First name: Gary
Last name: Ward
Birthdate: 1953-12-06
Bats: R Throws: R
MLBAM ID: 123915
Retro ID: wardg001
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | MIN | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 1980 | MIN | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | -0.7 | 4 |
| 1981 | MIN | 4.3 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 7 |
| 1982 | MIN | 7.9 | 1.1 | 9.0 | 5.4 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 24 |
| 1983 | MIN | 8.6 | 1.2 | 9.8 | 3.5 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 19 |
| 1984 | TEX | 8.4 | 1.4 | 9.8 | 4.8 | 7.7 | 2.1 | 23 |
| 1985 | TEX | 8.3 | 1.2 | 9.5 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 12 |
| 1986 | TEX | 5.3 | 0.8 | 6.1 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 14 |
| 1987 | NYA | 7.2 | 0.9 | 8.0 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 8 |
| 1988 | NYA | 3.2 | 0.6 | 3.8 | -0.6 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 2 |
| 1989 | DET | 3.8 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 4 |
| 1989 | NYA | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 1990 | DET | 4.3 | 0.6 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 5 |
| Career | 62.4 | 9.0 | 71.3 | 19.7 | 40.5 | 30.7 | 122 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | MIN | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 9.8 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -2 |
| 1980 | MIN | 46 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 1981 | MIN | 326 | -1 | -3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | -4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.7 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 1 |
| 1982 | MIN | 616 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 16 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 9.7 | 4.0 | -0.6 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 24 |
| 1983 | MIN | 676 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | 2.0 | -0.6 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 23 |
| 1984 | TEX | 659 | 13 | 11 | -1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 16 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9.3 | 3.1 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 27 |
| 1985 | TEX | 638 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 1 | -10 | -5 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 9.4 | -0.2 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.6 | -1 |
| 1986 | TEX | 418 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 13 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9.9 | 2.0 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 19 |
| 1987 | NYA | 569 | -18 | -17 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 5 | -3 | -2 | 0 | -10 | 10.0 | -1.0 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -1.4 | 11 |
| 1988 | NYA | 262 | -8 | -8 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -13 | 10.0 | -1.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -1.4 | 3 |
| 1989 | DET | 301 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -6 | 9.5 | -0.6 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.9 | 6 |
| 1989 | NYA | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9.8 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -2 |
| 1990 | DET | 344 | 0 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | 1 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 0 | -5 | 9.9 | -0.5 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -0.9 | 1 |
| Career | 4,892 | 31 | 19 | 7 | 19 | -11 | 2 | 44 | -37 | -4 | 0 | 80 | - | 8.4 | -4.1 | 0.6 | 4.9 | 110 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | GB+ | DP Start | DP Turn | DP Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NYA | 1B | 359 | 36 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1988 | NYA | 1B | 320 | 36 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1988 | NYA | 3B | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | DET | 1B | 386 | 42 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990 | DET | 1B | 11 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1B | 1076 | 115 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3B | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | OF Arm Opps | OF Arm Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | MIN | LF | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | MIN | RF | 48 | 10 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | -1 | -2 |
| 1980 | MIN | LF | 271 | 24 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -6 | 7 | 0 | -1 |
| 1981 | MIN | LF | 1703 | 207 | -5.0 | -5 | -4 | -1 | 105 | 2 | -2 |
| 1981 | MIN | CF | 518 | 67 | -2.0 | -1 | -1 | -4 | 24 | -1 | -2 |
