Stay up to date this MLB Season with the daily Baseball Reference Newsletter.

Bryan Ward

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 210lb (188cm, 95kg)

Born: January 28, 1972 in Bristol, PA us

Draft: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 29th round of the 1991 MLB June Amateur Draft from County College of Morris (Randolph, NJ) and the Florida Marlins in the 20th round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of South Carolina Aiken (Aiken, SC).

High School: Rancocas Valley Regional HS (Mount Holly, NJ)

Schools: County College of Morris (Randolph, NJ), University of South Carolina Aiken (Aiken, SC)

Debut: July 3, 1998 (Age 26-156d, 17,292nd in major league history)
vs. BOS 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 30, 2000 (Age 28-246d)
vs. SEA 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1999 season

Full Name: Bryan Matthew Ward

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.0

ERA

5.09

93.2

WHIP

1.527

Summary of 17 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 4 go ahead

3 Tms
CHW	14
PHI	2
ANA	1

Platoon
vs LHB	9
vs RHB	8

Home/Road
Away	10
Home	7

Outs
0	7
2	7
1	3

12 Opps
BAL	3
BOS	2
TEX	2
CLE	2
MIN	1
TBD	1
SFG	1
CHC	1
NYY	1
SEA	1
CHW	1
TOR	1

17 Batters
Charles Johnson	1
Harold Baines	1
Richie Sexson	1
Albert Belle	1
Troy O'Leary	1
Todd Zeile	1
Ron Coomer	1
Darryl Strawberry	1
Bill Mueller	1
Jim Thome	1
Mark Grace	1
Darrin Fletcher	1
Rafael Palmeiro	1
José Offerman	1
Rusty Greer	1
Fred McGriff	1
Matt Mieske	1

9 Parks
Guaranteed (CHI)	8
Fenway Pk (BOS)	2
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
Oracle Park (SFO)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
Kingdome (SEA)	1

Where Hit
9	5
8	4
7	4
89	2
78	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	5
2	5
6	2
1	2
4	1
7+	1
5	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	17

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
1--	7
---	5
123	3
12-	1
1-3	1

37 Runs
RISP	5
0 on	5
1 on	7
2 on	2
3 on	3
Any on	12

Inning
4	2
5	1
6	3
7	4
8	5
9	2

4-6	6
7-end	11

RelScore
+4..	7
+3	3
+2	1
+1	1
Tied	3
-1	1
-4..	1

Ahead	12
Tied	3
Behind	2

Before event,
for batter

Count
3-2	3
1-0	3
1-1	3
0-0	2
0-1	2
0-2	1
2-1	1
3-1	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	6
C	2
DH	2
LF	2
3B	2
PH	1
2B	1
RF	1

OrderPos
4th	4
7th	3
3rd	3
5th	2
2nd	2
6th	2
9th	1

Leverage
High Lev	1
Medium Lev	4
Low Lev	12

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1998-07-18	Jim Thome	CLE	@	CHW	ahead 12-9	t 9	0	1--	6,(3-2) SBFBB1X	2	4	3	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); D. Justice Scores
2	2	2	1	1998-07-24	Darryl Strawberry	NYY		CHW	behind 3-4	b 6	2	1--	6,(3-2) BBCBFX	2	7	DH	34%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball); C. Curtis Scores
3	3	3	1	1998-08-02	Todd Zeile	TEX		CHW	ahead 7-2	b 4	2	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	6	5	3%	95%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
4	4	4	1	1998-08-26	Rafael Palmeiro	BAL	@	CHW	behind 3-9	t 8	0	1--	3,(1-1) BFX	2	3	3	2%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); R. Becker Scores
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	1999-04-07	Matt Mieske	SEA		CHW	ahead 5-2	b 7	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	PH	3%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
6	6	2	1	1999-04-13	Troy O'Leary	BOS		CHW	ahead 3-0	b 8	0	12-	3,(0-2) CSX	3	5	7	2%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Valentin Scores; M. Stanley Scores
7	7	3	1	1999-04-29	Fred McGriff	TBD	@	CHW	ahead 3-1	t 8	0	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	4	3	7%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
8	8	4	1	1999-05-11	Rusty Greer	TEX	@	CHW	tied 5-5	t 9	2	123	7,(3-2) FBSBFBX	4	3	7	45%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball); T. Zeile Scores; M. McLemore Scores; L. Alicea Scores
9	9	5	1	1999-05-19	Richie Sexson	CLE	@	CHW	ahead 9-1	t 5	2	123	5,(3-1) BBBCX	4	7	3	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Ramirez Scores; T. Fryman Scores; J. Thome Scores
10	10	6	1	1999-06-02	Darrin Fletcher	TOR		CHW	ahead 5-4	b 7	1	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	6	2	15%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball); C. Delgado Scores
11	11	7	1	1999-06-13	Mark Grace	CHC		CHW	tied 2-2	b 4	0	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	4	3	12%	68%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
12	12	8	1	1999-06-19	Harold Baines	BAL	@	CHW	tied 6-6	t 8	1	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	5	DH	25%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
13	13	9	1	1999-06-23	Ron Coomer	MIN	@	CHW	ahead 10-3	t 6	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	3	3	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); C. Guzmán Scores
14	14	10	1	1999-06-28	José Offerman	BOS		CHW	ahead 7-0	b 7	1	123	2,(1-0) BX	4	2	4	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); L. Merloni Scores; J. Varitek Scores; D. Lewis Scores
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	2000-05-30	Bill Mueller	SFG		PHI	ahead 5-1	b 6	2	1--	4,(2-1) CBBX	2	2	5	4%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Benard Scores
16	16	2	1	2000-06-10	Albert Belle	BAL		PHI	ahead 9-4	b 8	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	4	9	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Bordick Scores/unER; A. Belle Scores/Team unER
17	17	3	1	2000-09-02	Charles Johnson	CHW		ANA	ahead 10-6	b 7	0	1-3	2,(1-0) BX	3	9	2	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); P. Konerko Scores; J. Abbott Scores