| Season | League | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | G+A / 90 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008/2009 | League Two (England) | 18 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009/2010 | Premier League | 3 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010/2011 | Championship (England) | 42 | 3024 | 3 | 0 | 0.09 | — |
| 2011/2012 | Championship (England) | 44 | 3433 | 3 | 0 | 0.08 | — |
| 2012/2013 | Championship (England) | 15 | 1129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013/2014 | Premier League | 36 | 3240 | 0 | 2 | 0.06 | 7.65 |
| 2014/2015 | Premier League | 37 | 3330 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 | 6.82 |
| 2015/2016 | Premier League | 30 | 2692 | 2 | 1 | 0.1 | 6.96 |
| 2016/2017 | Premier League | 38 | 3418 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 6.9 |
| 2017/2018 | Premier League | 19 | 1616 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 7.01 |
| 2018/2019 | Premier League | 7 | 551 | 1 | 0 | 0.16 | 6.66 |
| 2019/2020 | Premier League | 29 | 2383 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.94 |
| 2020/2021 | Premier League | 26 | 2255 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 6.76 |
| 2021/2022 | Premier League | 28 | 2486 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.86 |
| 2022/2023 | Premier League | 28 | 2254 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 | 6.89 |
| 2023/2024 | Premier League | 26 | 1990 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 6.68 |
| 2024/2025 | Premier League | 2 | 85 | 0 | 0 | — | 6.34 |
| 2025/2026 | Championship (England) | 15 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
Domestic league competitions only (SportMonks sub_type='domestic'); national-team, continental and cup competitions are excluded. Classification resolved by league id against the canonical leagues index. G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.
Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-08-03
Player stats against each opponent club
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Manchester City | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Leicester City | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Southampton | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
 Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Everton | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 West Ham United | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
 Liverpool | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
 Arsenal | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Manchester United | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Chelsea | 20 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Newcastle United | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Aston Villa | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
 Watford | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Burnley | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Brighton & Hove Albion | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Stoke City | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Swansea City | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 AFC Bournemouth | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Over 15 Championship (England) games in 2025/2026 (450 minutes), Joel Ward recorded no direct goal contributions. That season graded out at an average match rating of 6.5.
The database holds 18 league seasons for him, from 2008 to 2025 across 5 clubs. His best-rated season remains 2013/2014 (7.65, Premier League); his lowest was 2025/2026 (6.5). His last two rated seasons average 0.35 below his earlier career level.
