P Joe Ward #15
Washington Nationals MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/10/2025
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P JOE WARD #15 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
34 0 2-1 0 4.37 35.0 39 3 14 22 1.51 -0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 50 50 50 50
Movement 45 45 50 50
Control 55 55 55 55
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 75 75
Curveball 50 60
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 95-97 Mph
Stamina 25
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 50
Defense 70
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 70
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/07/2025 @ CHC Loss, 2-3 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
09/03/2025 MIA Loss, 1-5 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
08/29/2025 TB Win, 7-1 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
08/26/2025 @ NYY Loss, 3-17 0.2 3 1 1 0 1
08/24/2025 @ PHI Loss, 1-10 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
08/17/2025 PHI Win, 4-2 1.0 1 0 0 2 0
08/16/2025 PHI Loss, 2-4 0.1 0 0 0 1 1
08/13/2025 @ KC Win, 10-1 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
08/08/2025 @ SF Win, 4-3 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
08/03/2025 MIL Loss, 0-8 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Ward is an innate leader and has an engine that never quits. Ward is well-regarded by everyone.
Birthday:05/11/1996
Born in:Truckee, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 6"
Weight:220 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$740,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 60 Days
Service This Yr:176 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 35 Days
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2019, 22nd Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 34 0 2 1 0 4.37 35.0 39 17 17 3 14 22 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 1 1 0.0 34 7 13.89 10.03 5.66 3.60 4.78 1.51 109 -0.0 .324        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 50 14 5 0 0 4 7 12 0 0 0 .280 .368 .380 .748      
vs. RHB 85 25 5 1 3 13 7 10 1 0 1 .294 .351 .482 .833      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 1  
March 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 0  
April 6 0 1 1 0 9.00 5.0 7 5 5 1 2 3  
May 6 0 0 0 0 2.84 6.1 6 2 2 0 2 7  
June 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.0 5 0 0 0 2 3  
July 6 0 1 0 0 13.50 4.2 9 7 7 2 4 2  
August 8 0 0 0 0 0.84 10.2 8 1 1 0 4 6  
September 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 1  
Spring Training 4 0 0 0 0 3.00 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 4  
Last Year 46 0 2 1 0 3.53 43.1 35 18 17 5 19 44  
2 Years Ago 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1  
Career 101 0 5 4 1 4.59 98.0 103 51 50 14 43 79  
Home 18 0 2 0 0 4.67 17.1 19 9 9 2 9 8  
Road 16 0 0 1 0 4.08 17.2 20 8 8 1 5 14  
Grass 34 0 2 1 0 4.37 35.0 39 17 17 3 14 22  
Day 14 0 0 1 0 3.94 16.0 17 7 7 1 8 6  
Night 20 0 2 0 0 4.74 19.0 22 10 10 2 6 16  
As Reliever / Substitution 34 0 2 1 0 4.37 35.0 39 17 17 3 14 22  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2021 Chicago - MLB 25 5 0 0 1 0 4.76 5.2 5 3 3 3 5 4 0 0 1.76 .154 11.32 -0.5 99
2022 Chicago - MLB 26 15 0 1 1 1 9.00 13.0 23 13 13 3 5 8 0 0 2.15 .417 6.39 -0.3 47
2023 Washington - MLB 27 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.00 .333 1.17 0.0 999
2024 Washington - MLB 28 46 0 2 1 0 3.53 43.1 35 18 17 5 19 44 0 0 1.25 .270 4.11 0.1 121
2025 Washington - MLB 29 34 0 2 1 0 4.37 35.0 39 17 17 3 14 22 0 0 1.51 .324 4.78 -0.0 105
Total MLB 101 0 5 4 1 4.59 98.0 103 51 50 14 43 79 0 0 1.49 .311 5.04 -0.7 95
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 FIP WAR ERA+
2019 Total - 23 23 0 3 1 17 2.01 58.1 41 17 13 5 14 85 0 0 0.94 .305 2.22 1.6 100
