Preston Ward
1B · 9 seasons · 1948 – 1959 · B/T: L/R
Preston Ward is 1st of 0 hitters in career roto value, a top-tier career by any lens the site offers. No season of his scores higher than 1958, at +4.0, 87th that season and 16179th of 111,420 player-seasons on record. Career value accumulated in RBI (+3.5), home runs (+2.2) and runs (+1.5), and drained away in batting average (-2.1) and stolen bases (-1.2).
Hitting
Best Season
4.01
1958 · #16,179 all-time
Career Z
3.9
summed
Avg / Season
0.44
longevity-neutral
Seasons
9
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | BRO | 42 | -0.70 | #268 | #34,727 |
| 1950 | CHC | 80 | 1.11 | #125 | #25,355 |
| 1953 | PIT | 121 | 1.27 | #122 | #24,697 |
| 1954 | PIT | 117 | 2.00 | #107 | #22,131 |
| 1955 | PIT | 84 | -1.02 | #189 | #37,136 |
| 1956 | CLE | 103 | 0.65 | #137 | #27,271 |
| 1957 | CLE | 10 | -2.32 | #360 | #89,757 |
| 1958★ | KC1 | 129 | 4.01 | #87 | #16,179 |
| 1959 | KC1 | 58 | -1.07 | #194 | #37,678 |
★ Best season by Z