What years did Duane Ward play?

Duane Ward played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 1995.

Was Duane Ward a pitcher?

Yes. Duane Ward pitched in the major leagues, recording 32 wins and 679 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Duane Ward hit?

Duane Ward hit 0 career home runs.

What was Duane Ward's career batting average?

Duane Ward batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 1 at bats.

What was Duane Ward's career ERA?

Duane Ward finished with a 3.28 career ERA, going 32-37 with 679 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Duane Ward have?

Duane Ward recorded 679 career strikeouts.

Duane Ward

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1986-1995)

Duane Ward was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 1995 for the Atlanta Braves and the Toronto Blue Jays, a span of 10 seasons. Across 462 career appearances, he went 32-37 with a 3.28 ERA, 679 strikeouts, and 121 saves. Duane Ward was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 18942.2.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 32–37

ERA 3.28

WHIP 1.26

SO 679

Pitcher PIV 18942.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 185 lb
Born: 5/28/1964 in Park View, NM, USA
MLB Debut: 1986-04-12
Last Game: 1995-06-22
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Roy Duane Ward

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Career Pitching Statistics

Duane Ward — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
32	37	462	2	0	0	121	666.2	551	243	32	286	679	3.28	18942.2

Career ERA 3.28 vs. league average 3.98 across their career seasons — 17.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Duane Ward Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1986	ATL	NL	0	1	10	0	0	16.0	22	13	8	8	7.31	3.97 (-84%)	-369.4
1986	TOR	AL	0	1	2	1	0	2.0	3	3	4	1	13.50	—	0.0
1987	TOR	AL	1	0	12	1	0	11.2	14	9	12	10	6.94	4.29 (-62%)	14.9
1988	TOR	AL	9	3	64	0	15	111.2	101	41	60	91	3.30	3.73 (+11%)	760.0
1989	TOR	AL	4	10	66	0	15	114.2	94	48	58	122	3.77	3.71 (-2%)	2856.9
1990	TOR	AL	2	8	73	0	11	127.2	101	49	42	112	3.45	3.86 (+11%)	2884.6
1991	TOR	AL	7	6	81	0	23	107.1	80	33	33	132	2.77	3.91 (+29%)	5961.1
1992	TOR	AL	7	4	79	0	12	101.1	76	22	39	103	1.95	3.75 (+48%)	3024.6
1993	TOR	AL	2	3	71	0	45	71.2	49	17	25	97	2.13	4.19 (+49%)	3809.4
1995	TOR	AL	0	1	4	0	0	2.2	11	8	5	3	27.00	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			32	37	462	2	121	666.2	551	243	286	679	3.28	—	18,942

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Duane Ward — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
462	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .392 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .719 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Duane Ward Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1986	ATL	NL	10	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	TOR	AL	2	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	TOR	AL	12	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	TOR	AL	64	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	TOR	AL	66	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	TOR	AL	73	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	TOR	AL	81	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	TOR	AL	79	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	TOR	AL	71	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	TOR	AL	4	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			462	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Duane Ward — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Duane Ward — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
1993	ALCS	TOR	4	.000
1993	WS	TOR	4	.000
1992	ALCS	TOR	3	.000
1992	WS	TOR	4	.000
1991	ALCS	TOR	2	.000
1989	ALCS	TOR	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Duane Ward — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
4	1	19	0	5	24.2	24	13	10	34	4.74

Playoff Pitching by Year

Duane Ward — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1993	ALCS	TOR	0	0	4	2	4.2	4	3	4	8	5.79
1993	WS	TOR	1	0	4	2	4.2	3	1	0	7	1.93
1992	ALCS	TOR	1	0	3	0	4.0	6	3	1	2	6.75
1992	WS	TOR	2	0	4	0	3.1	1	0	1	6	0.00
1991	ALCS	TOR	0	1	2	1	4.1	4	3	1	6	6.23
1989	ALCS	TOR	0	0	2	0	3.2	6	3	3	5	7.36

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Duane Ward — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	234	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	228	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Duane Ward — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	234	344.0	276	121	139	359	3.17
Away	228	322.2	275	122	147	320	3.40

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Duane Ward — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1995-06-22	TOR	MIL	—	0.1	3	3	3	2	0
1995-06-13	TOR	BOS	—	0.2	3	2	2	1	1
1995-06-10	TOR	KCR	—	1.0	3	2	0	1	1
1995-05-11	TOR	NYY	L	0.2	2	3	3	1	1
1993-10-02	TOR	BAL	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
1993-09-29	TOR	MIL	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
1993-09-28	TOR	MIL	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	3
1993-09-27	TOR	MIL	SV	1.0	0	0	0	1	0
1993-09-25	TOR	NYY	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
1993-09-24	TOR	NYY	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Duane Ward — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	462	2	37	86	6	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Duane Ward — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1986	ATL	P	10	0	0	6	0	0
1986	TOR	P	2	1	1	0	0	0
1987	TOR	P	12	1	2	2	0	0
1988	TOR	P	64	0	6	12	1	0
1989	TOR	P	66	0	5	21	1	2
1990	TOR	P	73	0	9	18	1	0
1991	TOR	P	81	0	9	11	1	1
1992	TOR	P	79	0	4	11	1	0
1993	TOR	P	71	0	1	5	0	0
1995	TOR	P	4	0	0	0	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Duane Ward Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	462

Salary History

Duane Ward — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1995	TOR	AL	$4,750,000
1994	TOR	AL	$4,000,000
1993	TOR	AL	$3,350,000
1992	TOR	AL	$2,425,000
1991	TOR	AL	$800,000
1990	TOR	AL	$300,000
1989	TOR	AL	$168,500
1988	TOR	AL	$80,000
Total Career Earnings			$15,873,500

Award Voting History

Duane Ward — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
1993	Cy Young Award	AL	5th	5.0	140
1993	Most Valuable Player	AL	22th	3.0	392
1991	Cy Young Award	AL	9th	3.0	140

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Duane Ward: the record in brief

The profile opens with Duane Ward's first major league game on April 12, 1986; the last one listed came on June 22, 1995. By club, Ward's seasons break down as the Atlanta Braves (1986) and the Toronto Blue Jays (1986 through 1995). Born on May 28, 1964, in Park View, NM, USA, Ward is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Size on record: 185 pounds on a 6-foot-4 frame. Duane Ward was the playing name; the full given name is Roy Duane.

Ward went 32-37 with a 3.28 ERA in 462 games, 2 of them starts. Also on Ward's record: 679 strikeouts and 121 saves. That 3.28 ERA compares with a 3.98 league average across the same seasons, 17.7% better. The best win total was 9, in 1988. Ward struck out 132 batters in 1991, a career high. The most saves in one season was 45, in 1993. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 1.95 in 1992, when the league's was 3.75.

Frequently Asked Questions about Duane Ward

What years did Duane Ward play?: Duane Ward played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 1995.
Was Duane Ward a pitcher?: Yes. Duane Ward pitched in the major leagues, recording 32 wins and 679 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Duane Ward hit?: Duane Ward hit 0 career home runs.
What was Duane Ward's career batting average?: Duane Ward batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 1 at bats.
What was Duane Ward's career ERA?: Duane Ward finished with a 3.28 career ERA, going 32-37 with 679 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Duane Ward have?: Duane Ward recorded 679 career strikeouts.