SS Ward Black #33
Age: 64 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
01/03/2024
SS WARD BLACK #33 - AGE: 64 - BATS: R - 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 2 2 2 2
Gap 3 3 3 3
Power 1 1 1 2
Eye 4 4 4 5
Avoid K's 2 2 2 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 6 3
Errors: - 7 2
Arm: 1 4 1
Turn DP: - 6 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 4
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 6 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 3 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 5
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 8
Bunt for Hit: 6
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/05/1959
Born in:Campbell, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:230 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:7 Years, 1 Day
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:9 Years, 47 Days
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1977, 1st Pick in Round 17
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
1983 Atlanta - EWB 23 17 22 4 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 6 0 0 .182 .250 .273 .523 46 50 -0.0
1984 Atlanta - EWB 24 50 107 29 5 1 1 12 18 7 0 1 16 2 0 .271 .313 .364 .678 85 85 0.2
1985 Montreal - EWB 25 51 151 34 8 1 1 11 12 20 1 1 31 3 2 .225 .318 .311 .629 81 84 0.5
1985 Atlanta - EWB 25 82 244 72 15 1 8 32 30 19 2 1 35 3 0 .295 .350 .463 .813 116 115 1.8
1985 Total - EWB 25 133 395 106 23 2 9 43 42 39 3 2 66 6 2 .268 .337 .405 .742 98 99 1.9
1986 Montreal - EWB 26 79 120 20 5 2 0 9 9 8 1 0 26 0 0 .167 .225 .242 .466 34 31 -0.5
1987 Atlanta - EWB 27 16 35 5 0 0 1 3 4 3 0 0 9 0 0 .143 .211 .229 .439 13 22 -0.3
1987 Las Vegas - EWB 27 67 160 29 6 1 1 17 17 20 1 0 31 1 0 .181 .276 .250 .526 34 46 -0.6
1987 Total - EWB 27 83 195 34 6 1 2 20 21 23 1 0 40 1 0 .174 .265 .246 .511 33 44 -0.8
1988 Atlanta - EWB 28 130 365 92 17 1 10 40 52 26 1 2 71 3 3 .252 .302 .386 .688 88 90 1.3
1989 Atlanta - EWB 29 53 78 18 3 1 0 10 10 9 0 0 9 1 0 .231 .310 .295 .605 72 78 0.2
1990 Atlanta - EWB 30 99 209 50 11 0 1 33 19 21 2 3 36 3 0 .239 .311 .306 .617 72 77 0.3
1992 Austin - EWB 32 17 14 3 1 0 1 4 2 2 0 0 4 1 0 .214 .313 .500 .813 134 124 0.1
Total EWB 661 1505 356 73 8 24 174 174 137 8 8 274 17 5 .237 .302 .344 .646 77 79 3.0
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
1977 Toa Baja - R 17 23 47 10 3 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 7 1 0 .213 .288 .277 .565 57 65 0.0
1978 Fort Myers (BOS) - R 18 27 101 28 5 0 2 16 16 6 1 2 15 1 1 .277 .318 .386 .704 98 103 0.0
1978 Tampa - R 18 14 26 4 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 .154 .148 .192 .340 -1 -9 0.0
1978 Elizabethton - R 18 66 213 72 7 0 0 20 33 9 4 1 32 2 2 .338 .374 .371 .745 115 118 0.0
1978 Total - R 18 107 340 104 13 0 2 39 50 15 5 4 51 3 3 .306 .341 .362 .702 0 0 0.0
1978 Staten Island - S A 18 19 70 28 4 1 1 3 6 5 1 0 9 1 1 .400 .447 .529 .976 190 196 0.0
1979 Charleston - A 19 127 423 120 10 3 9 44 49 25 3 8 70 4 2 .284 .322 .385 .708 99 99 0.0
1979 West Tenn - AA 19 23 74 18 4 1 0 6 6 4 1 1 14 0 0 .243 .287 .324 .612 71 66 0.0
1980 West Tenn - AA 20 113 349 82 5 1 3 34 35 31 12 1 82 2 1 .235 .318 .281 .599 64 68 0.0
1980 Scranton WB - AAA 20 17 66 20 2 0 2 10 11 5 1 0 17 0 0 .303 .361 .424 .785 113 114 0.0
1981 Scranton WB - AAA 21 104 268 58 12 0 5 30 35 28 3 1 61 2 0 .216 .297 .317 .614 65 65 0.0
1982 West Tenn - AA 22 70 177 53 12 2 0 26 24 24 2 5 37 2 2 .299 .380 .390 .770 111 115 0.0
1983 Scranton WB - AAA 23 113 359 105 31 4 6 50 53 42 7 5 69 1 2 .292 .373 .451 .824 118 119 0.0
1984 Scranton WB - AAA 24 62 213 69 20 3 4 34 38 34 4 3 39 1 2 .324 .421 .502 .924 139 141 0.0
1986 Harrisburg - AA 26 13 49 9 2 0 0 9 4 6 1 2 8 0 1 .184 .276 .224 .500 38 42 0.0
1987 Oklahoma - AAA 27 5 20 6 1 0 2 6 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .300 .333 .650 .983 165 159 0.0
1991 Augusta - A 31 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 288 289 0.0
1991 Portland - AA 31 22 57 16 7 0 2 11 10 17 1 0 5 2 0 .281 .453 .509 .962 152 153 0.0
1991 Fresno - AAA 31 67 168 35 4 0 3 16 29 32 3 2 28 0 2 .208 .341 .286 .627 68 76 0.0
1992 Fresno - AAA 32 94 240 42 8 0 4 17 29 55 3 0 41 3 2 .175 .336 .258 .594 74 84 0.0
