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Joe Presko

Joseph Edward Presko (Baby Joe or Little Joe)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: October 7, 1928 in Kansas City, MO
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 3, 1951
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Tigers 1951-1958

Final Game: May 7, 1958
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1951 22 STL NL 15 37 37 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .162 .162 .189 .351 -6 7 1 0 0 1
1952 23 STL NL 28 48 43 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 14 .093 .133 .093 .226 -36 4 0 0 3 1
1953 24 STL NL 35 67 59 6 13 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 5 .220 .270 .237 .507 34 14 3 0 4 1
1954 25 STL NL 38 16 16 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 31 4 0 0 0 0 1
1957 28 DET AL 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1958 29 DET AL 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
6 Yrs 130 170 156 9 27 2 0 0 5 0 0 7 26 .173 .209 .186 .394 6 29 4 0 7 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 212 194 11 34 2 0 0 6 0 0 9 32 .173 .209 .186 .394 6 36 5 0 9
STL (4 yrs) 116 168 155 9 27 2 0 0 5 0 0 6 26 .174 .205 .187 .392 6 29 4 0 7 0
DET (2 yrs) 14 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 47 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 116 168 155 9 27 2 0 0 5 0 0 6 26 .174 .205 .187 .392 6 29 4 0 7 0
AL (2 yrs) 14 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 47 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1951 22 STL NL 15 37 -5 -1 -0 0 4 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.3 .481 .498 -0.3 0.0 -2 $ 1
1952 23 STL NL 28 48 -8 0 0 0 5 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.3 .489 .498 -0.3 0.0 -1 $ 1
1953 24 STL NL 35 67 -7 -0 -0 0 7 0 -0.0 2 2 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 -0.0 2 $ 1
1954 25 STL NL 38 16 -2 -1 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 -0.0 -0 $ 1
1957 28 DET AL 7 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .497 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
1958 29 DET AL 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .506 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
6 Seasons 130 170 -22 -2 -0 0 18 -6 -0.7 6 -0 -0.7 .495 .499 -0.7 -0.0 -1 $
STL (4 yrs) 116 168 -22 -2 -0 0 18 -6 -0.7 6 -1 -0.7 .494 .499 -0.7 -0.0 -1 $
DET (2 yrs) 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .502 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1951 22 STL NL 37 32 1 0.8 103 .188 .162 .268 .162 .342 .189 .405 .351 .747 -6 .044 -5.6 -0.6 .219 .027 .027
1952 23 STL NL 48 42 1 0.6 97 .138 .093 .262 .133 .334 .093 .389 .226 .724 -36 .032 -8.1 -0.8 .154 .047 .000
1953 24 STL NL 67 53 4 2.0 110 .241 .220 .274 .270 .345 .237 .427 .507 .773 34 .166 -5.8 -0.6 .367 .085 .017
1954 25 STL NL 16 12 1 2.2 109 .286 .250 .274 .250 .345 .250 .424 .500 .769 31 .199 -1.7 -0.2 .333 .000 .000
1957 28 DET AL 1 1 0 0.0 102 .000 .000 .267 .000 .339 .000 .402 .000 .741 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1958 29 DET AL 1 0 0 1.000 .340 .000 0.3 0.0
6 Yrs 170 140 7 1.3 105 .208 .173 .269 .209 .341 .186 .411 .394 .753 6 .095 -21.1 -2.1 .271 .058 .013
162 Game Avg. 212 174 9 1.3 105 .208 .173 .269 .209 .341 .186 .411 .394 .753 6 .095 -21.1 -2.1 .271 .058 .013
STL (4 yrs) 168 139 7 1.3 105 .209 .174 .269 .205 .341 .187 .411 .392 .753 6 .096 -21.2 -2.1 .265 .052 .013
DET (2 yrs) 2 1 0 0.0 102 .000 .000 .267 .500 .340 .000 .402 .500 .742 47 .000 0.0 -0.0 1.000 1.000 .000
NL (4 yrs) 168 139 7 1.3 105 .209 .174 .269 .205 .341 .187 .411 .392 .753 6 .096 -21.2 -2.1 .265 .052 .013
AL (2 yrs) 2 1 0 0.0 102 .000 .000 .267 .500 .340 .000 .402 .500 .742 47 .000 0.0 -0.0 1.000 1.000 .000

