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Bobby Doerr League
7-11-2026
Bill Ward Second Base
Retired (2002, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .262 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .719 Status Retired (2002) Option Years 0  
H 1816 Age 61 (OS 62) Date of Birth 12-16-1964
HR 131 Drafted Round 2, Pick 31
(1983)
Majors Svc Time 14 years
(111 games)
RBI 875
SB 86
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L A+ Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R Power vs. L Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed Bunt B- Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF (0.7%) Arm WS Appearances 4
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 8
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1988 BRO
70
258
22
64
8
2
3
21
12
52 3 1
0
0 6
.618
.288
.329
.081
.248
1989 BRO
144
587
50
109
11
5
7
33
47
144 2 1
0
0 11
.505
.248
.257
.072
.186
1990 BRO
144
553
51
139
32
3
4
72
64
137 1 3
0
0 18
.670
.329
.342
.090
.251
1991 BRO
144
558
56
147
26
7
10
56
54
125 2 0
0
0 12
.720
.331
.389
.125
.263
1992 BRO
144
533
74
127
22
4
6
43
60
94 3 3
0
0 9
.646
.317
.328
.090
.238
1993 BRO
141
568
89
160
36
8
14
85
69
99 2 4
6
3 12
.806
.359
.447
.165
.282
1994 BRO
139
536
68
141
19
4
6
57
64
108 2 3
11
3 8
.689
.342
.347
.084
.263
1995 BRO
123
451
60
125
13
5
8
54
60
71 0 1
13
1 4
.743
.361
.381
.104
.277
1996 BRO
144
561
81
144
21
5
15
92
61
101 4 5
14
1 13
.723
.331
.392
.135
.257
1997 BRO
143
361
59
125
22
3
11
61
38
62 1 2
8
2 9
.923
.408
.515
.169
.346
1998 BRO
144
521
88
140
33
4
14
84
68
118 5 3
9
1 15
.785
.357
.428
.159
.269
1999 BRO
144
518
84
155
25
11
15
79
61
89 3 3
10
3 15
.851
.374
.477
.178
.299
2000 BRO
142
513
71
141
27
6
13
84
61
86 2 2
9
3 7
.780
.353
.427
.152
.275
2001 BRO
71
258
26
69
8
0
5
36
23
45 0 5
6
0 2
.678
.322
.357
.089
.267
2002 BRO
57
155
12
30
8
2
0
18
14
25 1 1
0
0 2
.534
.263
.271
.077
.194
Total
1894
6931
891
1816
311
69
131
875
756
1356 31 37
86
17 143
.719
.336
.383
.121
.262
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2002-11-01Bill Ward has retired from the Brooklyn Dodgers
1995-05-09Bill Ward of the Brooklyn Dodgers is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1994-07-25Bill Ward of the Brooklyn Dodgers is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1993-04-15Bill Ward of the Brooklyn Dodgers is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1989-04-01The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Bill Ward to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dodgers have waived Jackie Cooper.
1988-10-23The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Bill Ward to the minors. The Brooklyn Dodgers have sent Mike Mendoza to the minors.
1988-07-05The Brooklyn Dodgers have promoted Bill Ward to the major league team.
1986-08-06Trade #1864849 has been completed between the San Diego Chargers and the Minnesota Twins. The Minnesota Twins receive Taylor Salvaggio, McNally Rand, Draft Pick - 1989 Round 3 (SD) from the San Diego Chargers in exchange for Bill Ward, Draft Pick 1989 Round 1 MIN (Bob Escobar), Draft Pick 1988 Round 2 MIN (Bill Hatton).