Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1990
- College
- South Alabama
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1990
- College
- South Alabama
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 626
- AB
- 1,548
- R
- 210
- H
- 389
- HR
- 39
- RBI
- 219
- SB
- 33
- AVG
- .251
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | CLE | 14 | 46 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 3 | .348 |
| 1991 |  CLE/TOR | 48 | 113 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .239 |
| 1992 | TOR | 18 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .345 |
| 1993 | TOR | 72 | 167 | 20 | 32 | 4 | 28 | 3 | .192 |
| 1994 | MIL | 102 | 367 | 55 | 85 | 9 | 45 | 6 | .232 |
| 1995 | MIL | 44 | 129 | 19 | 34 | 4 | 16 | 6 | .264 |
| 1996 | MIL | 43 | 67 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 3 | .179 |
| 1997 | PIT | 71 | 167 | 33 | 59 | 7 | 33 | 4 | .353 |
| 1998 | PIT | 123 | 282 | 33 | 74 | 9 | 46 | 5 | .262 |
| 1999 |  PIT/ARI | 59 | 114 | 8 | 27 | 2 | 15 | 2 | .237 |
| 2000 | ARI | 15 | 52 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .173 |
| 2001 | PHI | 17 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .267 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 3
- AB
- 2
- R
- 2
- H
- 1
- HR
- 1
- RBI
- 3
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .500
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 1,790
- TB
- 601
- XBH
- 123
- HBP
- 13
- IBB
- 11
- GIDP
- 36
- P/PA
- 0.00
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | CLE | 49 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | CLE/TOR | 128 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | TOR | 33 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | TOR | 198 | 52 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | MIL | 427 | 131 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | MIL | 146 | 51 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | MIL | 82 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | PIT | 192 | 98 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | PIT | 324 | 120 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | PIT/ARI | 135 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | ARI | 59 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | PHI | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 3.7
- RC
- 206.7
- RC/27
- 4.50
- ISOP
- .137
- SECA
- .269
- BB/K
- 0.75
- AB/HR
- 39.7
- GO/FO
- 0.00
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | CLE | 0.4 | 8.9 | 7.8 | .152 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 46 | 0 |
| 1991 | CLE/TOR | 0.0 | 10.7 | 3.1 | .062 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | TOR | 0.5 | 5.9 | 7.6 | .207 | 0.3 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| 1993 | TOR | -0.6 | 14 | 2.5 | .120 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 41.8 | 0 |
| 1994 | MIL | 1.2 | 45.3 | 4.1 | .125 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 40.8 | 0 |
| 1995 | MIL | 0.5 | 18.6 | 5 | .132 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 32.3 | 0 |
| 1996 | MIL | -0.2 | 7.4 | 3.3 | .149 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 33.5 | 0 |
| 1997 | PIT | 1.1 | 40 | 9.5 | .234 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 23.9 | 0 |
| 1998 | PIT | 1.1 | 40.7 | 4.8 | .163 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 31.3 | 0 |
| 1999 | PIT/ARI | 0.2 | 12.5 | 3.5 | .079 | 0.2 | 1 | 57 | 0 |
| 2000 | ARI | -0.4 | 1.9 | 1.1 | .077 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | PHI | -0.1 | 1.6 | 3.5 | .067 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Turner Ward's career stats?
Turner Ward played 12 seasons for the Guardians, the Blue Jays, the Brewers, the Pirates, the Diamondbacks and the Phillies. He was a career .251 hitter with 389 hits, 39 home runs and 219 RBI. His best season was 1997: a .353 batting average, 7 home runs and 33 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 1 postseason, 1990 to 2001
Championships ×2
- 1992 World Series with the Toronto Blue Jays
- 1993 World Series with the Toronto Blue Jays
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