Preston Ward
1948–1959 · bats L / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates
744G
.253AVG
.327OBP
.380SLG
522H
50HR
262RBI
7SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 744 | 2,349 | 2,067 | 219 | 522 | 83 | 15 | 50 | 262 | 234 | 316 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 785 | .253 | .327 | .380 | .707 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1958-05-18 to 1958-05-28
17longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1958-09-09 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 38 | 6 RBI | 1953-09-02 | 1 in 1,786 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1954-06-13 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 377 | 1167 | 270 | 29 | 148 | 119 | 153 | .264 | .333 | .420 |
| Away | 367 | 1182 | 252 | 21 | 114 | 115 | 163 | .241 | .310 | .341 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 73 | 214 | 48 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 33 | .257 | .336 | .428 |
| May | 160 | 527 | 131 | 12 | 66 | 43 | 80 | .275 | .330 | .412 |
| June | 139 | 416 | 80 | 4 | 33 | 38 | 61 | .219 | .284 | .301 |
| July | 135 | 371 | 82 | 5 | 36 | 42 | 45 | .252 | .334 | .345 |
| August | 144 | 474 | 111 | 11 | 53 | 49 | 56 | .270 | .338 | .409 |
| September | 92 | 342 | 69 | 12 | 39 | 38 | 41 | .232 | .313 | .397 |
| October | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-giants | 68 | 259 | 51 | 4 | 24 | 29 | 31 | .227 | .309 | .338 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 68 | 239 | 56 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 42 | .265 | .335 | .398 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 66 | 242 | 60 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 34 | .276 | .343 | .429 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 66 | 211 | 49 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 31 | .274 | .360 | .441 |
| cincinnati-reds | 53 | 170 | 32 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 26 | .216 | .294 | .324 |
| milwaukee-braves | 47 | 141 | 27 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 21 | .231 | .348 | .393 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 47 | 134 | 37 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 17 | .311 | .366 | .479 |
| boston-red-sox | 46 | 108 | 25 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 8 | .258 | .278 | .371 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 42 | 146 | 38 | 1 | 21 | – | .260 | – | – |
| 1950 |  Chicago Cubs | 80 | 285 | 72 | 6 | 33 | 3 | .253 | – | – |
| 1953 | Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates | 121 | 381 | 82 | 12 | 39 | 4 | .215 | – | – |
| 1954 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 117 | 360 | 97 | 7 | 48 | – | .269 | – | – |
| 1955 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 179 | 38 | 5 | 25 | – | .212 | – | – |
| 1956 | Cleveland Guardians, Pittsburgh Pirates | 103 | 180 | 48 | 7 | 32 | – | .267 | – | – |
| 1957 |  Cleveland Guardians | 10 | 11 | 2 | – | – | – | .182 | – | – |
| 1958 | Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Athletics | 129 | 416 | 118 | 10 | 45 | – | .284 | – | – |
| 1959 |  Kansas City Athletics | 58 | 109 | 27 | 2 | 19 | – | .248 | – | – |