# Player Profile: Howard Ward (DUPR: 3OZMGP)
        
**Category:** Pickleball Player
**Verified:** 2026-02-11
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/player-howard-ward-3OZMGP
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Performance Summary
- **Doubles Rating:** 4.135 (Reliability: 84%)
- **Singles Rating:** N/A (Reliability: 0%)
- **Career Record:** 72 Wins / 60 Losses (132 matches)
- **Win Ratio:** 54.5%
- **Average Points Won %:** 52.6%

## Advanced Metrics
- **Strength of Schedule (SoS):** 3.964 (Average opponent DUPR)
- **Clutch Performance Index (CPI):** 0% (Win % in close matches)
- **DUPR Points Gained (DPG):** -8.88 (Points vs expectations)
- **Home Club:** N/A

## Streaks & Playstyle
- **Weekly Play Streak:** Current: 0 weeks | Max: 1 weeks
- **Preferred Playstyle:** Tactical Baseline Driver
  *Description: A patient, tactical player who focuses on deep baseline drives and calculated court placement to draw opponent errors.*
- **Physical Metrics:**
  - Control: 66%
  - Power: 66%
  - Agility: 76%
  - Spin: 56%
  - Stamina: 66%

## Favorite Court & Chemistry
- **Preferred Court:** Stacks Pickleball
- **Best Partner Chemistry:** Jack Rourke (DUPR 3.70)
  - Matches Played: 3
  - Chemistry Win Rate: 33%

## Dedication Matrix (Last 18 Weeks)
- **Total Matches Played:** 50
- **Active Days:** 37

## Rating Trajectory
| Match | Date | Rating | Event | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1 | 2025-07-27 | 4.011 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 2 | 2025-08-11 | 4.040 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 3 | 2025-08-26 | 4.053 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 4 | 2025-09-10 | 4.065 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 5 | 2025-09-25 | 4.091 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 6 | 2025-10-10 | 4.122 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 7 | 2025-10-25 | 4.135 | WFPC fall fling | Win |
| Match 8 | 2026-01-28 | 4.096 | Senior Mens 4.0 - Stallion Slam 2026 | Loss |
| Match 9 | 2026-01-28 | 4.258 | Senior Mens 4.0 - Stallion Slam 2026 | Loss |
| Match 10 | 2026-01-28 | 4.366 | Senior Mens 4.0 - Stallion Slam 2026 | Win |
| Match 11 | 2026-02-10 | 4.223 | Pickle Gras 2026 - Mens Doubles Skill 4.0 (60 and Above) - Tuesday 2/10 | Loss |
| Match 12 | 2026-02-10 | 4.260 | Pickle Gras 2026 - Mens Doubles Skill 4.0 (60 and Above) - Tuesday 2/10 | Win |

## Upcoming Pairings
- **Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM** at Rouge Woods Community Centre (Status: Scheduled, Event: League Ladder) vs Anita Smith (DUPR: 4.58)
- **Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM** at L'Amoreaux Tennis Centre (Status: Pending Confirmation, Event: Practice Match) vs Andrew Trentor (DUPR: 4.54)