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Aaron Ward

Aaron Lee Ward

Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: August 28, 1896 in Booneville, AR
School: Ouachita Baptist University (All Transactions)
Debut: August 14, 1917
Teams (by GP): Yankees/WhiteSox/Indians 1917-1928

Final Game: June 7, 1928
Died: January 30, 1961 in New Orleans, LA
Buried: St. Louis Cemetery #3, New Orleans, LA
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1917 20 NYY AL 8 27 26 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 .115 .148 .115 .264 -20 3 0 0 /6
1918 21 NYY AL 20 36 32 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 7 .125 .176 .156 .333 -1 5 0 2 6/O4
1919 22 NYY AL 27 40 34 5 7 2 0 0 2 0 5 6 .206 .308 .265 .572 61 9 0 1 /35649
1920 23 NYY AL 127 547 496 62 127 18 7 11 54 7 5 33 84 .256 .304 .387 .691 79 192 1 17 *56
1921 24 NYY AL 153 635 556 77 170 30 10 5 75 6 8 42 68 .306 .363 .423 .786 98 235 8 29 *45
1922 25 NYY AL 154 641 558 69 149 19 5 7 68 6 4 45 64 .267 .328 .357 .685 77 199 6 32 *4/5
1923 26 NYY AL 152 640 567 79 161 26 11 10 82 8 8 56 65 .284 .351 .422 .773 100 239 3 14 *4
1924 27 NYY AL 120 465 400 42 101 13 10 8 66 1 4 40 45 .253 .324 .395 .719 85 158 2 23 *4/6
1925 28 NYY AL 125 500 439 41 108 22 3 4 38 1 4 49 49 .246 .326 .337 .663 70 148 3 9 *45
1926 29 NYY AL 22 34 31 5 10 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 6 .323 .364 .387 .751 97 12 0 1 /45
1927 30 CHW AL 145 551 463 75 125 25 8 5 56 6 5 63 56 .270 .360 .391 .751 96 181 2 23 *4/5
1928 31 CLE AL 6 11 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .111 .200 .111 .311 -17 1 0 1 /564
12 Seasons 1059 4127 3611 457 966 158 54 50 446 36 38 339 457 .268 .335 .383 .717 85 1382 25 152
162 Game Avg. 162 631 552 70 148 24 8 8 68 6 52 70 .268 .335 .383 .717 85 211 4 23
NYY (10 yrs) 908 3565 3139 382 840 133 46 45 390 30 33 275 399 .268 .331 .382 .713 84 1200 23 128
CLE (1 yr) 6 11 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .111 .200 .111 .311 -17 1 0 1
CHW (1 yr) 145 551 463 75 125 25 8 5 56 6 5 63 56 .270 .360 .391 .751 96 181 2 23

