John Montgomery Ward Career Stats & Summary

John Montgomery Ward made their MLB debut in 1878 and appeared in 1,827 games over 17 seasons. They posted a batting average of 0.275, OPS of 0.655, hit 26 HRs, and recorded 34.4 WAR. They rank 2,745th all-time in HRs and 472th in WAR.

John Montgomery Ward Year-by-Year Stat Trends

This chart visualizes John Montgomery Ward's seasonal trends in HR, H, and BA.

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    📊 Career Summary

    John Montgomery Ward made their MLB debut in 1878 and played in 1,827 games over 17 seasons.
    Below are key cumulative stats along with their respective all-time MLB ranks.

    G1,827 (MLB Rank: 384)
    AB7,656 (MLB Rank: 189)
    H2,107 (MLB Rank: 233)
    BA0.275 (MLB Rank: 2,930)
    2B231 (MLB Rank: 874)
    3B96 (MLB Rank: 176)
    HR26 (MLB Rank: 2,745)
    RBI869 (MLB Rank: 435)
    R1410 (MLB Rank: 94)
    BB421 (MLB Rank: )
    OBP0.314 (MLB Rank: 5,941)
    SLG0.341 (MLB Rank: 6,375)
    OPS0.655 (MLB Rank: 6,307)
    SB540 (MLB Rank: 29)
    SO326 (MLB Rank: 2,252)
    GIDP0 (MLB Rank: 8,263)
    Rbat+96 (MLB Rank: 4,064)
    WAR34.4 (MLB Rank: 472)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1894)

    In 1894, John Montgomery Ward played in 138 games and posted the following stats:

    G138
    AB549
    H146
    BA0.266
    2B12
    3B5
    HR0
    RBI79
    R102
    BB35
    OBP0.311
    SLG0.306
    OPS0.617
    SB39
    SO6
    Rbat+54
    WAR−0.2

    📈 Peak Seasons

    Here are John Montgomery Ward's best seasons by category:

    • Most HR in a season: 1883, 7 HR
    • Most H in a season: 1893, 193 H
    • Most RBI in a season: 1886, 81 RBI
    • Most SB in a season: 1887, 111 SB
    • Best BA in a season: 1887, 0.338 BA
    • Best OBP in a season: 1890, 0.393 OBP
    • Best SLG in a season: 1890, 0.426 SLG
    • Best OPS in a season: 1890, 0.819 OPS
    • Best WAR in a season: 1887, 6.6 WAR

    🎯 Postseason Stats

    John Montgomery Ward has no postseason appearances.

    John Montgomery Ward Career Stat Summary

    seasonHHRRBIBAROPSWAROBPSLGPABBSO2B3BTBrOBARbat+OPS+GGIDPHBPIBBSBCSSFSHAB
    1878
    27
    1
    15
    0.196
    14
    0.519
    0.1
    0.207
    0.312
    140
    2
    13
    5
    4
    43
    0.236
    73
    68
    37
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    138
    1879
    104
    2
    41
    0.286
    71
    0.648
    1.9
    0.299
    0.349
    371
    7
    14
    9
    4
    127
    0.299
    113
    112
    83
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    364
    1880
    81
    0
    27
    0.228
    53
    0.513
    1
    0.24
    0.272
    362
    6
    16
    12
    2
    97
    0.239
    87
    76
    86
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    356
    1881
    87
    0
    53
    0.244
    56
    0.582
    0
    0.254
    0.328
    362
    5
    10
    18
    6
    117
    0.271
    89
    82
    85
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    357
    1882
    87
    1
    39
    0.245
    58
    0.57
    0
    0.272
    0.299
    368
    13
    22
    10
    3
    106
    0.263
    90
    83
    83
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    355
    1883
    97
    7
    54
    0.255
    76
    0.665
    1.2
    0.271
    0.395
    388
    8
    25
    18
    7
    150
    0.296
    101
    99
    88
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    380
    1884
    122
    2
    51
    0.253
    98
    0.616
    1.4
    0.294
    0.322
    510
    28
    47
    11
    8
    155
    0.289
    95
    91
    113
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    482
    1885
    101
    0
    37
    0.226
    72
    0.54
    2.4
    0.255
    0.285
    463
    17
    39
    8
    9
    127
    0.255
    81
    74
    111
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    446
    1886
    134
    2
    81
    0.273
    82
    0.64
    2.6
    0.3
    0.34
    510
    19
    46
    17
    5
    167
    0.308
    95
    92
    122
    0
    0
    0
    36
    0
    0
    0
    491
    1887
    184
    1
    53
    0.338
    114
    0.766
    6.6
    0.375
    0.391
    578
    29
    12
    16
    5
    213
    0.376
    122
    116
    129
    0
    4
    0
    111
    0
    0
    0
    545
    1888
    128
    2
    49
    0.251
    70
    0.575
    2.1
    0.265
    0.31
    520
    9
    13
    14
    5
    158
    0.28
    89
    83
    122
    0
    1
    0
    38
    0
    0
    0
    510
    1889
    143
    1
    67
    0.299
    87
    0.687
    2.1
    0.339
    0.349
    508
    27
    7
    13
    4
    167
    0.352
    94
    89
    114
    0
    2
    0
    62
    0
    0
    0
    479
    1890
    188
    4
    60
    0.335
    134
    0.819
    2.9
    0.393
    0.426
    614
    51
    22
    15
    12
    239
    0.405
    113
    113
    128
    0
    2
    0
    63
    0
    0
    0
    561
    1891
    122
    0
    39
    0.277
    85
    0.664
    2.4
    0.335
    0.329
    480
    36
    10
    13
    5
    145
    0.344
    103
    96
    105
    0
    3
    0
    57
    0
    0
    0
    441
    1892
    163
    1
    47
    0.265
    109
    0.656
    4.2
    0.355
    0.301
    699
    82
    19
    13
    3
    185
    0.351
    110
    101
    148
    0
    3
    0
    88
    0
    0
    0
    614
    1893
    193
    2
    77
    0.328
    129
    0.794
    3.7
    0.379
    0.415
    636
    47
    5
    27
    9
    244
    0.388
    112
    111
    135
    0
    1
    0
    46
    0
    0
    0
    588
    1894
    146
    0
    79
    0.266
    102
    0.617
    -0.2
    0.311
    0.306
    605
    35
    6
    12
    5
    168
    0.306
    54
    50
    138
    0
    1
    0
    39
    0
    0
    20
    549