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Bryan Ward

Bryan Matthew Ward

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: January 28, 1972 in Bristol, PA
High School: Rancocas Valley Regional HS (Mount Holly, NJ)
School: University of South Carolina Aiken (Aiken, SC)
Drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 20th round of the 1993 amateur draft.
Signed June 6, 1993. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 3, 1998
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Phillies/Angels 1998-2000

Final Game: September 30, 2000
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1993	21	FLA-min	A-	2	5	.286	4.99	14	11	2	0	0	0	61.1	82	41	34	6	26	2	63	4	5	5	291		1.761	12.0	0.9	3.8	9.2	2.42	ELM · NYPL
1994	22	FLA-min	A	3	4	.429	3.40	47	0	40	0	0	11	55.2	46	27	21	4	21	2	62	2	0	2	235		1.204	7.4	0.6	3.4	10.0	2.95	KNC · MIDW
1995	23	FLA-min	AA,A+	12	4	.750	3.69	31	22	5	1	1	2	144.0	138	69	59	14	48	3	136	4	4	8	617		1.292	8.6	0.9	3.0	8.5	2.83	PRT,BRE · EL,FLOR
1996	24	FLA-min	AA	9	9	.500	4.91	28	25	0	2	0	0	146.2	170	97	80	23	32	3	124	7	2	0	633		1.377	10.4	1.4	2.0	7.6	3.88	PRT · EL
1997	25	FLA-min	AA,AAA	8	12	.400	5.41	27	26	0	2	0	0	151.1	173	101	91	34	49	5	117	6	1	11	665		1.467	10.3	2.0	2.9	7.0	2.39	PRT,CHR · EL,IL
1998	26	CHW-min	AA	2	3	.400	2.36	29	0	24	0	0	12	42.0	33	19	11	0	25	3	40	1	0	5	187		1.381	7.1	0.0	5.4	8.6	1.60	BIR · SOUL
1998	26	CHW	AL	1	2	.333	3.33	28	0	9	0	0	1	27.0	30	13	10	4	7	0	17	0	0	0	116	139	1.370	10.0	1.3	2.3	5.7	2.43
1999	27	CHW-min	AAA	2	0	1.000	3.52	14	0	6	0	0	1	15.1	15	7	6	2	3	1	15	1	0	1	64		1.174	8.8	1.2	1.8	8.8	5.00	CHR · IL
1999	27	CHW	AL	0	1	.000	7.55	40	0	8	0	0	0	39.1	63	36	33	10	11	1	35	0	0	2	183	66	1.881	14.4	2.3	2.5	8.0	3.18
2000	28	PHI-ANA-min	AAA	3	2	.600	2.67	28	0	16	0	0	7	33.2	35	15	10	1	9	1	20	1	0	3	143		1.307	9.4	0.3	2.4	5.3	2.22	SWB,EDM · IL,PCL
2000	28	TOT	MLB	0	0		3.29	27	0	10	0	0	0	27.1	22	11	10	3	10	0	14	0	0	3	115	149	1.171	7.2	1.0	3.3	4.6	1.40
2000	28	PHI	NL	0	0		2.33	20	0	8	0	0	0	19.1	14	5	5	2	8	0	11	0	0	1	79	205	1.138	6.5	0.9	3.7	5.1	1.38
2000	28	ANA	AL	0	0		5.63	7	0	2	0	0	0	8.0	8	6	5	1	2	0	3	0	0	2	36	93	1.250	9.0	1.1	2.3	3.4	1.50
2001	29	BOS-min	AAA,Rk,A+	0	4	.000	6.08	21	1	8	0	0	0	37.0	58	34	25	5	7	2	21	2	0	2	178		1.757	14.1	1.2	1.7	5.1	3.00	PAW,RES,SAR · IL,GULF,FLOR
2002	30	COL-min	AAA	6	6	.500	3.63	16	15	0	1	0	0	104.0	93	47	42	9	32	1	59	4	0	8	428		1.202	8.0	0.8	2.8	5.1	1.84	UNL,CSP · MEX,PCL
2003	31	COL-min	AAA	4	4	.500	6.60	16	7	4	0	0	0	46.1	53	37	34	5	24	2	27	2	0	2	210		1.662	10.3	1.0	4.7	5.2	1.13	SLT,CSP · MEX,PCL
2004	32	SEA-min	AAA	1	1	.500	4.10	7	7	0	0	0	0	41.2	46	25	19	5	12	0	34	0	0	1	182		1.392	9.9	1.1	2.6	7.3	2.83	TAC · PCL
2005	33	MVA	AAA	6	8	.429	4.84	21	20	0	0	0	0	115.1	140	71	62	14	41	1	77	6	0	5	516		1.569	10.9	1.1	3.2	6.0	1.88	MVA · MEX
3 Yrs				1	3	.250	5.09	95	0	27	0	0	1	93.2	115	60	53	17	28	1	66	0	0	5	414	95	1.527	11.0	1.6	2.7	6.3	2.36
162 Game Avg.				1	2	.250	5.09	68	0	19	0	0	1	67	82	43	38	12	20	1	47	0	0	4	296	95	1.527	11.0	1.6	2.7	6.3	2.36

