Duane Ward
[edit] Biography
Born on May 28, 1964 in Park View, New Mexico, Duane Ward (Roy Duane Ward) played for the Toronto Blue Jays and Atlanta Braves over the course of his 9 year career. Ward broke into the bigs on April 12, 1986 with the Toronto Blue Jays, and put up a 3.30 ERA in 111.2 innings pitched in 1988, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Duane Ward's best season was 1993, when he posted a 2.13 ERA, notched 45 saves and struck out 97 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1986
| TOR
| A
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 13.50
| 1
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1986
| ATL
| N
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7.31
| 8
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 22
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| Total
|
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 8.00
| 9
| 17
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 25
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 6.94
| 10
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11.2
| 14
| 0
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| 64
| 0
| 9
| 3
| 3.30
| 91
| 46
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 111.2
| 101
| 5
| 60
| 8
| 10
| 5
|
| 1989
| TOR
| A
| 66
| 0
| 4
| 10
| 3.77
| 122
| 55
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 114.2
| 94
| 4
| 58
| 11
| 13
| 5
|
| 1990
| TOR
| A
| 73
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 3.45
| 112
| 51
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 127.2
| 101
| 9
| 42
| 10
| 5
| 1
|
| 1991
| TOR
| A
| 81
| 0
| 7
| 6
| 2.77
| 132
| 36
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 107.1
| 80
| 3
| 33
| 3
| 6
| 2
|
| 1992
| TOR
| A
| 79
| 0
| 7
| 4
| 1.95
| 103
| 27
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 101.1
| 76
| 5
| 39
| 3
| 7
| 1
|
| 1993
| TOR
| A
| 71
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 2.13
| 97
| 17
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 45
| 71.2
| 49
| 4
| 25
| 2
| 7
| 1
|
| 1995
| TOR
| A
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 27.00
| 3
| 10
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2.2
| 11
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7.31
| 8
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 22
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 452
| 2
| 32
| 36
| 3.18
| 671
| 255
| 230
| 0
| 0
| 121
| 650.2
| 529
| 30
| 278
| 39
| 51
| 17
|
| Total
|
|
| 462
| 2
| 32
| 37
| 3.28
| 679
| 268
| 243
| 0
| 0
| 121
| 666.2
| 551
| 32
| 286
| 39
| 51
| 17
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1986
| TOR
| A
| P
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| ATL
| N
| P
| 10
| 0
| 16
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| Total
|
| P
| 12
| 1
| 18
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| P
| 12
| 1
| 11.2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| P
| 64
| 0
| 111.2
| 6
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 13
| 6
| 2
| .947
|
| 1989
| TOR
| A
| P
| 66
| 0
| 114.2
| 5
| 21
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 12
| 2
| 1
| .963
|
| 1990
| TOR
| A
| P
| 73
| 0
| 127.2
| 9
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 6
| 0
| .964
|
| 1991
| TOR
| A
| P
| 81
| 0
| 107.1
| 9
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 4
| 0
| .952
|
| 1992
| TOR
| A
| P
| 79
| 0
| 101.1
| 4
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 4
| 0
| .938
|
| 1993
| TOR
| A
| P
| 71
| 0
| 71.2
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| TOR
| A
| P
| 4
| 0
| 2.2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 462
| 2
| 666.2
| 37
| 86
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 11
| 67
| 23
| 3
| .953
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1986
| TOR
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| ATL
| N
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| Total
|
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| TOR
| A
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| TOR
| A
| 73
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| TOR
| A
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| TOR
| A
| 79
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| TOR
| A
| 71
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| TOR
| A
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 452
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 462
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (9th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1982 - signed June 18, 1982).
- Traded by Atlanta Braves to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Doyle Alexander (July 6, 1986).
- Granted free agency (November 2, 1995).
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