1B John Ward #28
Age: 34 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
05/25/2032
1B JOHN WARD #28 - AGE: 34 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 53 49 55 53
Gap 88 76 92 88
Power 82 75 84 82
Eye 63 55 65 63
Avoid K's 67 64 68 67
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 22 1
Errors: - 52 5
Arm: 1 21 9
Turn DP: - 18 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 52 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 49
Baserunning Inst.: 34
Sacrifice Bunt: 21
Bunt for Hit: 6
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Diplomatic.
Birthday:11/05/1997
Born in:Fayetteville, NC
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:9 Years, 117 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:11 Years, None
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2016, 28th Pick in Round 5
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2022 Pacifica - VBL 24 102 377 112 34 1 18 66 66 43 10 1 61 1 0 .297 .383 .536 .919 140 142 3.3
2023 Pacifica - VBL 25 159 597 194 66 0 33 106 97 45 17 5 102 1 0 .325 .386 .601 .987 160 165 6.6
2024 Pacifica - VBL 26 161 617 179 41 1 41 118 100 57 19 11 97 1 1 .290 .362 .559 .921 140 146 4.9
2025 Pacifica - VBL 27 154 567 184 55 0 23 94 96 62 16 6 82 0 1 .325 .402 .543 .946 149 155 5.5
2026 Pacifica - VBL 28 159 627 197 43 3 38 127 106 69 11 5 94 2 1 .314 .389 .574 .963 150 149 5.6
2027 Pacifica - VBL 29 140 547 170 49 0 33 126 92 50 11 4 95 2 1 .311 .377 .581 .959 146 146 4.6
2028 Pacifica - VBL 30 156 615 180 51 1 30 103 101 52 8 5 104 0 0 .293 .353 .525 .878 123 122 2.7
2029 Pacifica - VBL 31 156 617 174 33 2 37 127 101 61 9 6 118 0 1 .282 .352 .522 .874 120 121 2.7
2030 Pacifica - VBL 32 142 543 171 56 1 30 122 95 54 4 8 89 1 1 .315 .376 .587 .964 145 143 3.7
2031 Pacifica - VBL 33 155 571 149 41 1 19 91 83 80 10 6 110 1 0 .261 .358 .436 .794 108 106 1.4
Total VBL 1484 5678 1710 469 10 302 1080 937 573 115 57 952 9 6 .301 .373 .547 .920 138 139 41.0
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2014 Hoover - HS 16 141 555 165 54 5 35 105 97 62 14 0 87 0 1 .297 .382 .602 .984 185 194 6.7
2015 Hoover - HS 17 141 579 202 53 0 51 113 123 64 11 3 67 0 0 .349 .422 .705 1.126 178 184 8.4
2016 Moss Beach - R 18 17 56 14 4 1 2 12 8 8 0 1 11 0 0 .250 .338 .464 .803 99 95 -0.2
2017 Moss Beach - R 19 104 387 112 44 1 12 63 60 43 14 3 75 0 0 .289 .378 .501 .879 123 119 1.6
2018 Clarksville - A 20 121 444 117 36 1 12 56 63 59 18 3 68 1 0 .264 .370 .430 .800 110 114 1.9
2019 Clarksville - A 21 128 453 132 36 2 33 104 94 93 14 4 62 0 2 .291 .424 .598 1.022 159 158 5.6
2020 Isla Vista - AA 22 127 467 121 26 1 27 83 90 76 17 3 64 0 0 .259 .380 .493 .873 115 116 3.1
2021 Isla Vista - AA 23 121 427 119 25 0 33 82 86 66 16 2 58 0 0 .279 .393 .569 .962 142 142 3.6
2022 Minneapolis - AAA 24 46 154 42 9 0 12 29 27 19 7 2 24 0 0 .273 .374 .565 .939 141 130 1.3
2031 Pacifica - TRN 33 6 21 5 2 0 2 5 3 3 0 0 4 0 0 .238 .333 .619 .952 147 129 0.1
Total AAA 46 154 42 9 0 12 29 27 19 7 2 24 0 0 .273 .374 .565 .939 141 130
Total AA 248 894 240 51 1 60 165 176 142 33 5 122 0 0 .268 .386 .529 .915 128 128
