Gary Ward
1979–1990 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers
1,287G
.276AVG
.328OBP
.425SLG
1,236H
130HR
597RBI
83SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,287 | 4,892 | 4,479 | 594 | 1,236 | 196 | 41 | 130 | 597 | 351 | 775 | 83 | 30 | 13 | 35 | 1,904 | .276 | .328 | .425 | .753 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1983-08-03 to 1983-08-15
18longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | The Cycle | 1980-09-18 | 1 in 693 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1983-05-23 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1985-06-15 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 644 | 2391 | 634 | 63 | 329 | 173 | 382 | .290 | .338 | .448 |
| Away | 643 | 2501 | 602 | 67 | 268 | 178 | 393 | .263 | .312 | .404 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 172 | 667 | 156 | 11 | 76 | 55 | 94 | .258 | .316 | .354 |
| May | 231 | 929 | 214 | 26 | 101 | 69 | 138 | .251 | .305 | .392 |
| June | 207 | 808 | 202 | 22 | 96 | 48 | 128 | .270 | .309 | .408 |
| July | 195 | 702 | 171 | 21 | 86 | 46 | 121 | .265 | .309 | .430 |
| August | 238 | 911 | 251 | 28 | 123 | 56 | 147 | .300 | .337 | .475 |
| September | 221 | 784 | 215 | 20 | 94 | 71 | 135 | .304 | .365 | .468 |
| October | 23 | 91 | 27 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 12 | .329 | .363 | .524 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kansas-city-royals | 110 | 423 | 115 | 12 | 65 | 29 | 55 | .296 | .340 | .455 |
| chicago-white-sox | 106 | 405 | 115 | 11 | 65 | 24 | 59 | .307 | .343 | .483 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 104 | 390 | 91 | 12 | 37 | 35 | 58 | .258 | .323 | .431 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 103 | 397 | 107 | 7 | 49 | 17 | 64 | .285 | .312 | .403 |
| seattle-mariners | 98 | 371 | 93 | 7 | 43 | 33 | 61 | .281 | .340 | .405 |
| boston-red-sox | 95 | 381 | 94 | 10 | 40 | 27 | 80 | .269 | .318 | .398 |
| cleveland-guardians | 93 | 350 | 79 | 6 | 41 | 30 | 63 | .251 | .311 | .371 |
| athletics | 89 | 341 | 81 | 6 | 37 | 19 | 52 | .256 | .293 | .370 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 |  Minnesota Twins | 10 | 14 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .286 | – | – |
| 1980 | Minnesota Twins | 13 | 41 | 19 | 1 | 10 | – | .463 | – | – |
| 1981 | Minnesota Twins | 85 | 295 | 78 | 3 | 29 | 5 | .264 | – | – |
| 1982 | Minnesota Twins | 152 | 570 | 165 | 28 | 91 | 13 | .289 | – | – |
| 1983 | Minnesota Twins | 157 | 623 | 173 | 19 | 88 | 8 | .278 | – | – |
| 1984 |  Texas Rangers | 155 | 602 | 171 | 21 | 79 | 7 | .284 | – | – |
| 1985 | Texas Rangers | 154 | 593 | 170 | 15 | 70 | 26 | .287 | – | – |
| 1986 | Texas Rangers | 105 | 380 | 120 | 5 | 51 | 12 | .316 | – | – |
| 1987 |  New York Yankees | 146 | 529 | 131 | 16 | 78 | 9 | .248 | – | – |
| 1988 | New York Yankees | 91 | 231 | 52 | 4 | 24 | – | .225 | – | – |
| 1989 | Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees | 113 | 292 | 74 | 9 | 30 | 1 | .253 | – | – |
| 1990 |  Detroit Tigers | 106 | 309 | 79 | 9 | 46 | 2 | .256 | – | – |