Joe Presko
Joseph Edward Presko (Baby Joe and Little Joe)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 170 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
Final Game: May 7, 1958
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1951 22 STL NL 7 4 .636 3.45 15 12 3 5 0 2 88.2 86 36 34 9 20 38 2 0 2 367 115 1.195 8.7 0.9 2.0 3.9 1.90
1952 23 STL NL 7 10 .412 4.05 28 18 1 5 1 0 146.2 140 74 66 15 57 63 1 0 2 631 91 1.343 8.6 0.9 3.5 3.9 1.11
1953 24 STL NL 6 13 .316 5.01 34 25 3 4 0 1 161.2 165 95 90 19 65 56 5 0 4 707 85 1.423 9.2 1.1 3.6 3.1 0.86
1954 25 STL NL 4 9 .308 6.91 37 6 10 1 1 0 71.2 97 56 55 14 41 36 5 0 3 346 60 1.926 12.2 1.8 5.1 4.5 0.88
1957 28 DET AL 1 1 .500 1.64 7 0 6 0 0 0 11.0 10 3 2 0 4 1 3 1 0 0 46 236 1.273 8.2 0.0 3.3 2.5 0.75
1958 29 DET AL 0 0 3.38 7 0 6 0 0 2 10.2 13 4 4 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 43 120 1.313 11.0 0.0 0.8 5.1 6.00
6 Seasons 25 37 .403 4.61 128 61 29 15 2 5 490.1 511 268 251 57 188 1 202 14 0 11 2140 87 1.426 9.4 1.0 3.5 3.7 1.07
162 Game Avg. 9 13 .403 4.61 46 22 10 5 1 2 176 184 96 90 21 68 73 5 0 4 770 87 1.426 9.4 1.0 3.5 3.7 1.07
STL (4 yrs) 24 36 .400 4.70 114 61 17 15 2 3 468.2 488 261 245 57 183 193 13 0 11 2051 85 1.432 9.4 1.1 3.5 3.7 1.05
DET (2 yrs) 1 1 .500 2.49 14 0 12 0 0 2 21.2 23 7 6 0 5 1 9 1 0 0 89 158 1.292 9.6 0.0 2.1 3.7 1.80
NL (4 yrs) 24 36 .400 4.70 114 61 17 15 2 3 468.2 488 261 245 57 183 193 13 0 11 2051 85 1.432 9.4 1.1 3.5 3.7 1.05
AL (2 yrs) 1 1 .500 2.49 14 0 12 0 0 2 21.2 23 7 6 0 5 1 9 1 0 0 89 158 1.292 9.6 0.0 2.1 3.7 1.80

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1954 25 STL NL 37 346 297 56 97 11 3 14 2 2 41 36 .327 .416 .525 .941 .335 156 10 5 2 1
1957 28 DET AL 7 46 36 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 .278 .357 .278 .635 .294 10 1 1 4 1 1
1958 29 DET AL 7 43 41 4 13 2 2 0 0 1 1 6 .317 .326 .463 .789 .361 19 0 0 0 1 0
3 Seasons 51 435 374 63 120 13 5 14 2 3 46 45 .321 .401 .495 .896 .333 185 11 6 6 3 1
162 Game Avg. 61 519 446 75 143 16 6 17 2 4 55 54 .321 .401 .495 .896 .333 221 13 7 7 4
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1954 25 STL NL 37 6 1 4 1 0 0 1 5 .167 1 0 1 1 1 17% 44 76 28 28 9 2 2 4.7 4.9 5.5
1 Season 37 6 1 4 1 0 0 1 5 .167 1 0 1 1 1 17% 44 76 28 28 9 2 2 4.7 4.9 5.5
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1954 25 STL NL 37 31 10 3 5 1 0 1 0% 3 1 15 6 40% 7 1.094 13 4 10 5 11 11 8 19 13 12 12 6 3.7
1957 28 DET AL 7 7 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 8 0.953 1 1 5 0 1 6 1 6 5 1 5 3 4.7
1958 29 DET AL 7 7 6 0 0 2 2 0 100% 2 0 6 2 33% 7 0.589 1 1 4 2 0 5 3 4 3 1 3 2 4.6
3 Seasons 51 45 22 4 6 3 2 1 67% 5 1 23 10 43% 1.023 15 6 19 7 12 22 12 29 21 14 20 11 4.0