CHW (2 yrs)				1	3	.250	5.83	68	0	17	0	0	1	66.1	93	49	43	14	18	1	52	0	0	2	299	83	1.673	12.6	1.9	2.4	7.1	2.89
PHI (1 yr)				0	0		2.33	20	0	8	0	0	0	19.1	14	5	5	2	8	0	11	0	0	1	79	205	1.138	6.5	0.9	3.7	5.1	1.38
ANA (1 yr)				0	0		5.63	7	0	2	0	0	0	8.0	8	6	5	1	2	0	3	0	0	2	36	93	1.250	9.0	1.1	2.3	3.4	1.50

AL (3 yrs)				1	3	.250	5.81	75	0	19	0	0	1	74.1	101	55	48	15	20	1	55	0	0	4	335	84	1.628	12.2	1.8	2.4	6.7	2.75
NL (1 yr)				0	0		2.33	20	0	8	0	0	0	19.1	14	5	5	2	8	0	11	0	0	1	79	205	1.138	6.5	0.9	3.7	5.1	1.38

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1998	26	CHW	AL	27.0	28	0	13	4.33	5.27	0.03	-0.40	98.8	4.78	1	0.1	1.2	-0.0	0.3	5	.505	.501	$170,000
1999	27	CHW	AL	39.1	40	0	36	8.24	5.39	-0.13	-0.40	102.1	5.23	-13	-1.2	1.1	-0.2	-1.0	-8	.471	.493	$215,000
2000	28	PHI	NL	19.1	20	0	5	2.33	5.11	0.08	-0.39	97.9	4.54	5	0.5	.7	-0.1	0.5	7	.523	.503	$
2000	28	ANA	AL	8.0	7	0	6	6.75	5.73	0.51	-0.42	100.7	4.83	-2	-0.2	.1	0.1	0.0	-1	.477	.499	$
3 Seasons				93.2	95	0	60	5.77	5.32	0.02	-0.40	100.2	4.92	-9	-0.8	1.0	-0.3	-0.2	3	.492	.499	$385,000

CHW (2 yrs)				66.1	68	0	49	6.65	5.34	-0.06	-0.40	100.8	5.05	-12	-1.0	1.1	-0.2	-0.7	-3	.485	.497	$385,000
PHI (1 yr)				19.1	20	0	5	2.33	5.11	0.08	-0.39	97.9	4.54	5	0.5	.7	-0.1	0.5	7	.523	.503	$
ANA (1 yr)				8.0	7	0	6	6.75	5.73	0.51	-0.42	100.7	4.83	-2	-0.2	.1	0.1	0.0	-1	.477	.499	$

