How Duane Ward's Innings Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Duane Ward totaled 666 career Innings Pitched, well above the relief pitcher average of 288.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Innings Pitched season came in 1990, posting 127, well above the relief pitcher average of 54.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1995 at 2, well below the relief pitcher average of 45.0 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Innings Pitched total went from 101 in 1992 to 71 in 1993 and 2 in 1995, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Innings Pitched profile — ranging from 2 to 127 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Duane Ward Lifetime Innings Pitched and Similar Stats

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Innings Pitched
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Career666.22000
Season Avg.74.1222.22
162 Game Avg.233.8701.3
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Duane Ward Innings Pitched Per Season

Duane Ward's Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched per season line chart

Duane Ward Innings Pitched by Team

Duane Ward's career Innings Pitched totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Duane Ward career Innings Pitched by team bar chart

Duane Ward Cumulative Innings Pitched — Career Progression

A running total of Duane Ward's career Innings Pitched, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Duane Ward Innings Pitched year-over-year waterfall chart

Duane Ward Innings Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Duane Ward's seasonal Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched distribution box chart versus comparable players

Duane Ward Innings Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Duane Ward's MLB career with Innings Pitched 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.
Duane Ward Innings Pitched season-by-season breakdown table