How John Ward's Fielding Percentage Compares to Similar Players

John Ward posted a career Fielding Percentage of 89.79, near the league average of 97.5 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Fielding Percentage season came in 1880, posting 94.22, near the league average of 89.43 that year. The lowest point came in 1888 at 85.71, near the league average of 92.56 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 91.98 in 1892 to 91.75 in 1893 and 92.25 in 1894. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. One of the more consistent Fielding Percentage producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 17 seasons.

John Ward Lifetime Fielding Percentage

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John Ward
Fielding Percentage
Career89.79
Season Avg.89.79
162 Game Avg.89.79
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John Ward Fielding Percentage Per Season

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

John Ward Fielding Percentage by Team

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

John Ward Fielding Percentage Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how John Ward's career Fielding Percentage 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.
John Ward Fielding Percentage year-over-year waterfall chart

John Ward Fielding Percentage Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes John Ward's seasonal Fielding Percentage 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.
John Ward Fielding Percentage distribution box chart versus comparable players

John Ward Fielding Percentage — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of John Ward's MLB career with Fielding Percentage 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.
John Ward Fielding Percentage season-by-season breakdown table