John Ward career wins
164Career Regular Season
John Ward has recorded 164 wins over 7 regular seasons, 207th among 6,765 MLB players on file.
- Best season on file: 47 in 1879.
- Most recent: 3 in 1884.
Sum of 7 regular seasons, 1878 through 1884. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out. | ||
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| 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