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.
๐งพ Basic Profile
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Name | Duane Ward |
Date of Birth | May 28, 1964 |
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MLB Debut | 1986 |
๐ 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:
GS | 2 (MLB Rank: 6,214) |
GF | 272 (MLB Rank: 162) |
W | 32 (MLB Rank: 2,140) |
L | 37 (MLB Rank: 2,050) |
SV | 121 (MLB Rank: 129) |
ERA | 3.28 (MLB Rank: 1,920) |
IP | 666.2 (MLB Rank: 1,987) |
SO | 679 (MLB Rank: 1,080) |
BB | 286 (MLB Rank: 1,688) |
H | 551 (MLB Rank: 2,334) |
HR | 32 (MLB Rank: 2,849) |
SO9 | 9.17 (MLB Rank: 865) |
BB9 | 3.86 (MLB Rank: 5,473) |
H9 | 7.44 (MLB Rank: 10,555) |
HR9 | 0.43 (MLB Rank: 7,613) |
WHIP | 1.256 (MLB Rank: 9,967) |
WAR | 10.2 (MLB Rank: 1,229) |
๐ Last Season Summary (1995)
In his final season (1995), Duane Ward recorded the following stats:
GS | 0 |
W | 0 |
L | 1 |
ERA | 27 |
IP | 2.2 |
SO | 3 |
BB | 5 |
H | 11 |
HR | 0 |
SO9 | 10.12 |
BB9 | 16.88 |
H9 | 37.12 |
WHIP | 6 |
WAR | โ0.6 |
๐ 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
๐ฏ 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
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |