Preston Ward was a first baseman in MLB history. Across 744 career games, with a .253 batting average and 50 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | BRO | 42 | 146 | 9 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 23 | .260 | .329 | .370 | .699 |
| 1950 | CHC | 80 | 285 | 31 | 72 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 3 | 27 | 42 | .253 | .317 | .368 | .686 |
| 1953 | CHC | 33 | 100 | 10 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 21 | .230 | .347 | .400 | .747 |
| 1953 | PIT | 88 | 281 | 35 | 59 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 1 | 44 | 39 | .210 | .319 | .327 | .646 |
| 1954 | PIT | 117 | 360 | 37 | 97 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 48 | 0 | 39 | 61 | .269 | .337 | .383 | .721 |
| 1955 | PIT | 84 | 179 | 16 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 22 | 28 | .212 | .296 | .380 | .675 |
| 1956 | CLE | 87 | 150 | 18 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 20 | .253 | .325 | .440 | .765 |
| 1956 | PIT | 16 | 30 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 4 | .333 | .432 | .500 | .932 |
| 1957 | CLE | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .182 | .273 | .455 |
| 1958 | CLE | 48 | 148 | 22 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 27 | .338 | .379 | .453 | .832 |
| 1958 | KC1 | 81 | 268 | 28 | 68 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 27 | 36 | .254 | .319 | .366 | .684 |
| 1959 | KC1 | 58 | 109 | 8 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 12 | .248 | .286 | .358 | .644 |
| Career Totals | — | 744 | 2067 | 219 | 522 | 83 | 15 | 50 | 262 | 7 | 231 | 315 | .253 | .326 | .380 | .706 |