Total A 249 897 249 72 3 45 160 157 152 32 7 130 1 2 .278 .398 .515 .913 135 137
Total HS 282 1134 367 107 5 86 218 220 126 25 3 154 0 1 .324 .402 .654 1.056 181 189
Total RL 121 443 126 48 2 14 75 68 51 14 4 86 0 0 .284 .373 .497 .870 120 116
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2022 Pacifica - VBL 24 25 83 28 10 1 6 21 15 19 3 2 12 0 0 .337 .467 .699 1.166 203 189 1.1
2023 Pacifica - VBL 25 2 8 4 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .500 .556 1.125 1.681 335 359 -0.4
2024 Pacifica - VBL 26 9 32 8 2 0 2 4 5 4 1 0 4 0 0 .250 .351 .500 .851 123 131 -0.9
2026 Pacifica - VBL 28 3 11 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 .273 .429 .364 .792 113 127 -0.9
2027 Pacifica - VBL 29 15 58 15 5 1 2 10 6 4 0 1 12 0 0 .259 .302 .483 .784 101 94 -0.8
2028 Pacifica - VBL 30 11 46 20 8 0 4 10 8 3 0 0 6 0 0 .435 .469 .870 1.339 235 235 -0.6
2029 Pacifica - VBL 31 19 71 22 5 0 5 18 11 10 3 1 12 0 0 .310 .412 .592 1.003 154 154 -0.7
2030 Pacifica - VBL 32 6 21 3 1 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 7 0 0 .143 .280 .333 .613 59 46 -1.3
2031 Pacifica - VBL 33 15 46 6 3 1 0 3 3 6 2 1 16 1 0 .130 .255 .239 .494 31 36 -1.4
Total VBL 105 376 109 37 3 21 69 55 53 10 5 72 1 0 .290 .387 .572 .959 146 144
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2014 Hoover - HS 1B 141 141 1180 78 129 1276 18 .986 1264.2 8.95 -7.5 .949
2015 Hoover - HS 1B 141 141 1187 102 109 1296 7 .995 1231.1 9.42 +7.6 1.050
2016 Moss Beach - R 1B 17 17 129 9 15 140 2 .986 142.0 8.75 -3.2 .804
2017 Moss Beach - R 1B 104 103 866 57 94 932 9 .990 922.0 9.01 -0.5 .996
2018 Clarksville - A 1B 111 111 1023 55 95 1084 6 .994 967.2 10.03 +4.9 1.058
2019 Clarksville - A 1B 124 124 1087 83 88 1176 6 .995 1094.1 9.62 +7.4 1.072
2020 Isla Vista - AA 1B 123 123 1182 77 85 1263 4 .997 1107.0 10.24 +8.5 1.072
2021 Isla Vista - AA 1B 96 95 848 53 78 907 6 .993 854.1 9.49 +2.0 1.037
2022 Pacifica - MLB 1B 96 96 847 60 64 914 7 .992 855.2 9.54 +4.4 1.048
2022 Minneapolis - AAA 1B 21 20 191 10 12 203 2 .990 184.1 9.81 +2.4 1.097
2023 Pacifica - MLB 1B 148 148 1273 62 94 1339 4 .997 1332.0 9.02 +4.2 1.052
2024 Pacifica - MLB 1B 156 155 1311 111 127 1432 10 .993 1389.2 9.21 -0.0 .997
2025 Pacifica - MLB 1B 145 144 1329 108 121 1444 7 .995 1290.0 10.03 +0.9 1.016
2026 Pacifica - MLB 1B 155 155 1413 75 160 1494 6 .996 1406.1 9.52 +2.1 1.008
2027 Pacifica - MLB 1B 131 131 1176 82 117 1264 6 .995 1182.0 9.58 -0.0 1.009
2028 Pacifica - MLB 1B 149 149 1305 86 120 1401 10 .993 1342.1 9.33 -4.6 .970
2029 Pacifica - MLB 1B 144 144 1162 74 146 1240 4 .997 1274.1 8.73 -2.0 .989
2029 Pacifica - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.7 .000
2029 Pacifica - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2030 Pacifica - MLB 1B 136 135 1103 71 99 1181 7 .994 1216.2 8.68 -1.9 .972
2031 Pacifica - MLB 1B 151 151 1285 92 106 1380 3 .998 1369.0 9.05 -0.6 .996
2031 Pacifica - TRN 1B 6 6 50 3 5 53 0 1.000 52.0 9.17 +0.2 1.019
TOTAL 1B 2295 2289 19947 1348 1864 21419 124 .994 20477.2 9.36 +24.3 1.014
TOTAL LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.7 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
04/16/2014 Joined the Hoover Hound Dogs.
07/10/2014 Was selected to the 2014 National High School Federation All-Star Game.
11/06/2014 Finished 2nd in 2014 HS ML Outstanding Hitter Award voting.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 19 (74); Power: 10 (72); Eye: 28 (66).
07/10/2015 Was selected to the 2015 National High School Federation All-Star Game.
07/20/2015 Hits three home runs against the Mosley Mosquitoes, going 3-4 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored!
10/31/2015 Finished 3rd in 2015 HS ML Outstanding Hitter Award voting.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 20 (71); Power: 11 (73); Eye: 26 (63).
03/01/2016 Released by the Hoover Hound Dogs.
03/01/2016 Drafted in the 2016 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 28, 140th overall pick) by the Pacifica Pantalones.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 33 (71); Power: 18 (73); Eye: 35 (63).
06/24/2017 Goes 5-6 against the Juarez Buzzards, with 3 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI and 2 R.
06/26/2017 Wins the RL ZAP Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 43 (69); Power: 28 (65); Eye: 45 (54).
04/01/2018 Named the #96 prospect in the VBL
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 52 (76); Power: 45 (76); Eye: 63 (63).
04/01/2019 Named the #87 prospect in the VBL
06/17/2019 Was selected to the 2019 VBL Single A All-Star Game.
10/13/2019 Wins the 2019 A BL Platinum Stick Award at 1B.
10/16/2019 Finished 2nd in 2019 A BL Gary Scott Award voting.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 56 (74); Power: 50 (76); Eye: 62 (62).
04/01/2020 Named the #80 prospect in the VBL
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 61 (74); Power: 54 (79); Eye: 62 (62).
03/29/2021 Named the #78 prospect in the VBL
06/15/2021 Was selected to the 2021 VBL Double A All-Star Game.
07/26/2021 Wins the AA CL Player of the Week Award.
12/26/2021 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $120,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 66 (74); Power: 64 (80); Eye: 62 (62).
03/29/2022 Named the #71 prospect in the VBL
08/01/2022 Wins the VBL AL Rookie of the Month Award.
10/10/2022 Wins the 2022 VBL Triple A Round 4 with the Minneapolis Revolution!
11/12/2022 Wins the 2022 The October Classic MVP Award.
12/16/2022 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $120,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 78 (78); Power: 80 (80); Eye: 59 (59).
07/31/2023 Wins the VBL AL Player of the Week Award.
08/28/2023 Wins the VBL AL Player of the Week Award.
12/17/2023 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $120,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 74 (74); Power: 82 (82); Eye: 58 (59).
09/01/2024 Wins the VBL AL Batter of the Month Award.
11/23/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $120,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 72 (72); Power: 91 (91); Eye: 54 (54).
07/17/2025 Goes 0-4 against the Oklahoma City Cyclones, ending his hitting streak at 22 games.
09/25/2025 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,400,000 with the Pacifica Pantalones organization.
11/05/2025 Wins the 2025 VBL AL Platinum Stick Award at 1B.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (66); Power: 86 (86); Eye: 54 (54).
06/10/2026 Goes 5-6 against the Puerto Rico Tropics, with 1 2B, 4 RBI and 1 R.
07/11/2026 Was selected to the 2026 The Virtual Baseball League All-Star Game.
