Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1979
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1979
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,287
- AB
- 4,479
- R
- 594
- H
- 1,236
- HR
- 130
- RBI
- 597
- SB
- 83
- AVG
- .276
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | MIN | 10 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
| 1980 | MIN | 13 | 41 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .463 |
| 1981 | MIN | 85 | 295 | 42 | 78 | 3 | 29 | 5 | .264 |
| 1982 | MIN | 152 | 570 | 85 | 165 | 28 | 91 | 13 | .289 |
| 1983 | MIN | 157 | 623 | 76 | 173 | 19 | 88 | 8 | .278 |
| 1984 | TEX | 155 | 602 | 97 | 171 | 21 | 79 | 7 | .284 |
| 1985 | TEX | 154 | 593 | 77 | 170 | 15 | 70 | 26 | .287 |
| 1986 | TEX | 105 | 380 | 54 | 120 | 5 | 51 | 12 | .316 |
| 1987 | NYY | 146 | 529 | 65 | 131 | 16 | 78 | 9 | .248 |
| 1988 | NYY | 91 | 231 | 26 | 52 | 4 | 24 | 0 | .225 |
| 1989 |  NYY/DET | 113 | 292 | 27 | 74 | 9 | 30 | 1 | .253 |
| 1990 | DET | 106 | 309 | 32 | 79 | 9 | 46 | 2 | .256 |
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 4,892
- TB
- 1,904
- XBH
- 367
- HBP
- 13
- IBB
- 28
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | MIN | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | MIN | 46 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | MIN | 326 | 106 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | MIN | 616 | 296 | 68 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | MIN | 676 | 274 | 58 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | TEX | 659 | 269 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | TEX | 638 | 257 | 50 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | TEX | 418 | 154 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | NYY | 569 | 203 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | NYY | 262 | 72 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | NYY/DET | 321 | 116 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | DET | 344 | 121 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 15.9
- RC
- 655.3
- RC/27
- 5.30
- ISOP
- .149
- SECA
- .239
- BB/K
- 0.45
- AB/HR
- 34.5
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | MIN | -0.1 | 1.7 | 4.3 | .000 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | MIN | 0.9 | 13.5 | 15.2 | .317 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 41 | 0 |
| 1981 | MIN | 0.4 | 37.3 | 4.5 | .095 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 98.3 | 0 |
| 1982 | MIN | 4.9 | 101.3 | 6.6 | .230 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 20.4 | 0 |
| 1983 | MIN | 3.9 | 93.7 | 5.5 | .162 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 32.8 | 0 |
| 1984 | TEX | 4.4 | 94.7 | 5.8 | .163 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 28.7 | 0 |
| 1985 | TEX | 0.9 | 89.6 | 5.6 | .147 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 39.5 | 0 |
| 1986 | TEX | 2.6 | 59.2 | 5.9 | .089 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 76 | 0 |
| 1987 | NYY | -0.3 | 62.8 | 4.2 | .136 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 33.1 | 0 |
| 1988 | NYY | -0.8 | 23.5 | 3.4 | .087 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 57.8 | 0 |
| 1989 | NYY/DET | -0.1 | 36.6 | 4.4 | .144 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 32.4 | 0 |
| 1990 | DET | -0.8 | 41.8 | 4.8 | .136 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 34.3 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Gary Ward's career stats?
Gary Ward played 12 seasons for the Twins, the Rangers, the Yankees and the Tigers. He was a career .276 hitter with 1,236 hits, 130 home runs and 597 RBI. His best season was 1980: a .463 batting average, 1 home run and 10 RBI.
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