John Ward

Full Name: John Montgomery Ward

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-9, 165lb

Team: New York Giants

Born: March 3, 1860 in Bellefonte, PA

Died: March 4, 1925 in Augusta, GA

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (BSN @ NYG, box score) • Age 25

Real-life MLB career: 1878–1894 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

★ 1× All-Star (1885)
 
1886
Career
WAR
-0.2
0.0
AB
302
941
H
76
224
HR
0
0
BA
.252
.238
R
39
127
RBI
24
90
SB
29
117
OBP
.276
.268
SLG
.295
.302
OPS
.570
.570
OPS+
69
68

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188525NYGNL 162668639 88148 11180 668831 2637 .232.265.305.570 67195 3 SSAS
188626NYGNL 67314302 3976 730 242920 1019 .252.276.295.570 6989 10200 SS
2 Yrs 229982941127224 182109011751 3656.238.268.302.570 6828413 200
Bold = led the league. OPS+ compares OBP and SLG with the league average (100 = average; no park adjustment). Blank GIDP/SH/SF/IBB cells: that season's source data didn't track them (PA there = AB+BB+HBP).

Value Batting

YearAgeTmLgPARbatRbaserRposRAAWAARrepRARWARoWARdWARPosAwards
188525NYGNL668 -31.94.66.7-20.6-1.822.82.20.20.20.6 SSAS
188626NYGNL314 -13.3-2.83.4-12.7-1.110.7-2.0-0.2-0.20.3 SS
2 Yrs982 -45.21.810.1-33.3-3.033.50.20.00.00.9
Runs above average from batting (Rbat), baserunning (Rbaser) and position (Rpos); RAA/WAA = runs/wins above average, Rrep = replacement runs, RAR = runs above replacement (see how WAR is calculated).

Advanced Batting

YearAgeTmLgPABAbipISOHR%SO%BB%XBH%X/H%GB/FBGB%SB%P/PARCeBAClutchWIS WAR
188525NYGNL668 .246.0740.05.53.9 4.319.6 73.9
188626NYGNL314 .269.0430.06.13.2 3.213.2 1.3958.259.2 3.1322.3 .27429.4-0.4
2 Yrs982 .253.0640.05.73.7 4.017.41.3958.2 69.61.0022.3-0.4
BAbip = batting average on balls in play; ISO = SLG − BA; HR%, SO%, BB%, XBH% are per plate appearance; X/H% = extra-base hits per hit; GB/FB and P/PA come from the sim's batted-ball and pitch counts; RC = runs created. eBA, Clutch and WIS WAR are WhatIfSports' own metrics (1886 onward).

Batting Splits

YearSplitGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSBAbip
1886Home351601541737 510171111 513.240.264.286.550.262
1886Away321541482239 2207189 56.264.288.304.592.275
1886vs LH Starter186260013 210000 25.217.242.283.525.236
1886vs RH Starter56250242063 520000 814.260.284.298.582.276
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188525NYGNL162162162162 162
188626NYGNL67676767 67
2 Yrs229229229229 229
Games by position come from the fielding data; GS = games started; PH/PR = games entered as a pinch hitter or pinch runner (counted from the box scores).

Standard Fielding

YearAgeTmLgPosGGSInnChPOAEDP Fld%lgFld%RF/9lgRF9RF/G+Plays−PlaysPBSBCSCS%C.ERAPK
188525 NYG NLSS1621621453.0 102037454110532 .897.8705.675.37 5.65200
188626 NYG NLSS6767590.7 4041312274626 .886.8955.455.63 5.3422
CareerSS2292292043.7 142450576815158 .8945.61 5.56222
Positions listed in scorebook order (P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF). Ch = chances (PO+A+E); RF/9 = 9×(PO+A)/Inn; RF/G = (PO+A)/G; lgFld% and lgRF9 = league average at that position. +Plays/−Plays are the sim's good and poor defensive plays. For pitchers, SB/CS are runners stealing while he pitched.

Leaderboards, Awards, & Honors

Awards & Honors

Triples

  • 1885 NL  18 (1st) ★

Stolen Bases

Top-10 finishes in each league. Rate stats require 3.1 plate appearances (batters) or 1 inning pitched (pitchers) per team game.

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