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE
1998	26	CHW	AL	28	116	108	13	30	8	0	4	3	0	7	17	.278	.319	.463	.782	.295	50	3	0	0	1	0	1
1999	27	CHW	AL	40	183	171	36	63	10	0	10	3	1	11	35	.368	.404	.602	1.007	.417	103	7	0	0	1	1	2
2000	28	ANA	AL	7	36	34	6	8	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	.235	.278	.382	.660	.233	13	0	0	0	0	0	2
2000	28	PHI	NL	20	79	68	5	14	1	0	2	0	0	8	11	.206	.282	.309	.591	.211	21	1	0	1	2	0	0
2000	28	TOT	MLB	27	115	102	11	22	1	1	3	0	0	10	14	.216	.281	.333	.614	.218	34	1	0	1	2	0	2
3 Yrs				95	414	381	60	115	19	1	17	6	1	28	66	.302	.346	.491	.837	.325	187	11	0	1	4	1	5
162 Game Avg.				68	296	273	43	82	14	1	12	4	1	20	47	.302	.346	.491	.837	.325	134	8	0	1	3	1	4
MLB Averages																.269	.342	.430	.772	.300

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1998	26	CHW	AL	2.9	0.3	119	-0.5	1.0	-1.5	.49	-0.1	-1.0	-1.8	-0.2	0.49	-3.5	9	2	16
1999	27	CHW	AL	-11.2	-1.0	189	-0.7	1.6	-2.3	.52	-1.0	-0.2	-7.3	-0.7	0.52	-8.4	8	8	22
2000	28	TOT	MLB	4.8	0.5	119	0.0	1.0	-1.0	.54	0.2	-0.2	1.8	0.2	0.53	3.1	3	3	19
2000	28	PHI	NL	5.4	0.5	81	0.1	0.9	-0.9	.76	0.3	-0.2	3.2	0.3	0.75	2.8	3	3	13
2000	28	ANA	AL	-0.6	-0.1	38	-0.0	0.0	-0.1	.05	-0.1	-0.7	-1.3	-0.1	0.05	0.3	0	0	6
3 Yrs				-3.5	-0.3	427	-1.2	3.6	-4.7	.52	-0.9	-1.3	-7.3	-0.7	0.52	-8.8	20	13	57

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1998	26	CHW	AL	28	28	9	1	2	4	1	3	25%	7	3	24	10	42%	8	.494	9	2	16	12	1	15	12	16	8	12	9	5	2.9	15
1999	27	CHW	AL	40	40	8	0	1	0	0	0		5	3	39	9	23%	8	.525	8	8	22	8	6	26	19	21	13	18	14	8	3.0	17
2000	28	TOT	MLB	27	27	10	0	0	0	0	0		4	4	8	6	75%		.538	3	3	19	11	1	15	5	22	5	11	5	8	3.0	15
2000	28	PHI	NL	20	20	8	0	0	0	0	0		4	4	7	6	86%	9	.759	3	3	13	9	1	10	4	16	3	10	3	8	2.9	13
2000	28	ANA	AL	7	7	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0%	7	.053	0	0	6	2	0	5	1	6	2	1	2	0	3.4	18
3 Yrs				95	95	27	1	3	4	1	3	25%	16	10	71	25	35%		.520	20	13	57	31	8	56	36	59	26	41	28	21	3.0	16

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1998	26	CHW	AL	116	37%	3.5%	14.7%	6.0%	10.3%	40%	0.64	0.94	76%	21%	8.7%	18%	23	3	13%
1999	27	CHW	AL	183	42%	5.5%	19.1%	6.0%	10.9%	32%	0.80	1.05	69%	27%	15.4%	13%	54	7	13%
2000	28	TOT	MLB	115	44%	2.6%	12.2%	8.7%	4.4%	23%	1.12	1.34	76%	15%	9.4%	22%	24	1	4%
2000	28	PHI	NL	79	49%	2.5%	13.9%	10.1%	3.8%	21%	0.97	1.04	72%	13%	9.1%	24%	19	1	5%
2000	28	ANA	AL	36	33%	2.8%	8.3%	5.6%	5.6%	25%	1.50	2.50	83%	19%	10.0%	17%	5	0	0%
3 Yrs				414	41%	4.1%	15.9%	6.8%	8.9%	32%	0.83	1.10	73%	22%	11.9%	17%	101	11	11%
MLB Averages					46%	2.9%	16.6%	9.3%	8.0%	34%	0.77	1.08	70%	22%	8.3%	14%			10%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1st%	30%	30c	30s	02%	02c	02s	02h	L/SO	3pK	4pW	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1998	26	CHW	AL	116	418	3.60	260	62%	27%	15%	23%	35%	73%	0%	46%	79%	53%	3%	3	1	17%	20	11	1	47%	4	2	0	0	0
1999	27	CHW	AL	183	668	3.65	412	62%	22%	18%	27%	33%	78%	2%	48%	76%	55%	5%	9	5	19%	35	18	6	31%	5	3	0	0	1
2000	28	TOT	MLB	115	393	3.42	243	62%	20%	19%	23%	37%	80%	0%	49%	76%	61%	3%	4	3	16%	18	9	0	21%	3	1	0	0	0
2000	28	PHI	NL	79	266	3.37	167	63%	22%	21%	22%	36%	78%	0%	49%	73%	65%	3%	2	2	15%	12	6	0	27%	2	0	0	0	0
2000	28	ANA	AL	36	127	3.53	76	60%	17%	16%	26%	41%	83%	0%	50%	81%	53%	6%	2	1	17%	6	3	0	0%	1	1	0	0	0
3 Yrs				414	1479	3.57	915	62%	23%	18%	25%	35%	77%	1%	48%	77%	56%	4%	16	9	18%	73	38	7	33%	12	6	0	0	1
MLB Averages						3.73		61%	26%	15%	27%	32%	74%	1%	45%	80%	56%	6%			19%				28%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					Hits			Home Runs							Advances				Baserunning
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	H	Inf	Bnt	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	<2,3B	Scr	SO	%	ROE	WP	PB	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	BT	PAu
1998	26	CHW	AL	116	30	5	0	4	0	6	1	3	2	2	7	4	0	57%	1	0	0	46	3	0	100%	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1999	27	CHW	AL	183	63	12	1	10	3	14	4	6	5	5	11	6	5	55%	2	2	1	84	3	1	75%	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	7	0
2000	28	TOT	MLB	115	22	4	0	3	0	3	3	0	0	3	9	6	2	67%	2	3	0	42	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
2000	28	PHI	NL	79	14	3	0	2	0	3	2	0	0	2	6	4	2	67%	0	1	0	28	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
2000	28	ANA	AL	36	8	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	2	0	67%	2	2	0	14	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
3 Yrs				414	115	21	1	17	3	23	8	9	7	10	27	16	7	59%	5	5	1	172	6	1	86%	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	15	0
MLB Averages																		55%							69%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1998	26	1	2	.333	3.33	28	9	1	27.0	30	13	10	4	7	0	17	0	116	139	1.370	10.0	1.3	2.3	5.7	2.43	139
1999	27	1	3	.250	5.83	68	17	1	66.1	93	49	43	14	18	1	52	2	299	83	1.673	12.6	1.9	2.4	7.1	2.89	83
2000	28	1	3	.250	5.09	95	27	1	93.2	115	60	53	17	28	1	66	5	414	95	1.527	11.0	1.6	2.7	6.3	2.36	95

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1998	26	1	1	.500	3.46	26.0	30	11	10	4	7	17	1.423	10.4	2.4	5.9	2.43	1.4	28
1999	27	1	3	.250	7.11	38.0	60	33	30	10	10	34	1.842	14.2	2.4	8.1	3.40	2.4	40
2000	28	2	1	.667	2.89	28.0	21	10	9	3	10	14	1.107	6.8	3.2	4.5	1.40	1.0	27
3 Yrs		4	5	.444	4.79	92.0	111	54	49	17	27	65	1.500	10.9		6.4	2.41	1.7	95

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