John Montgomery Ward Career Stats & Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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 2,793th all-time in HRs and 476th in WAR.

📊 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: 386)
AB7,656 (MLB Rank: 192)
H2,107 (MLB Rank: 234)
BA0.275 (MLB Rank: 2,930)
2B231 (MLB Rank: 883)
3B96 (MLB Rank: 176)
HR26 (MLB Rank: 2,793)
RBI869 (MLB Rank: 440)
R1410 (MLB Rank: 94)
BB421 (MLB Rank: 1044)
OBP0.314 (MLB Rank: 5,961)
SLG0.341 (MLB Rank: 6,444)
OPS0.655 (MLB Rank: 6,359)
SB540 (MLB Rank: 29)
SO326 (MLB Rank: 2,294)
GIDP0 (MLB Rank: 8,349)
Rbat+96 (MLB Rank: 4,087)
WAR34.4 (MLB Rank: 476)
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John Montgomery Ward Year-by-Year Stat Trends

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

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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