How Duane Ward's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Duane Ward posted a career ERA of 3.28, below the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest ERA season came in 1992, posting 1.95, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.63 that year. The highest point came in 1995 at 27.0, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.4 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.95 in 1992 to 2.13 in 1993 and 27.0 in 1995. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.95 to 27.0 — though the career average remained above league norms.
Duane Ward Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Duane Ward
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ERA | Duane Ward
Component ERA | Duane Ward
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.28 | 2.93 | 2.95 |
| Season Avg. | 3.28 | 2.93 | 2.95 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.28 | 2.93 | 2.95 |
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Duane Ward ERA Per Season
Duane Ward's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Duane Ward ERA by Team
Duane Ward's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Duane Ward ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Duane Ward's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Duane Ward ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Duane Ward's seasonal ERA alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Duane Ward ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Duane Ward's MLB career with ERA alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
