Gary Ward career batting average
.276Career Regular Season
Gary Ward has a career batting average of .276 over 12 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: .463 in 1980.
- Most recent: .256 in 1990.
Average of 12 regular seasons, 1979 through 1990. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches. | SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single. | OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory. | ||
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| 1979 |  MIN | 10 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .412 | .286 | .697 |
| 1980 | MIN | 13 | 41 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .463 | .489 | .780 | 1.269 |
| 1981 | MIN | 85 | 295 | 42 | 78 | 3 | 29 | 5 | .264 | .325 | .359 | .684 |
| 1982 | MIN | 152 | 570 | 85 | 165 | 28 | 91 | 13 | .289 | .330 | .519 | .849 |
| 1983 | MIN | 157 | 623 | 76 | 173 | 19 | 88 | 8 | .278 | .326 | .440 | .766 |
| 1984 |  TEX | 155 | 602 | 97 | 171 | 21 | 79 | 7 | .284 | .343 | .447 | .790 |
| 1985 | TEX | 154 | 593 | 77 | 170 | 15 | 70 | 26 | .287 | .329 | .433 | .763 |
| 1986 | TEX | 105 | 380 | 54 | 120 | 5 | 51 | 12 | .316 | .372 | .405 | .777 |
| 1987 |  NYY | 146 | 529 | 65 | 131 | 16 | 78 | 9 | .248 | .291 | .384 | .675 |
| 1988 | NYY | 91 | 231 | 26 | 52 | 4 | 24 | 0 | .225 | .302 | .312 | .614 |
| 1989 |  NYY/DET | 113 | 292 | 27 | 74 | 9 | 30 | 1 | .253 | .306 | .397 | .704 |
| 1990 | DET | 106 | 309 | 32 | 79 | 9 | 46 | 2 | .256 | .322 | .392 | .713 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS