Jay Ward
John Francis Ward
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: September 9, 1938 in Brookfield, MO
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1956. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 6, 1963
Final Game: June 7, 1970
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Standard Batting

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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
1963 24 MIN AL 9 16 15 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 .067 .125 .133 .258 -28 2 0 0 0 0 0 /57
1964 25 MIN AL 12 37 31 4 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 6 13 .226 .351 .290 .642 81 9 0 0 0 0 1 /47
1970 31 CIN NL 6 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .400 .000 .400 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 /534
3 Seasons 27 58 49 4 8 3 0 0 4 0 0 9 19 .163 .293 .224 .518 46 11 0 0 0 0 1
162 Game Avg. 162 348 294 24 48 18 0 0 24 0 0 54 114 .163 .293 .224 .518 46 66 0 0 0 0 6
MIN (2 yrs) 21 53 46 4 8 3 0 0 4 0 0 7 18 .174 .283 .239 .522 47 11 0 0 0 0 1
CIN (1 yr) 6 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .400 .000 .400 16 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 21 53 46 4 8 3 0 0 4 0 0 7 18 .174 .283 .239 .522 47 11 0 0 0 0 1
NL (1 yr) 6 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .400 .000 .400 16 0 0 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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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
1963 24 MIN AL 16 14 0 0.0 96 .100 .067 .258 .125 .324 .133 .398 .258 .722 -28 .000 -2.6 -0.3 .214 .133 .067
1964 25 MIN AL 37 24 4 4.5 97 .389 .226 .257 .351 .325 .290 .399 .642 .724 81 .526 -0.5 -0.1 .625 .258 .065
1970 31 CIN NL 5 3 0 0.0 107 .000 .000 .272 .400 .345 .000 .415 .400 .760 16 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .667 .667 .000
3 Seasons 58 41 4 2.6 97 .267 .163 .258 .293 .327 .224 .400 .518 .726 46 .293 -3.3 -0.3 .488 .245 .061
162 Game Avg. 348 246 24 2.6 97 .267 .163 .258 .293 .327 .224 .400 .518 .726 46 .293 -3.3 -0.3 .488 .245 .061
MIN (2 yrs) 53 38 4 2.8 97 .286 .174 .257 .283 .325 .239 .399 .522 .723 47 .325 -3.1 -0.3 .474 .217 .065
CIN (1 yr) 5 3 0 0.0 107 .000 .000 .272 .400 .345 .000 .415 .400 .760 16 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .667 .667 .000
AL (2 yrs) 53 38 4 2.8 97 .286 .174 .257 .283 .325 .239 .399 .522 .723 47 .325 -3.1 -0.3 .474 .217 .065
NL (1 yr) 5 3 0 0.0 107 .000 .000 .272 .400 .345 .000 .415 .400 .760 16 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .667 .667 .000

Ratio Batting*

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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
1963 24 MIN AL 16 0.0% 31.3% 6.3% 6.3% 100% 5.00 3.0 7.5 0.29 63%
1964 25 MIN AL 37 0.0% 35.1% 16.2% 5.4% 29% 2.17 2.4 15.5 0.38 49%
1970 31 CIN NL 5 0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 0.0% 0.50 3.0 0.00 40%
3 Seasons 58 0.0% 32.8% 15.5% 5.2% 38% 2.11 2.6 12.3 0.29 52%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1963 24 MIN AL 0 0 0% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 25 MIN AL 0 0 31% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 20% 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
1970 31 CIN NL 0 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons 0 0 24% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 29% 5 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 1
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1963 24 MIN AL 16 38% 1 2 0 0 0 1.74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 0 0 0 0 0
1964 25 MIN AL 37 3% 7 1 0 0 0 2.31 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0% 2 0 0% 27 2 7% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1970 31 CIN NL 5 80% 0 3 0 0 0 1.53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
3 Seasons 58 19% 8 6 0 0 0 1.73 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0% 2 0 0% 33 4 12% 2 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
1963 24 9 16 15 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 .067 .125 .133 .258 -28 2 0 0 0 0 0
1964 25 21 53 46 4 8 3 0 0 4 0 0 7 18 .174 .283 .239 .522 47 11 0 0 0 0 1
1965 26 21 53 46 4 8 3 0 0 4 0 0 7 18 .174 .283 .239 .522 47 11 0 0 0 0 1
1966 27 21 53 46 4 8 3 0 0 4 0 0 7 18 .174 .283 .239 .522 47 11 0 0 0 0 1
1967 28 21 53 46 4 8 3 0 0 4 0 0 7 18 .174 .283 .239 .522 47 11 0 0 0 0 1
1968 29 21 53 46 4 8 3 0 0 4 0 0 7 18 .174 .283 .239 .522 47 11 0 0 0 0 1
1969 30 21 53 46 4 8 3 0 0 4 0 0 7 18 .174 .283 .239 .522 47 11 0 0 0 0 1
1970 31 27 58 49 4 8 3 0 0 4 0 0 9 19 .163 .293 .224 .518 46 11 0 0 0 0 1

Neutralized Batting

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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
1963 24 9 16 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .063 .000 .063 0 9
1964 25 12 39 32 4 8 2 0 0 2 0 7 13 .250 .385 .313 .697 4 12
1970 31 6 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .400 .000 .400 0 6
3 Seasons 27 60 50 4 8 2 0 0 2 0 10 19 .160 .300 .200 .500 4 27
162 Game Avg. 162 360 300 24 48 12 0 0 12 0 60 114 .160 .300 .200 .500 24 27

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