Player Report for #20 Brian Ward

04/26/1981

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P Brian Ward #20

ABA Pittsburgh Keystones

Age: 30

Bats: R

Throws: R

Morale: Normal


	2-4, .333, 3.0 GB

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
3	0	0-0	0	2.45	7.1	8	0	2	3	1.36

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	15	13	16	15
Movement	14	13	14	14
Control	12	11	12	12

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	16	16
Slider	12	12

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	98-100 Mph
Stamina	11
Suggested Role	Bullpen
Groundball Percentage	55 %
Hold Runners	5
Defense	8

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	10
Stealing Ability:	11
Baserunning Inst.:	10
Sacrifice Bunt:	6
Bunt for Hit:	2

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
04/24/1981	PHI	Win, 7-5		1.0	0	0	0	0	2
04/22/1981	PHI	Loss, 6-10		3.0	3	1	1	1	0
04/20/1981	@ BSN	Loss, 3-4		3.1	5	1	1	1	1
04/12/1981	STL	Win, 6-1		2.0	0	0	0	0	3
04/10/1981	TB	Loss, 0-4		2.0	2	1	0	0	3
04/09/1981	@ PHI	Loss, 2-3		3.2	6	1	1	0	6	Loss
04/06/1981	@ MAN	Loss, 1-3		1.2	4	2	2	1	2	Loss
04/04/1981	@ ATL	Loss, 3-4		1.1	3	1	0	0	2
04/03/1981	@ STL	Loss, 2-4		3.2	2	2	0	0	2
03/31/1981	@ TB	Win, 8-3		3.1	2	1	1	0	2

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Low
Loyalty:	Low
Desire f. Win:	Normal
Greed:	Normal
Intelligence:	Normal
Work Ethic:	High

Brian Ward
Birthday:	04/14/1951
Born in:	Palm Springs (California)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 2"
Weight:	230 lbs
Local Popularity:	Insignificant
National Pop.:	Insignificant

Status
Contract:	Major League Contract
Salary:	$189,600
Signed Through:	1981 Season
Major Service:	5 Years, 40 Days
Service This Yr:	7 Days
40-Man Service:	5 Years, 115 Days
Pro Service:	12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	2 option years left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1969, 19th Pick in Round 1

American Baseball Association 1981 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	3	0	0	0	0	2.45	7.1	8	2	2	0	2	3	0	0.0	0	0	0.0
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	FIP	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	1	0	0.0	3	1	12.27	9.82	3.68	2.45	3.20	1.36	1.5	.320
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	14	5	1	0	0	2	0	2	2	0	0	.357	.313	.429	.741
vs. RHB	14	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	.214	.313	.214	.527

American Baseball Association 1981 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
Last Week	3	0	0	0	0	2.45	7.1	8	2	2	0	2	3
April	3	0	0	0	0	2.45	7.1	8	2	2	0	2	3
Spring Training	12	0	1	3	0	1.69	32.0	30	10	6	0	5	30
Last Year	40	0	4	5	4	4.12	67.2	73	32	31	5	22	56
2 Years Ago	40	0	4	5	5	3.67	76.0	76	34	31	7	25	61
Career	193	1	17	18	21	3.54	343.1	324	147	135	30	118	268
Home	2	0	0	0	0	2.25	4.0	3	1	1	0	1	2
Road	1	0	0	0	0	2.70	3.1	5	1	1	0	1	1
Grass	3	0	0	0	0	2.45	7.1	8	2	2	0	2	3
Night	3	0	0	0	0	2.45	7.1	8	2	2	0	2	3

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1975 St. Louis - ABA	24	10	1	0	3	0	3.20	25.1	16	9	9	1	16	15	0	0	1.26	.211	4.0	118
1976 St. Louis - ABA	25	15	0	1	1	2	4.02	31.1	28	14	14	4	5	28	0	0	1.05	.276	1.3	86
1977 Pittsburgh - ABA	26	20	0	1	1	2	1.65	32.2	25	7	6	2	12	22	0	0	1.13	.237	11.7	233
1977 St. Louis - ABA	26	14	0	2	1	2	4.38	24.2	24	12	12	4	4	15	0	0	1.14	.263	1.2	88
1977 Total - ABA	26	34	0	3	2	4	2.83	57.1	49	19	18	6	16	37	0	0	1.13	.249	12.8	0
1978 Pittsburgh - ABA	27	51	0	5	2	6	3.45	78.1	74	37	30	7	32	68	0	0	1.35	.296	10.4	102
1979 Pittsburgh - ABA	28	40	0	4	5	5	3.67	76.0	76	34	31	7	25	61	0	0	1.33	.305	11.2	102
1980 Pittsburgh - ABA	29	40	0	4	5	4	4.12	67.2	73	32	31	5	22	56	0	0	1.40	.335	5.7	90
1981 Pittsburgh - ABA	30	3	0	0	0	0	2.45	7.1	8	2	2	0	2	3	0	0	1.36	.320	1.5	141
Total ABA		193	1	17	18	21	3.54	343.1	324	147	135	30	118	268	0	0	1.29	.291	47.0	112

