Aaron Ward
1917–1928 · bats R / throws R · Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, New York Yankees
1,062G
.266AVG
.330OBP
.381SLG
966H
50HR
443RBI
39SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,062 | 4,143 | 3,625 | 455 | 966 | 158 | 54 | 50 | 443 | 336 | 460 | 39 | 44 | 26 | 43 | 1,382 | .266 | .330 | .381 | .711 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1923-07-21 to 1923-08-07
18longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1920-07-22 | 1 in 107 games |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1920-05-07 | 1 in 1,837 player-games |
| 37 | 5 hits | 1921-07-09 | 1 in 1,624 player-games |
Rare feats (6)
Rarest: Steal of Home, 41 on the rarity scale.
| Rarity | Date | Feat | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 1920-07-22 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1920-09-29 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1921-08-13 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1923-08-19 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1925-06-24 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1927-09-09 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 537 | 2056 | 476 | 29 | 232 | 158 | 211 | .264 | .308 | .387 |
| Away | 525 | 2087 | 490 | 21 | 211 | 178 | 249 | .269 | .320 | .375 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 84 | 340 | 64 | 1 | 29 | 31 | 47 | .216 | .279 | .280 |
| May | 188 | 759 | 196 | 10 | 80 | 67 | 67 | .297 | .347 | .420 |
| June | 167 | 640 | 151 | 5 | 71 | 38 | 90 | .265 | .295 | .358 |
| July | 224 | 898 | 233 | 16 | 108 | 74 | 94 | .296 | .342 | .452 |
| August | 177 | 676 | 154 | 7 | 61 | 49 | 84 | .256 | .300 | .353 |
| September | 208 | 782 | 160 | 11 | 93 | 75 | 73 | .240 | .301 | .360 |
| October | 14 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .174 | .208 | .239 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-browns | 158 | 628 | 144 | 10 | 73 | 58 | 79 | .268 | .322 | .413 |
| cleveland-guardians | 156 | 600 | 130 | 3 | 61 | 37 | 66 | .241 | .278 | .343 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 155 | 602 | 146 | 9 | 65 | 55 | 62 | .280 | .334 | .393 |
| detroit-tigers | 151 | 589 | 137 | 8 | 65 | 48 | 62 | .272 | .314 | .408 |
| boston-red-sox | 146 | 568 | 129 | 5 | 63 | 45 | 64 | .261 | .306 | .366 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 142 | 553 | 134 | 5 | 53 | 42 | 66 | .269 | .318 | .355 |
| chicago-white-sox | 133 | 528 | 129 | 9 | 59 | 47 | 54 | .279 | .333 | .402 |
| new-york-yankees | 21 | 75 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | .258 | .280 | .318 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 |  New York Yankees | 8 | 26 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .115 | – | – |
| 1918 | New York Yankees | 21 | 32 | 4 | – | – | 1 | .125 | – | – |
| 1919 | New York Yankees | 29 | 34 | 7 | – | 2 | – | .206 | – | – |
| 1920 | New York Yankees | 127 | 497 | 127 | 11 | 56 | 7 | .256 | – | – |
| 1921 | New York Yankees | 153 | 556 | 170 | 5 | 76 | 8 | .306 | – | – |
| 1922 | New York Yankees | 154 | 558 | 149 | 7 | 68 | 7 | .267 | – | – |
| 1923 | New York Yankees | 152 | 569 | 161 | 10 | 81 | 8 | .283 | – | – |
| 1924 | New York Yankees | 120 | 410 | 101 | 8 | 63 | 1 | .246 | – | – |
| 1925 | New York Yankees | 125 | 440 | 108 | 4 | 38 | 1 | .245 | – | – |
| 1926 | New York Yankees | 22 | 31 | 10 | – | 3 | – | .323 | – | – |
| 1927 |  Chicago White Sox | 145 | 463 | 125 | 5 | 55 | 6 | .270 | – | – |
| 1928 |  Cleveland Guardians | 6 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | .111 | – | – |