Gary Ward
1979–1990 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers
1,287G
.276AVG
.328OBP
.425SLG
More career statistics
1,236H
130HR
597RBI
83SB
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Three Hits, Three Strikeouts | 1987-05-24 | 1 in 1,070 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | The Cycle | 1980-09-18 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1983-05-23 | 1 in 2,522 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 | – | – |