LF Joe Ward #21
Chicago White Sox MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great
09/03/2032
 OA: 57 POT: 62
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LF JOE WARD #21 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
133 493 119 26 0 32 98 50 163 .241 .335 .489 2 1.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 60
Gap 55 50 55 55
Power 65 60 65 65
Eye 45 45 45 50
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 45
Errors: - 45 60
Arm: 20 40 55
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 50
1st Base: 50 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 40
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 65
Stealing Ability: 35
Baserunning Inst.: 45
Sacrifice Bunt: 20
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/02/2032 CIN Win, 7-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
09/01/2032 CIN Win, 6-5 4 3 3 2 1 0 0 0
08/31/2032 @ CIN Win, 11-1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/30/2032 @ CIN Win, 13-8 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 0
08/29/2032 @ ATL Loss, 2-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/28/2032 @ ATL Win, 4-3 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 0
08/27/2032 @ ATL Win, 7-4 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
08/25/2032 @ WSH Win, 15-8 4 4 3 6 2 1 0 0
08/24/2032 @ WSH Win, 4-3 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 0
08/23/2032 @ WSH Loss, 6-7 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Joe is known for his superior intelligence, but he seldom factors loyalty into his decisions and is not the industrious type.
High: Adaptability, Financial Ambition, Intelligence
Low: Leader, Loyalty, Work Ethic
Birthday:12/15/2005
Born in:Milan, TN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 6"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$700,000
Signed Through:2032 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 81 Days
Service This Yr:151 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 81 Days
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2028, 9th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2032 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 133 493 119 26 0 32 98 68 50 163 .241 .335 .489 .824 .344 .247 124
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 132 570 22 5 0 6 0 5 241 58 2 1 66.7 84.6 5.92 1.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   108 22 4 0 11 21 17 9 36 0 0 7 .204 .306 .546 .853
Versus Right   385 97 22 0 21 77 51 41 127 5 0 15 .252 .343 .473 .816
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   17 6 1 0 1 4 5 1 4 0 0 1 .353 .421 .588 1.009
Last Week   21 7 0 0 3 9 7 4 9 1 0 3 .333 .483 .762 1.245
April   95 25 4 0 8 24 15 8 26 1 0 4 .263 .343 .558 .900
May   101 21 6 0 4 8 11 13 41 0 0 7 .208 .339 .386 .725
June   105 25 7 0 6 14 12 13 38 0 0 1 .238 .328 .476 .804
July   88 19 4 0 6 22 11 7 22 2 0 3 .216 .290 .466 .756
August   96 26 5 0 7 28 16 9 33 2 0 7 .271 .368 .542 .910
September   8 3 0 0 1 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 .375 .375 .750 1.125
Spring Training   58 11 2 0 3 4 8 2 18 0 0 2 .190 .242 .379 .621
Last Year   569 161 27 0 47 123 93 35 179 5 0 4 .283 .326 .578 .904
2 Years Ago   278 65 17 0 12 35 37 21 87 2 1 6 .234 .300 .424 .724
Career   1340 345 70 0 91 256 198 106 429 12 1 32 .257 .324 .513 .838
Home   245 58 12 0 19 54 37 22 74 3 0 14 .237 .331 .518 .849
Road   248 61 14 0 13 44 31 28 89 2 0 8 .246 .339 .460 .799
Grass   470 117 25 0 31 97 67 47 152 5 0 22 .249 .342 .500 .842
Turf   23 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 11 0 0 0 .087 .192 .261 .453
Day   120 24 6 0 6 19 15 13 44 1 0 2 .200 .287 .400 .687
Night   373 95 20 0 26 79 53 37 119 4 0 20 .255 .350 .517 .868
As Starter   492 119 26 0 32 98 68 50 163 5 0 22 .242 .336 .490 .826
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   93 22 2 0 9 22 19 16 38 0 0 4 .237 .372 .548 .920
Inning 1-3   185 37 11 0 10 35 19 10 62 3 0 5 .200 .256 .422 .678