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1917 20 NYY AL 27 -4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 -4 -0.5 -3 -0.3 -0.2 $ /6
1918 21 NYY AL 36 -4 0 0 0 0 1 1 -2 -0.3 -2 -0.2 -0.1 $ 6/O4
1919 22 NYY AL 40 -2 0 0 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /35649
1920 23 NYY AL 547 -17 1 0 0 11 4 17 16 1.6 5 0.5 1.1 $ *56
1921 24 NYY AL 635 2 -2 0 0 12 5 20 37 3.7 25 2.4 1.3 $ *45
1922 25 NYY AL 641 -19 0 0 0 9 5 20 15 1.6 6 0.6 1.0 $ *4/5
1923 26 NYY AL 640 0 0 0 0 16 5 20 41 4.1 25 2.5 1.6 $ *4
1924 27 NYY AL 465 -11 -2 0 0 2 4 15 8 0.8 6 0.6 0.2 $10,000 *4/6
1925 28 NYY AL 500 -23 -3 0 0 -6 4 17 -12 -1.0 -5 -0.5 -0.5 $ *45
1926 29 NYY AL 34 0 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0.0 1 0.1 -0.1 $ /45
1927 30 CHW AL 551 -5 0 0 0 -3 5 18 15 1.5 18 1.8 -0.3 $ *4/5
1928 31 CLE AL 11 -2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 -3 -0.3 -2 -0.2 -0.1 $ /564
12 Seasons 4127 -85 -6 0 0 38 33 131 110 11.1 73 7.2 3.9 $10,000
NYY (10 yrs) 3565 -78 -6 0 0 42 28 113 98 9.9 57 5.6 4.3 $10,000
CLE (1 yr) 11 -2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 -3 -0.3 -2 -0.2 -0.1 $
CHW (1 yr) 551 -5 0 0 0 -3 5 18 15 1.5 18 1.8 -0.3 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1917 20 NYY AL 27 23 0 0.0 80 .143 .115 .256 .148 .327 .115 .331 .264 .658 -20 .000 -3.8 -0.5 .174 .038 .000
1918 21 NYY AL 36 30 1 0.9 84 .160 .125 .263 .176 .334 .156 .335 .333 .669 -1 .078 -4.0 -0.5 .286 .125 .031 .0
1919 22 NYY AL 40 28 3 2.9 96 .250 .206 .278 .308 .344 .265 .373 .572 .717 61 .347 -1.6 -0.2 .519 .206 .059
1920 23 NYY AL 547 391 57 3.9 110 .289 .256 .296 .304 .362 .387 .407 .691 .768 79 .427 -18.1 -1.8 .610 .202 .131 8.6
1921 24 NYY AL 635 423 81 5.1 116 .342 .306 .302 .363 .368 .423 .424 .786 .793 98 .504 -2.3 -0.2 .718 .189 .117 5.5
1922 25 NYY AL 641 445 64 3.9 111 .292 .267 .296 .328 .361 .357 .415 .685 .776 77 .405 -19.9 -2.0 .610 .174 .090 6.5
1923 26 NYY AL 640 428 82 5.1 110 .307 .284 .294 .351 .364 .422 .406 .773 .770 100 .542 -1.7 -0.2 .720 .236 .138 8.9
1924 27 NYY AL 465 326 49 4.0 112 .268 .253 .298 .324 .368 .395 .409 .719 .776 85 .411 -11.8 -1.1 .650 .235 .143 1.8
1925 28 NYY AL 500 344 47 3.6 114 .269 .246 .297 .326 .367 .337 .417 .663 .784 70 .351 -20.0 -1.9 .588 .196 .091 1.6
1926 29 NYY AL 34 22 4 4.8 109 .400 .323 .289 .364 .360 .387 .405 .751 .765 97 .515 -0.1 -0.0 .667 .129 .065
1927 30 CHW AL 551 366 64 4.7 109 .299 .270 .291 .360 .358 .391 .408 .751 .766 96 .482 -1.3 -0.1 .720 .259 .121 5.5
1928 31 CLE AL 11 9 0 0.0 109 .143 .111 .290 .200 .355 .111 .412 .311 .767 -17 .000 -1.6 -0.2 .250 .111 .000
12 Seasons 4127 2835 452 4.3 111 .295 .268 .295 .335 .363 .383 .411 .717 .774 85 .445 -86.2 -8.5 .650 .209 .115 41.9
162 Game Avg. 631 434 69 4.3 111 .295 .268 .295 .335 .363 .383 .411 .717 .774 85 .445 -86.2 -8.5 .650 .209 .115 6
NYY (10 yrs) 3565 2460 388 4.2 111 .295 .268 .296 .331 .364 .382 .411 .713 .775 84 .441 -83.2 -8.2 .641 .201 .115 36.0
CLE (1 yr) 11 9 0 0.0 109 .143 .111 .290 .200 .355 .111 .412 .311 .767 -17 .000 -1.6 -0.2 .250 .111 .000
CHW (1 yr) 551 366 64 4.7 109 .299 .270 .291 .360 .358 .391 .408 .751 .766 96 .482 -1.3 -0.1 .720 .259 .121 5.5

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1921 24 NYY AL WS NYG L 8 31 26 1 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 6 .231 .276 .231 .507 6 0 0 2 1 0
1922 25 NYY AL WS NYG L 5 17 13 3 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 3 3 .154 .294 .615 .910 8 0 0 0 1 1
1923 26 NYY AL WS NYG W 6 25 24 4 10 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 .417 .440 .542 .982 13 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (3 Series) 19 73 63 8 18 0 0 3 9 1 0 6 12 .286 .338 .429 .767 27 0 0 2 2 1
3 WS 19 73 63 8 18 0 0 3 9 1 0 6 12 .286 .338 .429 .767 27 0 0 2 2 1

