklyn Ward's Wonders | 128 | 614 | 561 | 134 | 188 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 60 | 63 | 0 | 51 | 22 | .335 | .393 | .426 | .819 | 239 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1891 | NL | Brooklyn Grooms | 105 | 480 | 441 | 85 | 122 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 57 | 0 | 36 | 10 | .277 | .335 | .329 | .664 | 145 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1892 | NL | Brooklyn Grooms | 148 | 699 | 614 | 109 | 163 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 88 | 0 | 82 | 19 | .265 | .355 | .301 | .656 | 185 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1893 | NL | New York Giants | 135 | 636 | 588 | 129 | 193 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 77 | 46 | 0 | 47 | 5 | .328 | .379 | .415 | .794 | 244 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1894 | NL | New York Giants | 138 | 605 | 549 | 102 | 146 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 79 | 39 | 0 | 35 | 6 | .266 | .311 | .306 | .617 | 168 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 1827 | 8114 | 7656 | 1410 | 2107 | 231 | 96 | 26 | 869 | 540 | 0 | 421 | 326 | .275 | .314 | .341 | .655 | 2608 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1878 | NL | Providence Grays | P | 37 | 0 | 334.0 | 23 | 74 | 15 | 4 | .866 | 2.614 | 2.622 |
1879 | NL | Providence Grays | P | 70 | 0 | 587.0 | 31 | 134 | 11 | 2 | .938 | 2.530 | 2.357 |
1879 | NL | Providence Grays | 3B | 16 | 0 | 125.0 | 17 | 32 | 9 | 2 | .845 | 3.528 | 3.063 |
1879 | NL | Providence Grays | OF | 8 | 0 | 69.0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 1.043 | 1.000 |
1880 | NL | Providence Grays | P | 70 | 0 | 595.0 | 43 | 133 | 3 | 1 | .983 | 2.662 | 2.514 |
1880 | NL | Providence Grays | 3B | 25 | 0 | 199.0 | 30 | 69 | 12 | 4 | .892 | 4.477 | 3.960 |
1880 | NL | Providence Grays | OF | 2 | 0 | 20.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .900 | 1.000 |
1881 | NL | Providence Grays | OF | 40 | 0 | 370.0 | 57 | 14 | 9 | 0 | .888 | 1.727 | 1.775 |
1881 | NL | Providence Grays | P | 39 | 0 | 330.0 | 26 | 77 | 7 | 7 | .936 | 2.809 | 2.641 |
1881 | NL | Providence Grays | SS | 13 | 0 | 123.0 | 20 | 39 | 13 | 4 | .819 | 4.317 | 4.538 |
1882 | NL | Providence Grays | OF | 49 | 0 | 457.0 | 69 | 20 | 19 | 3 | .824 | 1.753 | 1.816 |
1882 | NL | Providence Grays | P | 34 | 0 | 286.0 | 18 | 73 | 6 | 4 | .938 | 2.864 | 2.676 |
1882 | NL | Providence Grays | SS | 4 | 0 | 52.0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 | .833 | 5.192 | 7.500 |
1883 | NL | New York Gothams | OF | 56 | 0 | 546.0 | 118 | 28 | 24 | 2 | .859 | 2.407 | 2.607 |
1883 | NL | New York Gothams | P | 34 | 0 | 277.0 | 25 | 67 | 10 | 2 | .902 | 2.989 | 2.706 |
1883 | NL | New York Gothams | 3B | 5 | 0 | 50.0 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | .739 | 3.060 | 3.400 |
1883 | NL | New York Gothams | SS | 2 | 0 | 17.0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 4.765 | 4.500 |
1883 | NL | New York Gothams | 2B | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 6.000 | 6.000 |
1884 | NL | New York Gothams | OF | 59 | 0 | 536.0 | 103 | 13 | 21 | 2 | .847 | 1.948 | 1.966 |
1884 | NL | New York Gothams | 2B | 47 | 0 | 393.0 | 95 | 177 | 35 | 17 | .886 | 6.229 | 5.787 |
1884 | NL | New York Gothams | P | 9 | 0 | 61.0 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | .905 | 2.803 | 2.111 |
1885 | NL | New York Giants | SS | 111 | 0 | 992.0 | 167 | 350 | 55 | 36 | .904 | 4.691 | 4.658 |
1886 | NL | New York Giants | SS | 122 | 0 | 1044.0 | 191 | 369 | 69 | 36 | .890 | 4.828 | 4.590 |
1887 | NL | New York Giants | SS | 129 | 0 | 1105.0 | 226 | 469 | 61 | 53 | .919 | 5.661 | 5.388 |
1888 | NL | New York Giants | SS | 122 | 0 | 1078.0 | 185 | 331 | 86 | 39 | .857 | 4.308 | 4.230 |
1889 | NL | New York Giants | SS | 108 | 0 | 931.0 | 229 | 319 | 68 | 38 | .890 | 5.298 | 5.074 |
1889 | NL | New York Giants | 2B | 7 | 0 | 60.0 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 0 | .818 | 5.400 | 5.143 |
1890 | PL | Brooklyn Ward's Wonders | SS | 128 | 0 | 1142.0 | 303 | 450 | 105 | 59 | .878 | 5.934 | 5.883 |
1891 | NL | Brooklyn Grooms | SS | 87 | 0 | 756.0 | 180 | 296 | 66 | 28 | .878 | 5.667 | 5.471 |
1891 | NL | Brooklyn Grooms | 2B | 18 | 0 | 168.0 | 55 | 56 | 6 | 8 | .949 | 5.946 | 6.167 |
1892 | NL | Brooklyn Grooms | 2B | 148 | 0 | 1324.0 | 377 | 472 | 74 | 48 | .920 | 5.771 | 5.736 |
1893 | NL | New York Giants | 2B | 134 | 0 | 1199.0 | 348 | 464 | 73 | 41 | .918 | 6.095 | 6.060 |
1894 | NL | New York Giants | 2B | 138 | 0 | 1201.0 | 333 | 453 | 66 | 53 | .923 | 5.890 | 5.696 |
Totals | 1872 | 0 | 16436.0 | 3325 | 5050 | 952 | 494 | .898 | 4.586 | 4.474 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1888 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 8 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .379 | .400 | .414 | .814 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1889 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 9 | 41 | 36 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .417 | .488 | .472 | .960 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 17 | 71 | 65 | 14 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .400 | .451 | .446 | .897 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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