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1951 22 STL NL 37 0.0% 13.5% 0.0% 2.7% 17% 7.4 37.0 2.00 86%
1952 23 STL NL 48 0.0% 29.2% 4.2% 0.0% 0% 7.00 3.1 43.0 1.50 60%
1953 24 STL NL 67 0.0% 7.5% 6.0% 1.5% 8% 1.25 11.8 29.5 2.75 81%
1954 25 STL NL 16 0.0% 12.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 8.0 16.0 1.00 88%
1957 28 DET AL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.00 100%
1958 29 DET AL 1 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.00 0%
6 Yrs 170 0.0% 15.3% 4.1% 1.2% 7% 3.71 6.0 31.2 1.83 76%
MLB Averages 2.2% 11.4% 9.2% 6.5% 28% 1.24 7.8 40.8 8.2 0.98 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1951 22 STL NL -5.6 -0.6 31 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 .96 -0.4 0.2 -4.4 -0.4 1.11 -4.2 0
1952 23 STL NL -8.1 -0.8 34 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 1.00 -0.6 -0.0 -6.5 -0.7 1.01 -6.6 0
1953 24 STL NL -5.8 -0.6 42 -0.5 0.3 -0.7 .88 -0.5 -0.1 -4.6 -0.4 0.87 -5.1 0
1954 25 STL NL -1.7 -0.2 16 -0.1 0.2 -0.2 .84 -0.2 0.1 -0.5 -0.0 0.85 -1.5 0
1957 28 DET AL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 1.29 -0.0 0.0 -0.6 -0.1 1.75 -0.3 0
1958 29 DET AL 0.3 0.0 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 .41 0.0 -0.0 0.1 0.0 0.38 0.3 0
6 Yrs -21.1 -2.1 125 -1.4 0.9 -2.4 .93 -1.6 0.1 -16.4 -1.7 0.97 -17.5 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1951 22 STL NL 1 0 33% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 50% 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 23 STL NL 0 0 17% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 24 STL NL 0 0 35% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25% 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
1954 25 STL NL 0 0 0% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1957 28 DET AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 29 DET AL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Yrs 1 0 27% 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 30% 7 4 3 1 1 0 2 2 0

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1951 22 STL NL 37 23% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 5 1 20% 4 1 25% 23 3 13% 2 2 100% 0 0 0
1952 23 STL NL 48 71% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 150% 8 0 0% 10 1 10% 27 1 4% 2 1 50% 2 1 50% 0
1953 24 STL NL 67 38% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 100% 8 3 38% 7 1 14% 25 1 4% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1954 25 STL NL 16 19% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 2 0 0% 6 1 17% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1957 28 DET AL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1958 29 DET AL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Yrs 170 40% 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 88% 24 4 17% 23 3 13% 83 6 7% 6 4 67% 2 1 50% 0
MLB Averages 49% 82% 11% 32% 14% 50% 54%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1951 22 15 37 37 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .162 .162 .189 .351 -6 7 1 0 0
1952 23 43 85 80 3 10 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 19 .125 .146 .138 .284 -22 11 1 0 3
1953 24 78 152 139 9 23 2 0 0 4 0 0 6 24 .165 .200 .180 .380 3 25 4 0 7
1954 25 116 168 155 9 27 2 0 0 5 0 0 6 26 .174 .205 .187 .392 6 29 4 0 7 0
1955 26 116 168 155 9 27 2 0 0 5 0 0 6 26 .174 .205 .187 .392 6 29 4 0 7 0
1956 27 116 168 155 9 27 2 0 0 5 0 0 6 26 .174 .205 .187 .392 6 29 4 0 7 0
1957 28 123 169 156 9 27 2 0 0 5 0 0 6 26 .173 .204 .186 .390 5 29 4 0 7 0 0
1958 29 130 170 156 9 27 2 0 0 5 0 0 7 26 .173 .209 .186 .394 6 29 4 0 7 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1951 22 16 38 38 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 .158 .158 .184 .342 1 15
1952 23 29 53 47 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 3 15 .128 .180 .128 .308 1 28
1953 24 36 70 62 7 14 1 0 0 2 0 4 5 .226 .273 .242 .515 4 35
1954 25 40 17 17 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .235 .235 .235 .471 1 38
1957 28 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 7
1958 29 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 7
6 Yrs 135 180 165 11 30 2 0 0 6 0 8 27 .182 .220 .194 .414 7 130
162 Game Avg. 162 216 198 13 36 2 0 0 7 0 10 32 .182 .220 .194 .414 8 130

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