2019 Eugene - S A 23 29 0 0 1 18 3.10 29.0 24 10 10 0 15 39 0 0 1.34 .348 2.83 1.0 144
2020 South Bend - A 24 42 0 4 2 27 3.35 51.0 36 19 19 5 26 76 0 0 1.22 .301 3.50 0.9 125
2021 South Bend - A 25 30 0 3 2 5 1.24 29.0 14 5 4 1 14 34 0 0 0.97 .232 2.54 0.6 285
2021 Myrtle Beach - A+ 25 14 0 2 1 0 1.17 15.1 9 2 2 0 5 20 0 0 0.91 .290 0.90 0.8 304
2021 Total - A+ 25 44 0 5 3 5 1.22 44.1 23 7 6 1 19 54 0 0 0.95 .253 1.97 1.4 291
2022 Indianapolis - AAA 26 33 0 1 1 1 3.72 36.1 30 15 15 2 16 40 0 0 1.27 .308 3.43 0.4 111
2022 Syracuse - AAA 26 8 0 0 0 5 2.45 11.0 9 3 3 1 6 12 0 0 1.36 .286 4.15 0.1 169
2022 Total - AAA 26 41 0 1 1 6 3.42 47.1 39 18 18 3 22 52 0 0 1.29 .303 3.60 0.5 121
2023 Syracuse - AAA 27 50 0 4 3 32 2.01 62.2 50 14 14 5 15 72 0 0 1.04 .304 2.27 1.7 153
Total IL 91 0 5 4 38 2.62 110.0 89 32 32 8 37 124 0 0 1.15 .303 2.84 137.4
Total CAR 14 0 2 1 0 1.17 15.1 9 2 2 0 5 20 0 0 0.91 .290 0.90 304.4
Total MID 72 0 7 4 32 2.59 80.0 50 24 23 6 40 110 0 0 1.12 .277 3.15 156.6
Total NWL 29 0 0 1 18 3.10 29.0 24 10 10 0 15 39 0 0 1.34 .348 2.83 144.4
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 FIP WAR ERA+
2024 Washington - MLB 28 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 .000 0.32 0.1 999
Total MLB 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 .000 0.32 999.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2021 Chicago - MLB P 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.2 1.59 +0.0 1.034
2022 Chicago - MLB P 15 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 13.0 2.08 +0.0 1.011
2023 Washington - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Washington - MLB P 45 0 2 0 0 3 1 .667 43.1 0.42 -0.7 .501
2025 Washington - MLB P 33 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 35.0 1.03 +0.4 1.076
TOTAL P 99 0 4 6 0 11 1 .909 98.0 0.92 -0.3 .911
PLAYER HISTORY
06/12/2017 Drafted in the 2017 first-year player draft (Round 20, Pick 4, 590th overall pick) by San Francisco Giants, out of high school (Jackson; Jackson, OH).
07/12/2017 Failed to sign with the San Francisco Giants organization and will return the next first-year player draft.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 30 (50).
06/12/2018 Remained undrafted and returned to college.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (50); Movement: 30 (35); Control: 30 (40).
06/03/2019 Drafted in the 2019 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 22, 55th overall pick) by the Chicago Cubs, out of college (San Joaquin Delta).
06/06/2019 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs organization with a signing bonus of $440,000.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (80); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 45 (55).
08/01/2020 Wins the MID MID Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (80); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 50 (60).
09/26/2021 Wins the 2021 Carolina League Round 2 with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans!
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (80); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (60).
05/12/2022 Was claimed off waivers by Pittsburgh while with Chicago.
08/12/2022 Was claimed off waivers by Washington while with Pittsburgh.
09/22/2022 Wins the 2022 International League Round 2 with the Indianapolis Arrows!
11/25/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $610,000.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (80); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (60).
11/27/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $620,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (75); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
12/02/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (55).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (55).
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