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1951 22 STL NL
1952 23 STL NL
1953 24 STL NL
1954 25 STL NL 346 36% 4.1% 10.4% 11.9% 8.1% 29% 0.70 72% 71 10 14%
1957 28 DET AL 46 28% 0.0% 6.5% 8.7% 0.0% 0% 0.93 74% 10 1 10%
1958 29 DET AL 43 42% 0.0% 14.0% 2.3% 9.3% 31% 0.53 84% 12 0 0%
6 Seasons 435 36% 13.1% 46.4% 43.2% 7.4% 6% 0.71 73% 93 11 12%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1951 22 STL NL 86 9 2
1952 23 STL NL 140 15 2
1953 24 STL NL 165 19 4
1954 25 STL NL 311 97 14 0 13 8 6 11 3 20 9 1 45% 3 3 0 123 2 2 50% 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 35
1957 28 DET AL 46 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 33% 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1958 29 DET AL 43 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 75% 0 0 1 22 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
6 Seasons 400 511 57 0 14 8 6 11 3 27 13 2 48% 3 11 1 164 2 3 40% 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 35
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1951 22 7 4 .636 3.45 15 12 3 5 0 2 88.2 86 36 34 9 20 38 2 0 2 367 115 1.195 8.7 0.9 2.0 3.9 1.90 115
1952 23 14 14 .500 3.82 43 30 4 10 1 2 235.1 226 110 100 24 77 101 3 0 4 998 99 1.288 8.6 0.9 2.9 3.9 1.31 99
1953 24 20 27 .426 4.31 77 55 7 14 1 3 397.0 391 205 190 43 142 157 8 0 8 1705 92 1.343 8.9 1.0 3.2 3.6 1.11 92
1954 25 24 36 .400 4.70 114 61 17 15 2 3 468.2 488 261 245 57 183 193 13 0 11 2051 85 1.432 9.4 1.1 3.5 3.7 1.05 85
1955 26 24 36 .400 4.70 114 61 17 15 2 3 468.2 488 261 245 57 183 193 13 0 11 2051 85 1.432 9.4 1.1 3.5 3.7 1.05 85
1956 27 24 36 .400 4.70 114 61 17 15 2 3 468.2 488 261 245 57 183 193 13 0 11 2051 85 1.432 9.4 1.1 3.5 3.7 1.05 85
1957 28 25 37 .403 4.63 121 61 23 15 2 3 479.2 498 264 247 57 187 1 196 14 0 11 2097 86 1.428 9.3 1.1 3.5 3.7 1.05 86
1958 29 25 37 .403 4.61 128 61 29 15 2 5 490.1 511 268 251 57 188 1 202 14 0 11 2140 87 1.426 9.4 1.0 3.5 3.7 1.07 87

Neutralized Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1951 22 5 4 .556 3.54 89.0 90 39 35 9 21 38 2 1.247 9.1 2.1 3.8 1.81 0.9 15
1952 23 7 9 .438 4.50 148.0 153 82 74 16 62 64 1 1.453 9.3 3.8 3.9 1.03 1.0 28
1953 24 7 11 .389 4.75 165.0 167 97 87 19 66 57 5 1.412 9.1 3.6 3.1 0.86 1.0 34
1954 25 2 6 .250 7.00 72.0 100 62 56 14 42 36 5 1.972 12.5 5.3 4.5 0.86 1.8 37
1957 28 1 0 1.000 1.64 11.0 11 2 2 0 4 3 1 1.364 9.0 3.3 2.5 0.75 0.0 7
1958 29 1 0 1.000 3.27 11.0 12 4 4 0 1 6 0 1.182 9.8 0.8 4.9 6.00 0.0 7
6 Seasons 23 30 .434 4.68 496.0 533 286 258 58 196 204 14 1.470 9.7 3.7 1.04 1.1 128

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1953 NL--4--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1953 NL--5--8th
1954 NL--5--8th

                           

Similarity Scores

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