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Duane
Ward		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 210
 
Born: May 28, 1964 in Usa, NM, PARK VIEW
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Bronze Rookie 1986   
All-Star Selections 1990   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1986 22 PIT NL $ 300,000 6 10 10 10 4 5 5 8 9 8
1987 23 PIT NL $ 300,000 6 10 10 10 5 6 5 8 8 8
1988 24 PIT NL $ 300,000 6 10 10 10 6 7 6 8 8 8
1989 25 PIT NL $ 3,664,286 6 10 10 10 6 7 6 10 10 10
1990 26 PIT NL $ 3,850,000 6 10 10 10 6 7 7 10 10 10
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 6 10 10 10 4 5 5 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,850,000 6 10 10 10 6 7 7 10 10 10
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1986 22 PIT NL 14 9 .609 33 33 1 0 0 222.7 172 72 6 94 185 2.91 .212 .295 .310 .605 21.6
1987 23 PIT NL 14 6 .700 28 28 2 2 0 171.0 110 44 6 50 174 2.32 .179 .243 .271 .514 19.8
1988 24 PIT NL 12 10 .545 34 34 0 0 0 193.0 143 74 14 61 210 3.45 .200 .266 .328 .595 14.9
1989 25 PIT NL 9 8 .529 27 27 0 0 0 151.7 125 67 4 58 179 3.98 .224 .297 .335 .632 9.7
1990 26 PIT NL 10 8 .556 34 34 0 0 0 182.3 125 58 4 68 208 2.86 .191 .267 .280 .548 18.8
5 Years Sim 59 41 .590 156 156 3 2 0 920.7 675 315 34 331 956 3.08 .201 .275 .305 .580 84.8
Season Average 11 8 .579 31 31 0 0 0 184.1 135 63 6 66 191 3.08 .201 .275 .305 .580  
Career Highs 14 10 .700 34 34 2 2 0 222.7 172 74 14 94 210 3.98 .224 .297 .335 .632  
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   257 131 18 121 489   .174 .237 .273 .510
vs LH   418 184 16 210 467   .222 .300 .330 .631
Home 23 24 .489 76 76 1 1 0 441.7 351 167 14 174 453 3.40 .215 .291 .325 .616
Away 36 17 .679 80 80 2 1 0 479.0 324 148 20 157 503 2.78 .188 .256 .286 .542
Mar/Apr 15 4 .789 28 28 1 1 0 168.0 119 52 5 56 180 2.79 .196 .264 .295 .559
May 8 11 .421 28 28 1 0 0 154.0 127 63 11 58 146 3.68 .221 .292 .339 .631
June 8 4 .667 19 19 0 0 0 116.3 97 44 2 34 98 3.40 .223 .279 .320 .599
July 8 5 .615 24 24 1 1 0 136.3 92 43 6 52 148 2.84 .190 .268 .301 .569
August 11 10 .524 30 30 0 0 0 189.3 136 59 5 61 202 2.80 .197 .262 .284 .546
Sep/Oct 9 7 .563 27 27 0 0 0 156.7 104 54 5 70 182 3.10 .185 .275 .300 .575
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1986 22 PIT NL P 33 33 222.7 16 28 0 1 1.000 1.78    
1987 23 PIT NL P 28 28 171.0 8 25 3 1 .917 1.74    
1988 24 PIT NL P 34 34 193.0 12 32 0 0 1.000 2.05    
1989 25 PIT NL P 27 27 151.7 5 24 0 1 1.000 1.72    
1990 26 PIT NL P 34 34 182.3 7 22 0 2 1.000 1.43    
Career Totals   156 156 920.7 48 131 3 5 .984 1.75    
Career Highs   34 34 222.7 16 32 3 2 1.000 2.05    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1986-6-2.91
1987-1-2.32
1990-2-2.86
 Wins
1987-8-14
 Winning Pct
1987-3-.700
 Games Started
1988-10-34
 Shutouts
1987-2-2
 Strikeouts
1986-10-185
1987-6-174
1988-3-210
1990-2-208
Walks Allowed
1986-9-94
 Hits per 9IP
1986-3-7.0
1987-1-5.8
1988-3-6.7
1990-1-6.2
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1986-5-7.5
1987-2-9.2
1988-2-9.8
1990-2-10.3
 WHiP
1987-2-0.94
1988-4-1.06
1990-3-1.06
 OAVG
1986-3-.212
1987-1-.179
1988-3-.200
1990-1-.191
 OOBP
1987-2-.243
1988-4-.266
1990-2-.267
OSLG
1986-5-.310
1987-1-.271
1988-7-.328
1990-1-.280
 OOPS
1986-4-.605
1987-1-.514
1988-3-.595
1990-1-.548
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 8    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 53    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 27    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  1. Gerry Arrigo (952)
  2. Lance McCullers (943)
  3. John Smiley (940)
  4. Bobby Witt (938)
  5. Kevin Brown (935)
  6. John Burkett (932)
  7. Jack McDowell (924)
  8. Kevin Gross (924)
  9. John Mitchell (923)
  10. Dan Plesac (917)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1986
Earned first career win on 4/6/1986
Won Bronze Rookie in 1986, going 14-9, 2.91 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1987, going 4-0, 0.87
Injured on 6/10/1987 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
Pitched NO-HITTER against Toronto on 7/26/1987, striking out 13
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1987, going 3-1, 1.08
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,664,286 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/15/1989 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 6 weeks
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,850,000 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1990 Allstar game
 
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