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1917 20 NYY AL 27 0.0% 18.5% 3.7% 0.0% 0% 5.00 5.2 26.0 78%
1918 21 NYY AL 36 0.0% 19.4% 5.6% 2.8% 25% 3.50 4.6 32.0 69%
1919 22 NYY AL 40 0.0% 15.0% 12.5% 5.0% 29% 1.20 5.7 17.0 70%
1920 23 NYY AL 547 2.0% 15.4% 6.0% 6.6% 28% 2.55 5.9 45.1 9.2 73%
1921 24 NYY AL 635 0.8% 10.7% 6.6% 7.1% 27% 1.62 8.2 111.2 7.4 76%
1922 25 NYY AL 641 1.1% 10.0% 7.0% 4.8% 21% 1.42 8.7 79.7 8.2 76%
1923 26 NYY AL 640 1.6% 10.2% 8.8% 7.3% 29% 1.16 8.7 56.7 6.9 77%
1924 27 NYY AL 465 1.7% 9.7% 8.6% 6.7% 31% 1.13 8.9 50.0 6.1 75%
1925 28 NYY AL 500 0.8% 9.8% 9.8% 5.8% 27% 1.00 9.0 109.8 11.6 77%
1926 29 NYY AL 34 0.0% 17.7% 5.9% 5.9% 20% 3.00 5.2 10.3 74%
1927 30 CHW AL 551 0.9% 10.2% 11.4% 6.9% 30% 0.89 8.3 92.6 8.3 73%
1928 31 CLE AL 11 0.0% 18.2% 9.1% 0.0% 0% 2.00 4.5 64%
12 Seasons 4127 1.2% 11.1% 8.2% 6.4% 27% 1.35 7.9 72.2 8.1 75%
MLB Averages 0.9% 7.5% 7.6% 6.1% 25% 0.98 11.8 103.2 8.5 80%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1917 20 8 27 26 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 .115 .148 .115 .264 -20 3 0 0
1918 21 28 63 58 2 7 1 0 0 2 1 3 12 .121 .164 .138 .302 -9 8 0 2
1919 22 55 103 92 7 14 3 0 0 4 1 8 18 .152 .220 .185 .405 19 17 0 3
1920 23 182 650 588 69 141 21 7 11 58 8 5 41 102 .240 .290 .355 .646 71 209 1 20
1921 24 335 1285 1144 146 311 51 17 16 133 14 13 83 170 .272 .326 .388 .714 84 444 9 49
1922 25 489 1926 1702 215 460 70 22 23 201 20 17 128 234 .270 .327 .378 .705 82 643 15 81
1923 26 641 2566 2269 294 621 96 33 33 283 28 25 184 299 .274 .333 .389 .722 87 882 18 95
1924 27 761 3031 2669 336 722 109 43 41 349 29 29 224 344 .271 .332 .390 .721 86 1040 20 118
1925 28 886 3531 3108 377 830 131 46 45 387 30 33 273 393 .267 .331 .382 .713 84 1188 23 127
1926 29 908 3565 3139 382 840 133 46 45 390 30 33 275 399 .268 .331 .382 .713 84 1200 23 128
1927 30 1053 4116 3602 457 965 158 54 50 446 36 38 338 455 .268 .335 .383 .718 86 1381 25 151
1928 31 1059 4127 3611 457 966 158 54 50 446 36 38 339 457 .268 .335 .383 .717 85 1382 25 152

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1917 20 8 31 29 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 .172 .226 .172 .398 1 8
1918 21 26 43 41 3 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 9 .122 .163 .146 .309 1 20
1919 22 31 45 39 6 8 2 0 0 3 0 6 7 .205 .311 .256 .568 3 27
1920 23 134 546 513 58 125 18 7 11 51 7 32 88 .244 .289 .370 .660 55 127
1921 24 161 616 568 69 162 29 10 5 67 6 40 72 .285 .341 .398 .739 75 153
1922 25 161 624 574 65 147 19 5 7 64 6 44 67 .256 .316 .343 .659 61 154
1923 26 160 644 586 75 159 26 11 10 78 8 55 68 .271 .337 .404 .741 79 152
1924 27 126 455 414 39 99 13 10 8 62 1 39 47 .239 .308 .377 .685 47 120
1925 28 131 502 452 37 104 21 3 4 34 1 47 52 .230 .307 .316 .623 43 125
1926 29 23 34 32 5 10 2 0 0 3 0 2 6 .313 .353 .375 .728 4 22
1927 30 152 541 477 71 124 25 8 5 53 6 62 59 .260 .348 .377 .725 62 145
1928 31 6 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .100 .000 .100 0 6
12 Seasons 1119 4091 3734 428 948 156 54 50 418 36 332 482 .254 .319 .365 .684 431 1059
162 Game Avg. 162 592 541 62 137 23 8 7 61 5 48 70 .254 .319 .365 .684 62 1059

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1920 AL  1.1 (2nd)
1921 AL  1.3 (2nd)
1922 AL  1.0 (4th)
1923 AL  1.6 (2nd)

Games Played s c a p y
1921 AL  153 (8th)
1922 AL  154 (4th)
1923 AL  152 (7th)

Triples s c a p y
1923 AL  11 (9th)
1924 AL  10 (7th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1920 AL  11 (7th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1920 AL  84 (1st)
1921 AL  68 (5th)
1922 AL  64 (4th)
1923 AL  65 (3rd)
1924 AL  45 (7th)
1925 AL  49 (10th)
1927 AL  56 (5th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1921 AL  8 (7th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1921 AL  29 (9th)
1922 AL  32 (5th)
1927 AL  23 (8th)
Career  152 (167th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1920 AL  45.1 (7th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1922 AL  445 (9th)

Youngest s c a p y
1917 AL  born 1896-08-28 (10th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 9 (1457), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 14 (1022), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 16 (976), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  7. Jerry Priddy (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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