Duane Ward Career Pitching Summary

Duane Ward played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 1995, appearing in 462 games over 9 seasons. He recorded a total of 32 W and 37 L, an ERA of 3.28, 679 SO, a WHIP of 1.256, and a WAR of 10.2.

Duane Ward Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Duane Ward.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Duane Ward
    NameDuane Ward
    Date of BirthMay 28, 1964
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut1986

    📊 Career Summary

    Duane Ward appeared in 462 games over 9 MLB seasons from 1986 to 1995. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS2 (MLB Rank: 6,214)
    GF272 (MLB Rank: 162)
    W32 (MLB Rank: 2,140)
    L37 (MLB Rank: 2,050)
    SV121 (MLB Rank: 129)
    ERA3.28 (MLB Rank: 1,920)
    IP666.2 (MLB Rank: 1,987)
    SO679 (MLB Rank: 1,080)
    BB286 (MLB Rank: 1,688)
    H551 (MLB Rank: 2,334)
    HR32 (MLB Rank: 2,849)
    SO99.17 (MLB Rank: 865)
    BB93.86 (MLB Rank: 5,473)
    H97.44 (MLB Rank: 10,555)
    HR90.43 (MLB Rank: 7,613)
    WHIP1.256 (MLB Rank: 9,967)
    WAR10.2 (MLB Rank: 1,229)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1995)

    In his final season (1995), Duane Ward recorded the following stats:

    GS0
    W0
    L1
    ERA27
    IP2.2
    SO3
    BB5
    H11
    HR0
    SO910.12
    BB916.88
    H937.12
    WHIP6
    WAR−0.6

    📈 Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 1988, 9 W
    • Most SO: 1991, 132 SO
    • Most IP: 1990, 127.2 IP
    • Best WAR: 1992, 3.1 WAR
    • Best ERA: 1992, 1.96 ERA

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    Duane Ward appeared in 19 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 4.98, pitched 23.5 IP, struck out 34 batters, with 4 W and 1 L.

    Duane Ward Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    1986
    0
    2
    8
    0
    0
    9
    18
    -0.5
    2.056
    2
    25
    12
    17
    16
    52
    5.38
    4.5
    0.75
    1
    12
    7
    0
    0
    1
    12.5
    6
    1
    1
    0
    1
    88
    1987
    1
    0
    6.94
    1
    0
    10
    11.2
    -0.2
    2.229
    0
    14
    12
    9
    9
    67
    4.24
    7.7
    0.83
    1
    12
    4
    0
    0
    0
    10.8
    9.3
    0
    0
    2
    0
    57
    1988
    9
    3
    3.3
    0.75
    15
    91
    111.2
    1
    1.442
    5
    101
    60
    46
    41
    118
    3.47
    7.3
    1.52
    0
    64
    32
    0
    0
    0.4
    8.1
    4.8
    3
    5
    8
    10
    487
    1989
    4
    10
    3.77
    0.286
    15
    122
    114.2
    -0.2
    1.326
    4
    94
    58
    55
    48
    97
    2.74
    9.6
    2.1
    0
    66
    39
    0
    0
    0.3
    7.4
    4.6
    0
    5
    11
    13
    494
    1990
    2
    8
    3.45
    0.2
    11
    112
    127.2
    1.9
    1.12
    9
    101
    42
    51
    49
    119
    2.98
    7.9
    2.67
    0
    73
    39
    0
    0
    0.6
    7.1
    3
    0
    1
    10
    5
    508
    1991
    7
    6
    2.77
    0.538
    23
    132
    107.1
    2.7
    1.053
    3
    80
    33
    36
    33
    153
    1.74
    11.1
    4
    0
    81
    46
    0
    0
    0.3
    6.7
    2.8
    0
    2
    3
    6
    428
    1992
    7
    4
    1.95
    0.636
    12
    103
    101.1
    3.1
    1.135
    5
    76
    39
    27
    22
    209
    2.58
    9.1
    2.64
    0
    79
    35
    0
    0
    0.4
    6.8
    3.5
    0
    1
    3
    7
    414
    1993
    2
    3
    2.13
    0.4
    45
    97
    71.2
    3
    1.033
    4
    49
    25
    17
    17
    204
    2.09
    12.2
    3.88
    0
    71
    70
    0
    0
    0.5
    6.2
    3.1
    0
    1
    2
    7
    282
    1995
    0
    1
    27
    0
    0
    3
    2.2
    -0.6
    6
    0
    11
    5
    10
    8
    20
    7.6
    10.1
    0.6
    0
    4
    0
    0
    0
    0
    37.1
    16.9
    0
    1
    0
    2
    25