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Piggy Ward

Frank Gray Ward

Positions: Rightfielder, Second Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 196 lb.

Born: April 16, 1867 in Chambersburg, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: June 12, 1883
Teams (by GP): Senators/Orioles/Reds/Quakers/Pirates 1883-1894

Final Game: September 30, 1894
Died: October 24, 1912 in Altoona, PA
Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Chambersburg, PA
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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
1883 16 PHI NL 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 /5
1889 22 PHI NL 7 25 25 0 4 1 0 0 4 1 0 7 .160 .160 .200 .360 -4 5 0 /4O
1891 24 PIT NL 6 22 18 3 6 0 0 0 2 3 3 3 .333 .455 .333 .788 133 6 1 /O
1892 25 BLN NL 56 221 186 28 54 6 5 1 33 10 31 18 .290 .403 .392 .795 137 73 4 O/462
1893 26 TOT NL 53 248 199 55 54 5 4 0 15 31 42 12 .271 .415 .337 .752 99 67 7 O/3
1893 26 BLN NL 11 55 49 11 12 1 3 0 5 4 5 2 .245 .327 .388 .715 88 19 1 /O3
1893 26 CIN NL 42 193 150 44 42 4 1 0 10 27 37 10 .280 .440 .320 .760 102 48 6 O/3
1894 27 WHS NL 98 442 347 86 105 11 7 0 36 41 80 31 .303 .446 .375 .821 102 130 10 5 4O/65
6 Seasons 221 963 780 172 223 23 16 1 90 86 156 73 .286 .419 .360 .779 105 281 22 5
162 Game Avg. 162 706 572 126 163 17 12 1 66 114 54 .286 .419 .360 .779 105 206 16
PHI (2 yrs) 8 30 30 0 4 1 0 0 4 1 0 9 .133 .133 .167 .300 -18 5 0
BLN (2 yrs) 67 276 235 39 66 7 8 1 38 14 36 20 .281 .388 .391 .779 126 92 5
PIT (1 yr) 6 22 18 3 6 0 0 0 2 3 3 3 .333 .455 .333 .788 133 6 1
WHS (1 yr) 98 442 347 86 105 11 7 0 36 41 80 31 .303 .446 .375 .821 102 130 10 5
CIN (1 yr) 42 193 150 44 42 4 1 0 10 27 37 10 .280 .440 .320 .760 102 48 6

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
1883 16 PHI NL 5 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /5
1889 22 PHI NL 25 -4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 -4 -0.4 -3 -0.3 -0.1 $ /4O
1891 24 PIT NL 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $ /O
1892 25 BLN NL 221 10 -1 0 0 -4 -2 7 10 1.0 14 1.4 -0.4 $ O/462
1893 26 BLN NL 55 -1 1 0 0 -1 -1 1 -1 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $ /O3
1893 26 CIN NL 193 5 2 0 0 -2 -3 5 7 0.6 9 0.8 -0.2 $ O/3
1894 27 WHS NL 442 9 1 0 0 -8 1 13 16 1.3 24 2.0 -0.7 $ 4O/65
6 Seasons 963 19 3 0 0 -16 -5 28 29 2.5 45 4.0 -1.5 $
PHI (2 yrs) 30 -5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 -5 -0.5 -4 -0.4 -0.1 $
BLN (2 yrs) 276 9 0 0 0 -5 -3 8 9 0.9 14 1.4 -0.5 $
PIT (1 yr) 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $
WHS (1 yr) 442 9 1 0 0 -8 1 13 16 1.3 24 2.0 -0.7 $
CIN (1 yr) 193 5 2 0 0 -2 -3 5 7 0.6 9 0.8 -0.2 $

