Player

Preston Ward

Player Info
Full Name
Preston Meyer
Born
July 24, 1927
Columbia, MO, USA
Died
June 2, 2013
Size
6'4" / 190 lbs
B/T
L / R
Debut
April 20, 1948
Final Game
August 18, 1959
Career
12 years
Teams
Career Batting
744
G
.253
AVG
522
H
50
HR
262
RBI
.707
OPS
94
OPS vs Lg
54% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1959 Kansas City Athletics 58 109 27 4 1 2 8 .248
1958 Cleveland Indians 48 148 50 3 1 4 22 .338
1958 Kansas City Athletics 81 268 68 10 1 6 28 .254
1957 Cleveland Indians 10 11 2 1 0 0 2 .182
1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 16 30 10 0 1 1 3 .333
1956 Cleveland Indians 87 150 38 10 0 6 18 .253
1955 Pittsburgh Pirates 84 179 38 7 4 5 16 .212
1954 Pittsburgh Pirates 117 360 97 16 2 7 37 .269
1953 Chicago Cubs 33 100 23 5 0 4 10 .230
1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 88 281 59 7 1 8 35 .210
1950 Chicago Cubs 80 285 72 11 2 6 31 .253
1948 Brooklyn Dodgers 42 146 38 9 2 1 9 .260
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1959 AL 119 .110 .255 5.9 10.1 82 2.1
1958 AL 464 .113 .310 8.0 13.6 109 10.5
1957 AL 11 .091 .222 0.0 18.2 27 0.0
1956 AL 207 .183 .273 10.6 11.6 116 7.3
1955 NL 208 .168 .223 10.6 13.5 83 5.3
1954 NL 406 .114 .304 9.6 15.0 95 7.4
1953 NL 450 .131 .227 13.8 13.3 82 12.6
1950 NL 319 .116 .279 8.5 13.2 86 6.3
1948 NL 162 .110 .303 9.3 14.2 95 1.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1B 438 3,337 297 31 319 .992
OF 95 157 9 9 3 .949
3B 74 49 104 13 6 .922
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1959 Kansas City Athletics 1B 22 161 7 3 14 .982
1959 Kansas City Athletics OF 1 0 0 1 0 .000
1958 Kansas City Athletics 1B 39 346 23 4 28 .989
1958 Cleveland Indians 1B 21 135 12 0 12 1.000
1958 Cleveland Indians 3B 24 16 28 2 2 .957
1958 Kansas City Athletics 3B 34 23 53 8 4 .905
1958 Kansas City Athletics OF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000
1957 Cleveland Indians 1B 1 3 0 0 0 1.000
1956 Cleveland Indians 1B 60 226 21 3 20 .988
1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 3B 5 3 3 0 0 1.000
1956 Pittsburgh Pirates OF 5 2 0 0 0 1.000
1956 Cleveland Indians OF 17 29 1 0 0 1.000
1955 Pittsburgh Pirates 1B 48 384 35 1 41 .998
1955 Pittsburgh Pirates OF 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1954 Pittsburgh Pirates 1B 48 338 41 6 31 .984
1954 Pittsburgh Pirates 3B 11 7 20 3 0 .900
1954 Pittsburgh Pirates OF 42 74 8 6 3 .932
1953 Chicago Cubs 1B 7 49 1 0 9 1.000
1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 1B 78 693 64 7 65 .991
1953 Chicago Cubs OF 27 49 0 2 0 .961
1950 Chicago Cubs 1B 76 734 73 4 78 .995
1948 Brooklyn Dodgers 1B 38 268 20 3 21 .990