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1969 Total - HS	18	16	9	4	2	1	2.31	74.0	68	22	19	1	14	60	0	0	1.11	.290	0.0	100
1969 Hollywood - A	18	2	2	0	2	0	6.08	13.1	16	10	9	1	6	6	1	0	1.65	.313	-2.5	60
1970 Hollywood - A	19	11	11	5	3	0	2.07	78.1	56	24	18	7	28	50	1	0	1.07	.215	22.6	174
1970 Brownsville - AA	19	20	0	1	4	9	4.71	21.0	20	12	11	1	20	18	0	0	1.90	.339	-0.8	76
1971 Hollywood - A	20	2	2	2	0	0	0.00	13.0	9	0	0	0	4	11	0	0	1.00	.257	6.6	999
1971 Brownsville - AA	20	30	0	4	6	11	5.68	31.2	38	20	20	5	19	29	0	0	1.80	.355	-6.1	60
1971 Hamilton - AAA	20	1	0	0	0	0	9.00	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.00	.250	-0.5	39
1972 Brownsville - AA	21	18	0	2	2	7	1.45	18.2	11	4	3	0	6	21	0	0	0.91	.234	5.9	223
1972 Hamilton - AAA	21	15	0	3	2	3	1.64	22.0	15	4	4	1	4	24	0	0	0.86	.264	6.1	185
1973 Brownsville - AA	22	11	0	0	1	3	4.40	14.1	12	7	7	1	5	18	0	0	1.19	.324	-0.1	77
1973 Hamilton - AAA	22	19	0	2	9	2	9.64	18.2	35	21	20	5	19	24	0	0	2.89	.500	-10.9	36
1974 Brownsville - AA	23	9	0	2	1	3	2.35	15.1	11	4	4	2	5	18	0	0	1.04	.257	3.1	146
1974 Hamilton - AAA	23	21	0	1	1	13	1.05	25.2	16	3	3	0	5	23	0	0	0.82	.219	10.3	333
1975 Hamilton - AAA	24	19	0	2	3	13	1.42	19.0	13	4	3	0	8	18	0	0	1.11	.271	7.6	290
Total GHL		75	0	8	15	31	3.23	86.1	81	33	31	7	36	89	0	0	1.36	.311	12.7	218.0
Total STL		88	0	9	14	33	4.01	101.0	92	47	45	9	55	104	0	0	1.46	.313	1.9	108.9
Total SCL		15	15	7	5	0	2.32	104.2	81	34	27	8	38	67	2	0	1.14	.235	26.7	261.6

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1978 Pittsburgh - ABA	27	3	0	0	0	0	1.29	7.0	8	4	1	0	2	2	0	0	1.43	.320	0.0	0
Total ABA		3	0	0	0	0	1.29	7.0	8	4	1	0	2	2	0	0	1.43	.320	0.0	272.7

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1975 St. Louis - ML	P	10	1	1	6	0	7	0	1.000	25.1	2.49	+0.1	1.040
1976 St. Louis - ML	P	15	0	0	4	0	4	0	1.000	31.1	1.15	+0.1	1.044
1977 St. Louis - ML	P	14	0	2	4	0	7	1	.857	24.2	2.19	-0.4	.886
1977 Pittsburgh - ML	P	20	0	2	5	0	7	0	1.000	32.2	1.93	+0.6	1.206
1978 Pittsburgh - ML	P	51	0	2	9	1	12	1	.917	78.1	1.26	-1.3	.798
1979 Pittsburgh - ML	P	40	0	3	15	0	20	2	.900	76.0	2.13	+0.3	1.035
1980 Pittsburgh - ML	P	40	0	5	11	0	17	1	.941	67.2	2.13	-0.3	.951
1981 Pittsburgh - ML	P	3	0	0	3	0	3	0	1.000	7.1	3.68	+0.0	1.007

Player History
06/15/1969	Drafted in the 1969 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 19, 19th overall pick) by the St. Louis Dredgers, out of high school (River Springs; Indio, CA).
08/07/1969	Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Dredgers organization with a signing bonus of $40,000.
01/01/1970	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 10 (12); Control: 4 (11).
06/08/1970	Was selected to the 1970 Southern California League All-Star Game.
01/01/1971	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (10); Movement: 10 (12); Control: 4 (11).
01/01/1972	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 11 (12); Control: 7 (12).
01/01/1973	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (15); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 6 (10).
01/01/1974	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 7 (12).
06/01/1974	Injured (mild calf strain), day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1975	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 7 (11).
05/04/1975	Injured (hamstring soreness), out for 2 days.
01/01/1976	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 9 (11).
03/21/1976	Injured (partially torn labrum), out for 3 months.
01/01/1977	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (15); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 10 (12).
07/28/1977	Was traded by the St. Louis Dredgers to the Pittsburgh Keystones, along with CF Jorge Martínez, in exchange for C Ken Gilliam.
01/01/1978	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (15); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 10 (11).
01/01/1979	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (15); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 11 (12).
01/01/1980	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (15); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 12 (12).
01/01/1981	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (15); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 12 (12).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	G	Rank
1978	51	1
1979	40	8
1980	40	10

Year	HLD	Rank
1977	9	6
1978	14	1
1979	11	2
1980	5	8

Year	RA	Rank
1978	51	1
1979	40	7
1980	40	10

Year	GF	Rank
1978	24	9