Total IL 296 906 252 65 7 17 124 137 109 15 9 186 4 4 .278 .362 .422 .784 108 108
Total PCL 166 428 83 13 0 9 39 60 88 6 2 70 3 4 .194 .338 .287 .625 75 84
Total EL 35 106 25 9 0 2 20 14 23 2 2 13 2 1 .236 .376 .377 .753 103 105
Total SL 206 600 153 21 4 3 66 65 59 15 7 133 4 3 .255 .333 .318 .652 79 82
Total SOU 128 425 121 11 3 9 44 49 25 3 8 70 4 2 .285 .323 .388 .711 100 100
Total NYP 19 70 28 4 1 1 3 6 5 1 0 9 1 1 .400 .447 .529 .976 190 196
Total APP 66 213 72 7 0 0 20 33 9 4 1 32 2 2 .338 .374 .371 .745 115 118
Total PRL 23 47 10 3 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 7 1 0 .213 .288 .277 .565 57 65
Total GCL 41 127 32 6 0 2 19 17 6 1 3 19 1 1 .252 .285 .346 .631 78 81
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
1992 Austin - EWB 32 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
Total EWB 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -121
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1983 Atlanta - MLB 3B 4 2 1 5 1 8 2 .750 18.0 3.00 0.0 .000
1983 Atlanta - MLB SS 12 3 6 19 4 25 0 1.000 34.2 6.49 0.0 .000
1983 Atlanta - MLB DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1984 Atlanta - MLB 1B 3 3 24 1 4 25 0 1.000 25.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1984 Atlanta - MLB 3B 8 7 7 15 1 23 1 .957 63.2 3.11 0.0 .000
1984 Atlanta - MLB SS 26 9 12 34 4 47 1 .979 89.0 4.65 0.0 .000
1984 Atlanta - MLB DH 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1985 Atlanta - MLB 1B 5 3 32 1 2 34 1 .971 38.0 7.82 0.0 .000
1985 Atlanta - MLB 3B 4 4 4 7 0 12 1 .917 31.1 3.16 0.0 .000
1985 Montreal - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1985 Montreal - MLB SS 44 44 77 119 24 197 1 .995 384.2 4.59 0.0 .000
1985 Atlanta - MLB SS 70 61 99 194 40 295 2 .993 538.2 4.90 0.0 .000
1986 Montreal - MLB 1B 9 8 55 8 4 66 3 .955 71.0 7.99 0.0 .000
1986 Montreal - MLB 3B 14 3 7 10 1 18 1 .944 39.0 3.92 0.0 .000
1986 Montreal - MLB SS 39 14 32 61 9 93 0 1.000 178.2 4.68 0.0 .000
1987 Atlanta - MLB 1B 2 2 17 1 2 19 1 .947 17.0 9.53 0.0 .000
1987 Las Vegas - MLB 1B 12 5 60 2 3 62 0 1.000 46.0 12.13 0.0 .000
1987 Las Vegas - MLB 3B 7 5 6 5 0 11 0 1.000 43.0 2.30 0.0 .000
1987 Atlanta - MLB SS 13 10 20 39 10 59 0 1.000 84.0 6.32 0.0 .000
1987 Las Vegas - MLB SS 50 45 84 125 30 215 6 .972 371.0 5.07 0.0 .000
1988 Atlanta - MLB 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1988 Atlanta - MLB 3B 3 3 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 25.0 2.52 0.0 .000
1988 Atlanta - MLB SS 125 107 188 340 65 545 17 .969 936.2 5.07 0.0 .000
1989 Atlanta - MLB 1B 2 1 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 11.0 7.36 0.0 .000
1989 Atlanta - MLB 2B 21 7 20 22 3 42 0 1.000 76.2 4.93 0.0 .000
1989 Atlanta - MLB 3B 5 3 0 9 0 9 0 1.000 27.0 3.00 0.0 .000
1989 Atlanta - MLB SS 25 11 23 47 8 70 0 1.000 117.2 5.35 0.0 .000
1990 Atlanta - MLB 1B 7 6 46 4 6 51 1 .980 50.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1990 Atlanta - MLB 2B 20 18 44 52 11 99 3 .970 154.0 5.61 0.0 .000
1990 Atlanta - MLB 3B 9 7 4 13 3 18 1 .944 60.0 2.55 0.0 .000
1990 Atlanta - MLB SS 63 32 62 94 20 163 7 .957 305.0 4.60 0.0 .000
1992 Austin - MLB 1B 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1992 Austin - MLB 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1992 Austin - MLB 3B 5 1 1 3 0 5 1 .800 12.1 2.92 0.0 .000
1992 Austin - MLB SS 8 1 2 7 1 9 0 1.000 22.2 3.57 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 44 28 245 18 21 269 6 .978 264.0 8.97 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 42 25 64 74 14 141 3 .979 233.2 5.32 0.0 .000
TOTAL 3B 60 35 31 73 6 111 7 .937 320.1 2.92 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 475 337 605 1079 215 1718 34 .980 3062.2 4.95 0.0 .000
TOTAL DH 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
03/01/1977 Drafted in the 1977 first-year player draft (Round 17, Pick 1, 481st overall Pick) by the Los Angeles Gargoyles.
01/01/1978 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 1 (2); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 2 (3).
03/01/1978 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
04/01/1978 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Minneapolis Mutiny organization.
04/27/1978 Injured (strained back muscle), out for 1-2 weeks.
