Scotty
Ward
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 210
 
Born: February 13, 1942 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Landis Memorial Seriess Won 1976   
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
1973 31 CAL JL $ 2,000,000 4 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 6 5 6 7 7 5 4 5
1974 32 CAL JL $ 2,000,000 4 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 6 5 6 7 7 5 4 4
1975 33 LV FL $ 2,000,000 4 5 4 5 6 5 2 2 2 5 6 5 6 7 6 5 4 5
1976 34 LV FL $ 1,140,000 4 5 4 5 6 6 2 2 2 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4
1977 35 LV FL $ 1,800,000 4 5 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 4 5 4 6 6 6 4 4 4
1978 36 LOU JL $ 1,000,000 3 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 4 5 4 6 6 6 4 4 4
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 1,000,000 3 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 4 5 4 6 6 6 4 4 4
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 2,000,000 4 5 5 5 6 6 3 3 3 5 6 6 6 7 7 5 4 5
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
1973 31 CAL JL 156 545 86 150 22 4 12 56 0 0 71 95 .275 .359 .396 .756 78.0 15.1
1974 32 CAL JL 140 461 66 128 35 2 17 62 2 1 54 83 .278 .354 .473 .826 77.5 16.3
1975 33 LV FL 75 257 39 66 8 2 8 25 1 1 37 53 .257 .352 .397 .749 37.8 5.8
  CAL JL 70 224 28 52 9 4 10 31 0 1 27 49 .232 .316 .442 .758 31.8 5.2
  TOT   145 481 67 118 17 6 18 56 1 2 64 102 .245 .336 .418 .754 69.6 11.0
1976 34 LV FL 149 493 63 125 27 3 13 69 2 3 66 89 .254 .341 .400 .741 67.5 11.5
1977 35 LV FL 67 178 23 43 13 0 8 32 0 1 21 33 .242 .317 .449 .766 24.8 4.2
  VAL JL 62 174 23 32 5 0 6 19 0 0 19 46 .184 .262 .316 .578 14.6 0.7
  TOT   129 352 46 75 18 0 14 51 0 1 40 79 .213 .290 .384 .673 39.4 4.9
1978 36 LOU JL 61 180 25 44 8 1 5 19 0 0 23 38 .244 .328 .383 .712 23.2 3.3
    AAA   51 61 10 21 7 0 1 14 0 1 16 14 .344 .481 .508 .989 14.3  
1979 37 AAA   54 191 25 59 14 0 8 34 3 2 27 25 .309 .394 .508 .902 36.5  
6 Years Sim 780 2512 353 640 127 16 79 313 5 7 318 486 .255 .338 .412 .751 355.1 62.3
2 Years AAA 105 252 35 80 21 0 9 48 3 3 43 39 .317 .411 .508 .919 50.8  
162 Game Average 521 73 132 26 3 16 65 1 1 66 100 .255 .338 .412 .751 73.8  
Career Highs 156 545 86 150 35 6 18 69 2 3 71 102 .278 .359 .473 .826 78.0  
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   1901 288 517 106 12 66 253 4 5 256 386 .272 .358 .445 .802 303.6
vs LH   611 65 123 21 4 13 60 1 2 62 100 .201 .276 .313 .589 54.3
Home 390 1241 155 302 59 8 33 137 5 2 165 243 .243 .333 .384 .716 165.5
Away 390 1271 198 338 68 8 46 176 0 5 153 243 .266 .344 .441 .784 192.4
RISP   536 0 136 29 2 12 215 0 0 84 91 .254 .344 .382 .726 76.9
Pinch Hitting   102 14 29 10 1 4 24 0 0 9 21 .284 .336 .520 .856 17.1
Close/Late   349 40 87 18 4 12 45 0 0 40 81 .249 .325 .427 .752 49.3
Mar/Apr 139 436 56 109 17 1 19 65 1 1 58 77 .250 .335 .424 .760 64.8
May 151 486 66 111 26 1 13 48 1 2 61 95 .228 .315 .366 .681 58.3
June 131 425 55 119 25 5 8 56 1 1 46 83 .280 .349 .419 .767 61.3
July 116 387 58 98 17 4 13 44 1 1 42 69 .253 .326 .419 .744 53.5
August 119 388 50 88 18 3 9 33 0 2 47 85 .227 .311 .358 .670 44.6
Sep/Oct 124 390 68 115 24 2 17 67 1 0 64 77 .295 .396 .497 .893 75.4
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   DWS
1973 31 CAL JL CF 153 140 1273.0 344 6 6 0 .983 2.47   3.8