| 1981 | MIN | RF | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | MIN | LF | 3372 | 412 | 9.0 | 14 | 12 | 32 | 117 | 1 | 13 |
| 1982 | MIN | CF | 14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | MIN | RF | 404 | 87 | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| 1983 | MIN | LF | 4324 | 550 | 5.0 | 11 | 10 | 43 | 266 | 4 | 14 |
| 1984 | TEX | LF | 1555 | 200 | 8.0 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 21 | 1 | 10 |
| 1984 | TEX | CF | 1624 | 241 | 4.0 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 0 | 5 |
| 1984 | TEX | RF | 617 | 103 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 1985 | TEX | LF | 3651 | 401 | -13.0 | -9 | -8 | -30 | 45 | -1 | -9 |
| 1985 | TEX | CF | 470 | 58 | -2.0 | -1 | -1 | -7 | 6 | 0 | -1 |
| 1985 | TEX | RF | 17 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | TEX | LF | 2469 | 327 | 14.0 | 15 | 13 | 36 | 111 | 0 | 13 |
| 1986 | TEX | CF | 72 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | NYA | LF | 1443 | 160 | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 67 | 2 | 4 |
| 1987 | NYA | CF | 713 | 111 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 39 | -2 | 1 |
| 1987 | NYA | RF | 83 | 14 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 5 | 0 | -1 |
| 1988 | NYA | LF | 341 | 48 | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 | -1 | 1 |
| 1988 | NYA | CF | 866 | 130 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | -2 | -2 |
| 1988 | NYA | RF | 30 | 4 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 4 | 0 | -1 |
| 1989 | DET | LF | 699 | 92 | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 37 | -1 | 2 |
| 1989 | DET | CF | 105 | 16 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 1989 | DET | RF | 212 | 40 | -2.0 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 20 | 1 | -1 |
| 1989 | NYA | RF | 81 | 13 | -2.0 | -2 | -2 | -4 | 13 | 0 | -2 |
| 1990 | DET | LF | 1668 | 202 | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 81 | -3 | 0 |
| 1990 | DET | RF | 184 | 33 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 23 | -2 | -3 |
| LF | 21502 | 2624 | 33.0 | 46 | 41 | 125 | 874 | 4 | 45 | ||
| CF | 4382 | 635 | 4.0 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 164 | -5 | 2 | ||
| RF | 1678 | 308 | -5.0 | -3 | -4 | 8 | 100 | -2 | -6 |
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| Stat description | |
|---|---|
| GS | Game Shares |
| WAM | Wins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name. |
| WAR | Wins above Replacement |
| VS | Victory Shares |
| W | Wins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense. |
| L | Losses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score. |
| BatRuns | Batting runs above average |
| Adj R | Park adjusted batting runs |
| RISP | Runs for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position |
| BSR | Baserunning runs |
| DP | Double play avoidance runs |
| ROE | Runs from reaching on error |
| Fld | Fielding runs |
| Pos | Position adjustment |
| DH | Designated hitter adjustment |
| Pit | Pitcher batting adjustment |
| RAA | Runs above average before position and league adjustment |
| RPW | Runs per win |
| WAA | Wins above average before position and league adjustment |
| POS Wins | Position adjustment converted to wins |
| LGA | League quality adjustment |
| DVoDH | Defensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter |
| G | Games pitched |
| GS | Game shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index |
| XR | Expected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced |
| DR | Defensive runs support |
| Role | Starter vs reliever role adjustment |
| LgAdj | League adjustment |
| R+ | Runs above average |
| LI | Leverage index |
| R_lev+ | Leverage adjusted runs above average |
| Chances | Estimated opportunies to make a defensive play |
| BIP | Balls in play while this player was on the field |
| OAA | Outs above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level |
| OAA adj | Park adjusted outs above average |
| DER runs | Run value of outs above average |
| Frame Runs | Runs from framing balls and strikes |
| SB Runs | Stolen base prevention runs |
| Block Runs | Wild pitch and passed ball prevention runs |
| Err Runs | Catcher error prevention runs |
| Catcher Runs | Catcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing. |
| Play+ | plays made above average per ball in play |
| GB+ | ground ball plays above average per ball in play |
| DP Start | Runs from starting double plays |
| DP Turn | Runs from turning double plays |
| DP runs | Total double play runs |
| OF Arm opps | Opportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play |
| OF Arm runs | Runs from throwing from the outfield |
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