06/16/1978 Released by the Minneapolis organization.
06/16/1978 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Minneapolis Mutiny organization.
08/05/1978 Released by the Minneapolis organization.
08/05/1978 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Atlanta Confederates organization.
01/01/1979 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (2); Power: 1 (2); Eye: 1 (1).
05/19/1979 Injured (finger blister), day-to-day for one week.
06/20/1979 Was selected to the 1979 South Atlantic League All-Star Game.
07/02/1979 Wins the SOU Player of the Week Award.
10/26/1979 Wins the 1979 SOU Glove Wizard Award at SS.
01/01/1980 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (2); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 1 (1).
08/10/1980 Injured (damaged meniscus (knee)), out for 4 weeks.
10/20/1980 Wins the 1980 SL SL Glove Wizard Award at SS.
01/01/1981 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (3); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 2 (3).
01/01/1982 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (2); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 2 (2).
01/01/1983 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (3); Power: 1 (2); Eye: 2 (3).
10/22/1983 Wins the 1983 IL IL Glove Wizard Award at SS.
11/18/1983 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $105,490 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1984 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (2); Power: 1 (2); Eye: 3 (4).
07/05/1984 Injured (strained abdominal muscle), out for 2 weeks.
11/16/1984 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $117,317 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1985 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (3); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 3 (4).
03/18/1985 Injured (concussion), out for 2 weeks.
04/22/1985 Injured (damaged meniscus (knee)), day-to-day for 3 days.
07/29/1985 Was traded by the Atlanta Confederates to the Montreal Knights, along with 3B B. Gaines, in exchange for MR S. Mason.
11/18/1985 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $125,881 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1986 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (3); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 4 (5).
11/17/1986 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $133,112 through arbitration.
01/01/1987 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (3); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 4 (5).
04/07/1987 Got claimed off waivers by Las Vegas while with Montreal.
07/23/1987 Released by the Las Vegas Renegades.
09/08/1987 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $133,112 with the Atlanta Confederates organization.
11/20/1987 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $141,365 through arbitration.
01/01/1988 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (3); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 4 (5).
11/06/1988 Wins the 1988 EWB AL Platinum Glove Award at SS.
11/16/1988 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $152,233 through arbitration.
01/01/1989 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (3); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 4 (5).
11/13/1989 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $163,583 through arbitration.
01/01/1990 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (2); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 3 (5).
09/01/1990 Injured (fractured elbow), out for 8 months.
11/19/1990 Became a free agent.
01/01/1991 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (2); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 4 (5).
05/11/1991 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Austin Marshalls organization.
11/30/1991 Injured (bruised foot), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (2); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 4 (5).
11/22/1992 Became a free agent.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (2); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 4 (5).
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (2); Power: 1 (2); Eye: 4 (5).
01/01/1994 Retired from professional baseball.
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