How Duane Ward's Losses Compares to Similar Players

Duane Ward totaled 37 career Losses, well above the relief pitcher average of 15.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Losses season came in 1987, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.2 that year. The highest point came in 1989 at 10, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.3 that year. The Losses trended upward through the final seasons. The Losses total went from 4 in 1992 to 3 in 1993 and 1 in 1995, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Losses profile — ranging from 0 to 10 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Duane Ward Lifetime Losses

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Duane Ward Losses Per Season

Duane Ward's Losses 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 Losses per season line chart

Duane Ward Losses by Team

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

Duane Ward Cumulative Losses — Career Progression

A running total of Duane Ward's career Losses, 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 Losses year-over-year waterfall chart

Duane Ward Losses Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Duane Ward Losses — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Duane Ward's MLB career with Losses 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 Losses season-by-season breakdown table