Inning 4-6   167 43 11 0 10 29 23 16 50 2 0 11 .257 .357 .503 .860
Inning 7-9   136 37 3 0 11 33 23 19 49 0 0 5 .272 .381 .537 .918
Extra Innings   5 2 1 0 1 1 3 5 2 0 0 1 .400 .727 1.200 1.927
0 Outs   170 34 8 0 8 21 24 21 64 2 0 5 .200 .303 .388 .691
1 Outs   136 36 6 0 11 34 25 11 45 3 0 4 .265 .331 .551 .883
2 Outs   187 49 12 0 13 43 19 18 54 0 0 13 .262 .367 .535 .902
Scoring Position   137 35 7 0 9 64 20 17 44 5 0 7 .255 .355 .504 .859
Bases Empty   252 61 12 0 15 15 30 23 90 0 0 8 .242 .325 .468 .793
Runner on 1st   104 23 7 0 8 19 18 10 29 0 0 7 .221 .331 .519 .850
Runner on 2nd   56 14 1 0 4 16 6 9 16 0 0 5 .250 .400 .482 .882
Runner on 3rd   11 1 0 0 1 5 1 1 7 2 0 0 .091 .143 .364 .506
Runner on 1st & 2nd   33 9 3 0 1 12 5 3 9 0 0 0 .273 .333 .455 .788
Runner on 1st & 3rd   13 3 0 0 1 7 2 2 5 1 0 2 .231 .389 .462 .850
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   13 3 1 0 0 8 3 2 4 0 0 0 .231 .333 .308 .641
Bases Loaded   11 5 2 0 2 16 3 0 3 2 0 0 .455 .385 1.182 1.566
Two Strikes   275 45 9 0 17 42 29 26 163 2 0 7 .164 .252 .382 .633
First Pitch   67 22 1 0 3 15 7 5 0 0 0 4 .328 .408 .478 .886
Count 0-1   42 9 0 0 6 12 9 0 0 1 0 2 .214 .244 .643 .887
Count 0-2   49 5 1 0 1 2 2 0 32 0 0 2 .102 .137 .184 .321
Count 1-0   27 11 3 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 .407 .429 .630 1.058
Count 1-1   36 9 4 0 2 7 5 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .308 .528 .835
Count 1-2   92 12 1 0 7 16 7 0 54 0 0 3 .130 .158 .370 .527
Count 2-0   9 5 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 2 .556 .583 .889 1.472
Count 2-1   26 10 3 0 2 6 4 0 0 0 0 1 .385 .407 .731 1.138
Count 2-2   85 12 2 0 4 10 6 0 54 2 0 2 .141 .157 .306 .463
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   10 7 3 0 1 9 8 13 0 1 0 2 .700 .846 1.300 2.146
Full Count   49 16 5 0 5 14 14 26 23 0 0 0 .327 .560 .735 1.295
Behind in Count   183 26 2 0 14 30 18 0 86 1 0 7 .142 .173 .383 .555
Ahead in Count   73 34 12 0 4 22 18 19 0 2 0 6 .466 .590 .795 1.385
Batting 4th   492 119 26 0 32 98 68 50 163 5 0 22 .242 .336 .490 .826
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   184 46 9 0 9 18 22 18 58 0 0 11 .250 .352 .446 .798
Medium Leverage   217 49 9 0 18 48 33 20 74 2 0 8 .226 .312 .516 .828
High Leverage   88 22 8 0 4 31 12 12 31 3 0 3 .250 .349 .477 .826
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
2030 Chicago - MLB 24 76 278 65 17 0 12 35 37 21 6 2 87 0 1 .234 .300 .424 .724 97 97 -0.4
2031 Chicago - MLB 25 139 569 161 27 0 47 123 93 35 4 5 179 0 0 .283 .326 .578 .904 139 140 2.9
2032 Chicago - MLB 26 133 493 119 26 0 32 98 68 50 22 5 163 2 1 .241 .335 .489 .824 127 124 1.8
Total MLB 348 1340 345 70 0 91 256 198 106 32 12 429 2 2 .257 .324 .513 .838 126 125 4.3
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
2025 Total - 19 63 273 107 14 6 23 86 109 37 4 3 41 31 11 .392 .467 .740 1.207 100 100 5.8
2026 Total - 20 44 196 75 10 5 17 52 62 22 4 2 30 38 15 .383 .451 .745 1.196 100 100 4.0
2027 Total - 21 47 209 73 13 5 16 51 74 24 4 2 32 33 13 .349 .423 .689 1.112 100 100 3.6
2028 Total - 22 59 260 96 12 6 23 83 81 28 4 3 40 40 16 .369 .434 .727 1.161 100 100 4.8
2028 Kannapolis - A 22 18 58 16 4 0 1 9 10 14 1 0 14 2 1 .276 .425 .397 .821 122 125 0.4
2028 Winston-Salem - A+ 22 25 90 20 2 1 0 8 8 11 2 0 26 1 2 .222 .320 .267 .587 68 73 -0.5
2028 Total - A+ 22 43 148 36 6 1 1 17 18 25 3 0 40 3 3 .243 .364 .318 .681 90 95 -0.1
2029 Winston-Salem - A+ 23 25 105 31 9 1 4 11 18 8 1 0 21 0 0 .295 .351 .514 .865 144 151 0.9
2029 Birmingham - AA 23 65 263 73 21 0 4 23 30 19 5 1 64 0 1 .278 .337 .403 .740 119 122 1.2
2029 Charlotte - AAA 23 37 138 39 8 0 3 14 20 8 4 0 31 0 0 .283 .340 .406 .746 108 110 0.8
2030 Charlotte - AAA 24 50 194 52 13 1 6 28 21 19 6 1 52 2 1 .268 .350 .438 .788 123 126 1.6
Total IL 87 332 91 21 1 9 42 41 27 10 1 83 2 1 .274 .346 .425 .771 117 120
Total SL 65 263 73 21 0 4 23 30 19 5 1 64 0 1 .278 .337 .403 .740 119 122
Total SAL 50 195 51 11 2 4 19 26 19 3 0 47 1 2 .262 .336 .400 .736 108 114
