Aaron Ward
Aaron Lee Ward
Born: August 28, 1896
Booneville, AR USA
Deceased: 1961
New Orleans, LA USA
Primary Position: 2B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 160
College: Ouachita Baptist University, Arkansas Tech University
Career: 1917-1928
Minor League Statistics
Aaron Ward compiled a career batting average of .268 with 50 home runs and 447 RBI in his 1062-game career with the New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians. He began playing during the 1917 season and last took the field during the 1928 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | AL | New York Yankees | 8 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .115 | .148 | .115 | .264 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918 | AL | New York Yankees | 20 | 36 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .125 | .176 | .156 | .333 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1919 | AL | New York Yankees | 27 | 40 | 34 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .206 | .308 | .265 | .572 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | AL | New York Yankees | 127 | 547 | 496 | 62 | 127 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 84 | .256 | .304 | .387 | .691 | 192 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | AL | New York Yankees | 153 | 635 | 556 | 77 | 170 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 75 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 68 | .306 | .363 | .423 | .786 | 235 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | AL | New York Yankees | 154 | 641 | 558 | 69 | 149 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 68 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 64 | .267 | .328 | .357 | .685 | 199 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | AL | New York Yankees | 152 | 640 | 567 | 79 | 161 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 82 | 8 | 8 | 56 | 65 | .284 | .351 | .422 | .773 | 239 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | AL | New York Yankees | 120 | 465 | 400 | 42 | 101 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 66 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 45 | .253 | .324 | .395 | .719 | 158 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | AL | New York Yankees | 125 | 500 | 439 | 41 | 108 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 49 | 49 | .246 | .326 | .337 | .663 | 148 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | AL | New York Yankees | 22 | 34 | 31 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .323 | .364 | .387 | .751 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 145 | 551 | 463 | 75 | 125 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 56 | 6 | 5 | 63 | 56 | .270 | .360 | .391 | .751 | 181 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 6 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .111 | .200 | .111 | .311 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1059 | 4127 | 3611 | 457 | 966 | 158 | 54 | 50 | 447 | 36 | 38 | 339 | 457 | .268 | .335 | .383 | .717 | 1382 | 0 | 25 | 152 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | AL | New York Yankees | SS | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 3 | .926 | 3.571 | |
| 1918 | AL | New York Yankees | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.333 | |
| 1918 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | |
| 1918 | AL | New York Yankees | SS | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 4 | .941 | 2.667 | |
| 1919 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 8.000 | |
| 1919 | AL | New York Yankees | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 1919 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.333 | |
| 1919 | AL | New York Yankees | SS | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .917 | 5.500 | |
| 1920 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 114 | 0 | 0.0 | 132 | 303 | 16 | 23 | .965 | 3.816 | |
| 1920 | AL | New York Yankees | SS | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 37 | 41 | 2 | 13 | .975 | 6.500 | |
| 1921 | AL | New York Yankees | 2B | 124 | 0 | 0.0 | 260 | 412 | 27 | 35 | .961 | 5.419 | |
| 1921 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 44 | 84 | 3 | 33 | .977 | 3.879 | |
| 1922 | AL | New York Yankees | 2B | 152 | 0 | 0.0 | 358 | 489 | 23 | 73 | .974 | 5.572 | |
| 1922 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | |
| 1923 | AL | New York Yankees | 2B | 152 | 0 | 0.0 | 387 | 493 | 18 | 86 | .980 | 5.789 | |
| 1924 | AL | New York Yankees | 2B | 120 | 0 | 0.0 | 303 | 385 | 19 | 60 | .973 | 5.733 | |
| 1924 | AL | New York Yankees | SS | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1925 | AL | New York Yankees | 2B | 113 | 0 | 0.0 | 246 | 317 | 20 | 57 | .966 | 4.982 | |
| 1925 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.700 | |
| 1926 | AL | New York Yankees | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 | |
| 1926 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1927 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 139 | 0 | 0.0 | 275 | 437 | 27 | 66 | .963 | 5.122 | |
| 1927 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.500 | |
| 1928 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| 1928 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | .818 | 3.000 | |
| 1928 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .778 | 3.500 | |
| Totals | 1026 | 0 | 0.0 | 2163 | 3066 | 164 | 465 | .970 | 5.096 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 8 | 31 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .231 | .276 | .231 | .507 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1922 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 5 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .154 | .294 | .615 | .910 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1923 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 6 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .417 | .440 | .542 | .982 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 73 | 63 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | .286 | .338 | .429 | .767 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 2B | 8 | 8 | 70.0 | 19 | 32 | 2 | 4 | .962 | 6.557 | 6.375 |
| 1922 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 2B | 5 | 5 | 41.0 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 4 | .967 | 6.366 | 5.800 |
| 1923 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 2B | 6 | 6 | 54.0 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 6.333 | 6.333 |
| Totals | 19 | 19 | 165.0 | 43 | 75 | 3 | 11 | .975 | 6.436 | 6.211 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