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
1883 16 PHI NL 5 5 0 0.0 73 .000 .000 .257 .000 .284 .000 .354 .000 .639 -100 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .000
1889 22 PHI NL 25 21 1 1.2 104 .222 .160 .285 .160 .357 .200 .388 .360 .746 -4 .093 -3.7 -0.4 .286 .080 .040 .0
1891 24 PIT NL 22 12 3 6.6 86 .400 .333 .256 .455 .330 .333 .349 .788 .679 133 .721 1.1 0.1 1.083 .333 .000 .0
1892 25 BLN NL 221 132 29 5.8 84 .317 .290 .255 .403 .329 .392 .342 .795 .671 137 .697 10.2 1.1 .894 .323 .102 1.8
1893 26 TOT NL 248 145 26 4.8 108 .289 .271 .288 .415 .367 .337 .393 .752 .760 99 .485 2.7 0.3 1.014 .432 .065 .0
1893 26 BLN NL 55 37 6 4.3 108 .255 .245 .288 .327 .367 .388 .393 .715 .760 88 .440 -1.3 -0.1 .784 .327 .143 .0
1893 26 CIN NL 193 108 20 4.9 108 .300 .280 .288 .440 .367 .320 .393 .760 .760 102 .500 4.0 0.4 1.093 .467 .040 .0
1894 27 WHS NL 442 247 56 5.9 124 .332 .303 .312 .446 .383 .375 .439 .821 .822 102 .493 8.2 0.7 1.079 .421 .072 .0
6 Seasons 963 562 115 5.4 109 .314 .286 .290 .419 .364 .360 .400 .779 .764 105 .525 17.5 1.7 .978 .385 .074 2.0
162 Game Avg. 706 412 84 5.4 109 .314 .286 .290 .419 .364 .360 .400 .779 .764 105 .525 13 1 .978 .385 .074 1
PHI (2 yrs) 30 26 1 1.0 99 .190 .133 .280 .133 .345 .167 .383 .300 .728 -18 .067 -4.8 -0.5 .231 .067 .033 .0
BLN (2 yrs) 276 169 35 5.4 89 .304 .281 .262 .388 .337 .391 .352 .779 .689 126 .648 8.9 1.0 .870 .323 .111 1.9
PIT (1 yr) 22 12 3 6.6 86 .400 .333 .256 .455 .330 .333 .349 .788 .679 133 .721 1.1 0.1 1.083 .333 .000 .0
WHS (1 yr) 442 247 56 5.9 124 .332 .303 .312 .446 .383 .375 .439 .821 .822 102 .493 8.2 0.7 1.079 .421 .072 .0
CIN (1 yr) 193 108 20 4.9 108 .300 .280 .288 .440 .367 .320 .393 .760 .760 102 .500 4.0 0.4 1.093 .467 .040 .0

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
1883 16 PHI NL 5 0.0% 40.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.5 60%
1889 22 PHI NL 25 0.0% 28.0% 0.0% 4.0% 25% 3.6 6.3 72%
1891 24 PIT NL 22 0.0% 13.6% 13.6% 0.0% 0% 1.00 6.0 9.0 68%
1892 25 BLN NL 221 0.5% 8.1% 14.0% 5.4% 22% 0.58 10.3 186.0 5.6 76%
1893 26 TOT NL 248 0.0% 4.8% 16.9% 3.6% 17% 0.29 16.6 13.3 75%
1893 26 BLN NL 55 0.0% 3.6% 9.1% 7.3% 33% 0.40 24.5 9.8 85%
1893 26 CIN NL 193 0.0% 5.2% 19.2% 2.6% 12% 0.27 15.0 15.0 73%
1894 27 WHS NL 442 0.0% 7.0% 18.1% 4.1% 17% 0.39 11.2 9.6 71%
6 Seasons 963 0.1% 7.6% 16.2% 4.2% 18% 0.47 10.7 780.0 8.7 73%
MLB Averages 0.6% 5.7% 7.4% 5.6% 24% 0.78 16.0 142.4 8.7 85%

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
1883 16 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0
1884 17 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0
1885 18 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0
1886 19 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0
1887 20 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0
1888 21 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0
1889 22 8 30 30 0 4 1 0 0 4 1 0 9 .133 .133 .167 .300 -18 5 0
1890 23 8 30 30 0 4 1 0 0 4 1 0 9 .133 .133 .167 .300 -18 5 0
1891 24 14 52 48 3 10 1 0 0 6 4 3 12 .208 .269 .229 .498 41 11 1
1892 25 70 273 234 31 64 7 5 1 39 14 34 30 .274 .377 .359 .736 117 84 5
1893 26 123 521 433 86 118 12 9 1 54 45 76 42 .273 .395 .349 .744 108 151 12
1894 27 221 963 780 172 223 23 16 1 90 86 156 73 .286 .419 .360 .779 105 281 22 5

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
1883 16 2 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
1889 22 9 32 32 0 6 2 0 0 6 2 0 9 .188 .188 .250 .438 1 7
1891 24 7 24 20 3 6 0 0 0 2 3 3 4 .300 .417 .300 .717 2 6
1892 25 59 223 190 25 51 6 5 1 29 9 29 19 .268 .377 .368 .745 25 56
1893 26 66 277 230 44 51 5 4 0 12 29 40 15 .222 .354 .278 .632 21 53
1894 27 119 471 390 65 95 10 6 0 27 37 72 38 .244 .374 .300 .674 43 98
6 Seasons 262 1035 870 137 209 23 15 1 76 80 144 88 .240 .361 .305 .666 92 221
162 Game Avg. 162 640 538 85 129 14 9 1 47 89 54 .240 .361 .305 .666 57 221

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1894 NL  80 (10th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1894 NL  10 (9th)

Youngest s c a p y
1883 NL  born 1867-04-16 (1st)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 2 (2130), Average HOFer ≈ 144

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