Total CAR 18 58 16 4 0 1 9 10 14 1 0 14 2 1 .276 .425 .397 .821 122 125
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
2030 Chicago - MLB 24 10 35 10 1 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 11 0 0 .286 .375 .314 .689 94 100 -1.2
2031 Chicago - MLB 25 11 44 11 1 0 0 7 6 4 0 0 13 0 0 .250 .312 .273 .585 63 66 -1.6
Total MLB 21 79 21 2 0 0 7 8 9 0 0 24 0 0 .266 .341 .291 .632 77 81
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2030 Chicago - MLB 1B 8 4 36 4 5 40 0 1.000 44.0 8.18 +0.2 1.006
2030 Chicago - MLB LF 54 53 65 0 0 67 2 .970 453.2 1.29 -6.4 .897
2030 Chicago - MLB RF 11 11 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 94.1 1.62 -2.0 .888
2031 Chicago - MLB 1B 2 2 15 3 3 18 0 1.000 18.0 9.00 +0.1 1.011
2031 Chicago - MLB LF 30 30 37 1 0 40 2 .950 251.1 1.36 -2.4 .938
2032 Chicago - MLB 1B 1 1 14 1 0 15 0 1.000 9.0 15.00 +0.0 1.015
2032 Chicago - MLB LF 3 3 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 28.0 1.29 -0.7 .739
TOTAL 1B 11 7 65 8 8 73 0 1.000 71.0 9.25 +0.4 1.009
TOTAL LF 87 86 105 2 0 111 4 .964 733.0 1.31 -9.6 .905
TOTAL RF 11 11 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 94.1 1.62 -2.0 .888
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (80); Power: 30 (75); Eye: 25 (60).
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (75); Power: 35 (70); Eye: 30 (60).
05/21/2027 Drafted in the 2027 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 29, 29th overall pick) by the Los Angeles Dodgers, out of college Oklahoma City University
08/20/2027 Failed to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers and returned to college.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (75); Power: 30 (70); Eye: 30 (55).
06/17/2028 Drafted in the 2028 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall pick) by the Chicago White Sox, out of college Oklahoma City University
06/26/2028 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox organization with a signing bonus of $4,440,000.
07/02/2028 Named the #18 prospect in the MLB
07/19/2028 Injured (sprained wrist),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/27/2028 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
07/29/2028 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
09/19/2028 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (65); Power: 40 (60); Eye: 45 (55).
04/02/2029 Named the #9 prospect in the MLB
07/08/2029 Was selected to the 2029 Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game.
07/08/2029 Was selected to the 2029 Southern League All-Star Game.
07/20/2029 Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 40 (60); Eye: 45 (50).
02/24/2030 Successfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Chicago White Sox development complex.
04/01/2030 Named the #12 prospect in the MLB
04/24/2030 Injured (fractured finger),out for 4 weeks.
06/30/2030 Named the #16 prospect in the MLB
07/11/2030 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for 5 days.
08/01/2030 Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award.
11/21/2030 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $700,000.
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 50 (50).
04/02/2031 Injured (bone bruise (wrist)),out for 3 weeks.
07/13/2031 Was selected to the 2031 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/04/2031 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
11/29/2031 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $700,000.
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 45 (50).
02/20/2032 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Chicago White Sox development complex.
07/10/2032 Injured (elbow contusion),day-to-day for 5 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year TB Rank
2031 329 6
Year HR Rank
2031 47 2
Year RBI Rank
2031 123 2
Year EBH Rank
2031 74 10
Year SLG Rank
2031 .578 5
Year ISO Rank
2031 .295 4
Year OPS Rank
2031 .904 10
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