How John Ward's Starts Compares to Similar Players
John Ward totaled 262 career Starts, well above the league average of 66.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 1880, posting 67. The lowest point came in 1884 at 5, well above the league average of 2.0 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 33 in 1882 to 25 in 1883 and 5 in 1884, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 5 to 67 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
John Ward Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for John Ward
| John Ward
Starts | John Ward
Games Started % |
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| Career | 262 | 89.42 |
| Season Avg. | 37.43 | 89.42 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 144.86 | 89.42 |
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John Ward Starts Per Season
John Ward's Starts 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 Starts by Team
John Ward's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
John Ward Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of John Ward's career Starts, 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.
John Ward Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes John Ward's seasonal Starts 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 Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of John Ward's MLB career with Starts 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.