11/13/2026 Wins the 2026 VBL AL Platinum Stick Award at 1B.
12/28/2026 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $7,000,000 with the Pacifica Pantalones organization.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 66 (66); Power: 86 (86); Eye: 57 (57).
05/31/2027 Wins the VBL AL Player of the Week Award.
06/15/2027 Goes 0-4 against the Death Valley Buzzards, ending his hitting streak at 24 games.
07/10/2027 Was selected to the 2027 The Virtual Baseball League All-Star Game.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 68 (68); Power: 86 (86); Eye: 61 (61).
10/12/2028 Wins the 2028 VBL AL League Divisional Series MVP Award.
10/24/2028 Wins the 2028 VBL AL League Championship Series MVP Award.
11/13/2028 Wins the 2028 VBL AL Platinum Stick Award at 1B.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 68 (68); Power: 87 (87); Eye: 60 (60).
06/25/2029 Wins the VBL AL Player of the Week Award.
07/07/2029 Was selected to the 2029 The Virtual Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/31/2029 Wins the 2029 The October Classic MVP Award.
11/01/2029 Wins the 2029 The October Classic with the Pacifica Pantalones.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 64 (64); Power: 86 (86); Eye: 61 (61).
05/20/2030 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
06/02/2030 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 days.
06/29/2030 Was selected to the 2030 The Virtual Baseball League All-Star Game.
11/07/2030 Wins the 2030 VBL AL Platinum Stick Award at 1B.
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 53 (53); Power: 84 (84); Eye: 64 (64).
04/14/2031 Collects his 1000th career The Virtual Baseball League RBI!
05/19/2031 Wins the VBL AL Player of the Week Award.
08/14/2031 Hits his 300th career The Virtual Baseball League home run!
11/21/2031 Became a free agent.
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 54 (54); Power: 84 (84); Eye: 61 (61).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2024 155 2
2026 155 3
2028 154 5
2029 153 8
Year PA Rank
2024 704 2
2026 712 1
Year AB Rank
2024 617 5
2026 627 5
2028 615 10
Year H Rank
2023 194 6
2024 179 9
2026 197 7
Year TB Rank
2023 359 2
2024 345 1
2026 360 1
2027 318 9
2028 323 8
2029 322 10
2030 319 6
Year 2B Rank
2023 66 1
2025 55 1
2027 49 6
2028 51 5
2030 56 2
Year HR Rank
2023 33 6
2024 41 1
2026 38 2
2027 33 6
2029 37 6
2030 30 10
Year RBI Rank
2023 106 10
2024 118 1
2026 127 1
2027 126 2
2029 127 1
2030 122 5
Year BB Rank
2031 80 7
Year IBB Rank
2023 6 8
2026 9 6
2031 10 5
Year HP Rank
2023 17 8
2024 19 3
2025 16 7
2031 10 10
Year SF Rank
2024 11 2
2030 8 9
Year EBH Rank
2023 99 1
2024 83 3
2025 78 3
2026 84 1
2027 82 2
2028 82 5
2030 87 1
Year AVG Rank
2023 .325 6
2025 .325 5
Year OBP Rank
2023 .386 9
2025 .402 6
Year SLG Rank
2023 .601 3
2024 .559 8
2025 .543 6
2026 .574 6
2027 .581 5
2030 .587 2
Year RC Rank
2023 136.15 6
2024 121.65 5
2025 125.15 7
2026 135.77 3
2027 119.48 8
2030 117.01 9
Year RC/27 Rank
2023 8.67 6
2025 8.36 5
2026 7.99 10
2027 8.19 5
2030 7.94 6
Year ISO Rank
2023 .276 5
2024 .269 4
2026 .260 7
2027 .271 4
2030 .273 2
Year wOBA Rank
2023 .405 3
2024 .382 10
2025 .396 4
2026 .397 5
2027 .394 5
2030 .395 5
Year OPS Rank
2023 .987 3
2024 .921 10
2025 .946 5
2026 .963 5
2027 .959 5
2030 .964 3
Year WAR Rank
2023 6.5 3
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