1974 32 CAL JL CF 126 112 1004.7 280 6 2 2 .993 2.56   2.9
    LF 3 3 35.0 8 0 0 0 1.000 2.06    
1975 33 LV FL CF 71 64 605.6 176 2 2 1 .989 2.65   2.5
  CAL JL CF 67 59 512.4 149 2 1 0 .993 2.65   1.3
  TOT   CF 138 123 1118.0 325 4 3 1 .991 2.65   3.7
1976 34 LV FL LF 102 95 850.0 184 6 5 2 .974 2.01   3.8
    CF 43 41 356.0 114 3 2 2 .983 2.96    
1977 35 LV FL CF 49 33 315.2 99 2 2 1 .981 2.88   1.6
  VAL JL CF 46 31 304.3 96 2 1 0 .990 2.90   1.5
  LV FL RF 8 8 62.9 17 0 0 0 1.000 2.43   0.0
  VAL JL RF 8 8 60.8 17 0 0 0 1.000 2.52   0.0
  LV FL LF 4 4 32.3 8 0 0 0 1.000 2.23   0.0
  VAL JL LF 4 4 31.2 7 0 0 0 1.000 2.02   0.0
  TOT   CF 95 64 619.5 195 4 3 1 .985 2.89   3.1
      RF 16 16 123.7 34 0 0 0 1.000 2.47   0.0
      LF 8 8 63.5 15 0 0 0 1.000 2.13   0.0
1978 36 LOU JL CF 38 37 340.0 81 1 1 0 .988 2.17   0.9
    LF 6 5 46.0 8 0 0 0 1.000 1.57    
    RF 6 5 44.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.61    
  CF 593 517 4711.2 1339 24 17 6 .988 2.60   14.4
  LF 119 111 994.5 215 6 5 2 .978 2.00   3.8
  RF 22 21 167.7 37 0 0 0 1.000 1.99   0.0
Career Totals   734 649 5873.4 1591 30 22 8 .987 2.48   18.2
Career Highs   153 140 1273.0 344 9 7 4 .993 2.77    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1973 31 CAL JL 2 10 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .200 .300
1975 33 LV FL 3 10 2 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 .300 .300 .900 1.200
1976 34 LV FL 7 29 2 7 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 8 .241 .267 .276 .543
Career Post-Season Batting 12 49 4 11 2 0 2 8 0 0 1 12 .224 .240 .388 .628
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Walks
1976-9-66
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 13)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 95)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 23    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 46)
 
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  6. Kirk Gibson (956)
  7. Pat Lorenzen (954)
  8. Danny Mantle (953)
  9. John Crawford (946)
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History
Drafted in 7th round, 164th overall pick, by California in 1973
Had first career hit (double) on 4/2/1973, off Tito Corbin (VAN)
Hit first career homerun on 4/14/1973, off Boris Garcia (VAN)
Won Player of the Week award on 6/24/1974, hitting .500 with 1 HR, 8 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 9/30/1974, hitting .478 with 2 HR, 6 RBI
Traded from California to Las Vegas on 7/1/1975 (Going to CAL: CF N. Xavier, P S. Osuna. Going to LV: CF S. Ward)
Signed as a free agent by Las Vegas on 4/1/1976 to a 1-year deal worth $1,140,000 per year
Won Landis Memorial Series with Las Vegas in 1976
Signed as a free agent by Valencia on 2/13/1977 to a 1-year deal worth $1,800,000 per year
Traded from Valencia to Las Vegas on 6/21/1977 (Going to LV: LF S. Ward, P T. Stansbury, P B. Hancock. Going to VAL: 3B J. Sixpack, 2B C. Mrozek, P S. Darkhorse)
Signed as a free agent by Louisville on 2/4/1978 to a 1-year deal worth $1,000,000 per year
Injured on 8/6/1978 with a Strained Rib Cage Muscle, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by Las Vegas on 3/1/1979 to a minor league contract.Injured on 5/22/1979 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Released by Las Vegas on 6/1/1979