John Ward

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John Ward

1878–1894 · Bats L · Throws R · 5'9", 165 lb · b. 1860 Bellefonte, PA

Career 1,827 G · 2,107 H · 26 HR · 869 RBI · .275 AVG · 164–103 · 2.10 ERA · 920 SO · 2469.2 IP

Seasons leading his league

8

7 best in baseball 1 league only

45 Top-5 finishes

6 Title seasons

6 Categories led

1879 Best season

Spanning 1878–1892, peaking at 3 titles in 1879.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

226th League titles 8
109th Best in baseball 7
126th Top-5 finishes 45

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

6th Walks + Hits / IP 1.04
7th Earned Run Average 2.10
29th Stolen Bases 540
85th Complete Games 245
94th Runs 1,410
176th Triples 96
188th Shutouts 24
215th Wins 164
234th Hits 2,107
266th Innings Pitched 2469.2
439th Runs Batted In 869
478th Total Bases 2,608

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Stolen Bases	2	1st	—	1892 88 1887 NL 111
Saves	2	1st	—	1879 1 1882 1
Shutouts	1	1st	—	1880 8 1878 #2 1882 #3
Strikeouts	1	1st	—	1879 239
Wins	1	1st	—	1879 47 1880 #3
Earned Run Average	1	1st	—	1878 1.51 1879 #3 1880 #3 1881 #2
Complete Games	—	#3	—	1880 #3
Strikeouts / 9	—	#3	—	1881 #3
Innings Pitched	—	#2	—	1879 #3 1880 #2
Walks + Hits / IP	—	#2	—	1878 #2 1879 #2 1880 #3
Hits	—	#2	—	1887 #2 1890 #3

Title Seasons

6 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1892	1	SB 88
1887	1	SB 111
1882	1	SV 1
1880	1	SHO 8
1879	3	W 47 SO 239 SV 1
1878	1	ERA 1.51

Batting

17 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1878	PRO	NL	37	138	14	27	5	4	1	15	2	13	0	.196	.207	.312	.519
1879	PRO	NL	83	364	71	104	9	4	2	41	7	14	0	.286	.299	.349	.648
1880	PRO	NL	86	356	53	81	12	2	0	27	6	16	0	.228	.240	.273	.513
1881	PRO	NL	85	357	56	87	18	6	0	53	5	10	0	.244	.254	.328	.582
1882	PRO	NL	83	355	58	87	10	3	1	39	13	22	0	.245	.272	.299	.570
1883	NY1	NL	88	380	76	97	18	7	7	54	8	25	0	.255	.271	.395	.665
1884	NY1	NL	113	482	98	122	11	8	2	51	28	47	0	.253	.294	.322	.616
1885	NY1	NL	111	446	72	101	8	9	0	37	17	39	0	.227	.255	.285	.540
1886	NY1	NL	122	491	82	134	17	5	2	81	19	46	36	.273	.300	.340	.640
1887	NY1	NL	129	545	114	184	16	5	1	53	29	12	111	.338	.375	.391	.766
1888	NY1	NL	122	510	70	128	14	5	2	49	9	13	38	.251	.265	.310	.575
1889	NY1	NL	114	479	87	143	13	4	1	67	27	7	62	.299	.339	.349	.687
1890	BRP	PL	128	561	134	188	15	12	4	60	51	22	63	.335	.393	.426	.819
1891	BRO	NL	105	441	85	122	13	5	0	39	36	10	57	.277	.335	.329	.664
1892	BRO	NL	148	614	109	163	13	3	1	47	82	19	88	.266	.355	.301	.656
1893	NY1	NL	135	588	129	193	27	9	2	77	47	5	46	.328	.379	.415	.794
1894	NY1	NL	138	549	102	146	12	5	0	79	35	6	39	.266	.311	.306	.617
Career	—	—	1,827	7,656	1,410	2,107	231	96	26	869	421	326	540	.275	.314	.341	.655

Pitching

7 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1878	PRO	NL	22	13	1.51	37	37	0	334.0	308	56	3	34	116	1.02
1879	PRO	NL	47	19	2.15	70	60	1	587.0	571	140	5	36	239	1.03
1880	PRO	NL	39	24	1.74	70	67	1	595.0	501	115	5	45	230	0.92
1881	PRO	NL	18	18	2.13	39	35	0	330.0	326	78	2	53	119	1.15
1882	PRO	NL	19	13	2.55	34	33	1	286.0	268	81	6	36	72	1.06
1883	NY1	NL	16	13	2.70	34	25	0	277.0	278	83	3	31	121	1.12
1884	NY1	NL	3	3	3.41	9	5	0	60.2	72	23	2	18	23	1.48
Career	—	—	164	103	2.10	293	262	3	2469.2	2,324	576	26	253	920	1.04

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
SS	826	1,522	2,641	530	294	.887
2B	493	1,226	1,646	263	167	.916
P	293	169	574	54	20	.932
OF	214	355	77	78	7	.847
3B	46	53	112	27	6	.859