How Gary Ward's Total Chances Compares to Similar Players

Gary Ward totaled 2,929 career Total Chances, well above the league average of 1,110.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Total Chances season came in 1983, posting 407, well above the league average of 177.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1979 at 8, well below the league average of 181.9 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Total Chances total went from 227 in 1988 to 253 in 1989 and 168 in 1990, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Total Chances profile — ranging from 8 to 407 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Gary Ward Lifetime Total Chances

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Gary Ward Total Chances Per Season

Gary Ward's Total Chances for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, LF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Gary Ward Total Chances per season line chart

Gary Ward Total Chances by Team

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

Gary Ward Cumulative Total Chances — Career Progression

A running total of Gary Ward's career Total Chances, 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.
Gary Ward Total Chances year-over-year waterfall chart

Gary Ward Total Chances Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Gary Ward's seasonal Total Chances 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.
Gary Ward Total Chances distribution box chart versus comparable players

Gary Ward Total Chances — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Gary Ward's MLB career with Total Chances 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.
Gary Ward Total Chances season-by-season breakdown table