John Ward career ERA

• Best season on file: 1.51 in 1878.
• Most recent: 3.41 in 1884.

Average of 7 regular seasons, 1878 through 1884. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.

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John Ward career ERA, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	W↓iW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.	L↓iL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.	ERA↓iERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.	IP↓iIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.	K↓iK: Batters this pitcher struck out.	BB↓iBB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.	WHIP↓iWHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.	SV↓iSV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
1878	—	37	22	13	1.51	334.0	116	34	1.02	0
1879	—	70	47	19	2.15	587.0	239	36	1.03	1
1880	—	70	39	24	1.74	595.0	230	45	0.92	1
1881	—	39	18	18	2.13	330.0	119	53	1.15	0
1882	—	33	19	12	2.59	278.0	72	36	1.07	1
1883	SF	34	16	13	2.70	277.0	121	31	1.12	0
1884	SF	9	3	3	3.41	60.2	23	18	1.48	0

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV