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Frank
Ward		  
Nickname: Tough Luck
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 222
 
Born: August 26, 1960 in Laramie, WY
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1979 18 HON JL     0 0 1 0 6 6 6 8 8 8 2 3 2 7 7 7 3 4 3
1980 19 HON JL     0 0 2 1 6 6 6 8 8 8 2 3 2 7 7 7 3 3 3
OOTP5 Min Ratings     0 0 1 0 6 6 6 8 8 8 2 3 2 7 7 7 3 3 3
OOTP5 Max Ratings     0 0 2 1 6 6 6 8 8 8 2 3 2 7 7 7 3 4 3
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 20 PHX JL   81 3 4 3 12 13 13 5 5 5
1982 21 BIR FL   81 4 5 4 12 14 13 6 6 6
1983 22 MAN FL   81 8 9 8 13 15 14 7 7 7
1984 23 MAN FL   81 13 14 14 13 15 14 7 7 7
1985 24 MAN FL $ 300,000 81 13 15 14 14 15 14 7 8 8
1986 25 MAN FL $ 300,000 75 13 14 14 14 15 14 7 8 8
1987 26 MAN FL $ 300,000 75 12 13 13 13 14 14 7 8 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings   75 3 4 3 12 13 13 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 81 13 15 14 14 15 14 7 8 8
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1979 18 HON JL   3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1980 19 HON JL   3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Min Ratings   3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Max Ratings   3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 20 PHX JL     8 8 8 2 2 2 8 8 8 3 3 3 3 3 3
1982 21 BIR FL     8 8 8 2 2 2 8 8 8 3 3 3 3 3 3
1983 22 MAN FL     8 8 8 2 2 2 8 8 8 3 3 3 3 3 3
1984 23 MAN FL     8 8 8 2 2 2 8 8 8 3 3 3 3 3 3
1985 24 MAN FL $ 300,000   8 8 8 2 2 2 8 8 8 3 3 3 3 3 3
1986 25 MAN FL $ 300,000   8 8 8 2 2 2 8 8 8 3 3 3 3 3 3
1987 26 MAN FL $ 300,000   8 8 8 2 2 2 8 8 8 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     8 8 8 2 2 2 8 8 8 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   8 8 8 2 2 2 8 8 8 3 3 3 3 3 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1979 18 AAA   0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 2.3 7 6 1 1 0 23.18 .538 .571 .846 1.418  
    A   9 6 .600 23 23 1 1 0 165.7 179 62 16 22 105 3.37 .273 .296 .389 .685  
1980 19 A   4 8 .333 19 18 2 0 0 124.7 138 55 11 28 72 3.97 .279 .318 .385 .703  
1981 20 A   13 12 .520 28 28 3 0 0 200.3 208 98 31 38 152 4.40 .263 .297 .433 .730  
1982 21 AA   0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 13.7 17 10 1 4 12 6.59 .298 .344 .386 .730  
    A   11 7 .611 28 28 5 0 0 211.0 206 91 23 37 141 3.88 .253 .286 .399 .684  
1983 22 AAA   4 9 .308 17 17 1 0 0 109.3 121 68 15 44 76 5.60 .281 .347 .429 .777  
    AA   4 5 .444 11 11 2 0 0 78.3 68 39 11 20 48 4.48 .232 .281 .413 .694  
1984 23 AAA   6 11 .353 24 24 1 0 0 149.3 179 85 25 41 135 5.12 .296 .341 .493 .834  
1985 24 MAN FL 7 13 .350 30 30 0 0 0 182.3 199 87 19 60 116 4.29 .284 .344 .438 .782 6.3
1986 25 MAN FL 9 15 .375 31 31 0 0 0 155.0 199 115 32 57 104 6.68 .317 .374 .538 .912 0.7
1987 26 MAN FL 4 6 .400 15 12 0 0 0 66.0 95 52 13 19 48 7.09 .335 .382 .532 .914 0.0
3 Years Sim 20 34 .370 76 73 0 0 0 403.3 493 254 64 136 268 5.67 .306 .362 .493 .856 7.1
3 Years AAA 10 20 .333 42 42 2 0 0 261.0 307 159 41 86 211 5.48 .293 .347 .471 .818  
2 Years AA 4 6 .400 13 13 2 0 0 92.0 85 49 12 24 60 4.79 .243 .291 .409 .700  
4 Years A 37 33 .529 98 97 11 1 0 701.7 731 306 81 125 470 3.93 .266 .297 .404 .701  
9 Years Minors 51 59 .464 153 152 15 1 0 1054.6 1123 514 134 235 741 4.39 .271 .310 .421 .731  
Season Average 6 11 .353 25 24 0 0 0 134.4 164 84 21 45 89 5.67 .306 .362 .493 .856  
Career Highs 9 15 .400 31 31 0 0 0 182.3 199 115 32 60 116 7.09 .335 .382 .538 .914  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   245 129 33 60 145   .301 .349 .488 .837
vs LH   248 125 31 76 123   .310 .370 .499 .870
Home 12 17 .414 39 37 0 0 0 218.3 247 130 29 78 144 5.36 .293 .353 .476 .830
Away 8 17 .320 37 36 0 0 0 185.0 246 124 35 58 124 6.03 .319 .367 .512 .879
Mar/Apr 2 4 .333 11 11 0 0 0 60.0 73 32 12 19 39 4.80 .293 .343 .490 .833
May 2 3 .400 7 7 0 0 0 42.0 53 23 6 12 17 4.93 .317 .363 .497 .860
June 5 6 .455 14 14 0 0 0 75.3 93 40 9 28 50 4.78 .310 .369 .483 .852
July 3 9 .250 14 14 0 0 0 71.7 91 58 11 26 51 7.28 .316 .373 .528 .900
August 4 6 .400 16 15 0 0 0 91.0 103 59 16 27 62 5.84 .290 .340 .490 .830
Sep/Oct 4 6 .400 14 12 0 0 0 63.3 80 42 10 24 49 5.97 .315 .374 .472 .847
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1979 18 A   4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3  
1985 24 MAN FL 30 59 2 9 1 1 0 1 2 3 0 24 .153 .153 .203 .356 0.0 0.0
1986 25 MAN FL 31 48 5 13 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 23 .271 .286 .313 .598 4.2 0.0
1987 26 MAN FL 16 23 3 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 8 .217 .217 .304 .522 1.2 0.0
3 Years Sim 77 130 10 27 3 2 0 6 2 4 1 55 .208 .214 .262 .475 5.4 0.0
1 Years A 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3  
162 Game Average 273 21 56 6 4 0 12 4 8 2 115 .208 .214 .262 .475 11.4  
Career Highs 31 59 5 13 2 1 0 4 2 3 1 24 .271 .286 .313 .598 4.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   107 7 22 2 2 0 4 2 3 1 47 .206 .213 .262 .475 4.1
vs LH   23 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 8 .217 .217 .261 .478 0.7
Home 40 67 6 14 1 1 0 4 1 2 0 28 .209 .209 .254 .463 2.2
Away 37 63 4 13 2 1 0 2 1 2 1 27 .206 .219 .270 .489 2.6
RISP   29 0 8 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 13 .276 .276 .276 .552 2.0
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Mar/Apr 11 21 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 10 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.5
May 7 16 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 .250 .250 .313 .563 1.2
June 14 22 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 11 .182 .182 .182 .364 -0.4
July 15 22 1 5 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 5 .227 .227 .318 .545 1.3
August 16 32 6 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 .250 .250 .375 .625 2.7
Sep/Oct 12 17 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .176 .222 .176 .399 0.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1985 24 MAN FL P 30 30 182.3 14 41 2 4 .965 2.71    
1986 25 MAN FL P 31 31 155.0 13 31 6 4 .880 2.55    
1987 26 MAN FL P 15 12 66.0 5 17 3 1 .880 3.00    
Career Totals   76 73 403.3 32 89 11 9 .917 2.70    
Career Highs   31 31 182.3 14 41 6 4 .965 3.00    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1985-9-13
1986-5-15
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
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  6. Samuel Abella (965)
  7. Floyd Youmans (964)
  8. Abraham Mackenzie (963)
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 41st overall pick, by Des Moines in 1979
Traded from Des Moines to Honolulu on 7/3/1979 (Going to DM: P S. Fielding. Going to HON: P R. Pinner, P F. Ward)
Injured on 7/20/1979 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Injured on 4/10/1980 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 5/15/1980 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks
Traded from Honolulu to Phoenix on 7/21/1981 (Going to HON: P Bernardo Rosas, P Santiago Breton. Going to PHX: P Frank Ward, CF Steve Sakis, P Arturo Gonzalez, P Mike Marshall, P Roger Pinner)
Injured on 8/8/1981 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
 
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