Preston Wilson
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 193 lb.

Born: July 19, 1974 in Bamberg, SC
High School: Ehrhardt (Bamberg, SC)
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1992 amateur draft.
Signed September 9, 1992. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 7, 1998
Final Game: May 5, 2007
Relatives: Stepson & Nephew of Mookie Wilson
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1998 TOT NL 23 OF 18 12 114.1 23 22 0 1 0 .957 -3.2 -33.6 -3.2 -2.6 -0.6 0 1.73 1.22 .978 2.16 1.78
1998 TOT NL 23 CF 9 5 45.1 11 10 0 1 0 .909 -2.6 -68.8 -2.6 -1.6 -1.0 0 1.99 1.11 .991 2.54 2.14
1998 TOT NL 23 LF 7 5 51.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -16.5 -0.7 -1.0 0.3 0 1.94 1.57 .973 1.87 1.37
1998 TOT NL 23 RF 2 2 18.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 6.7 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 1.00 1.00 1.000 2.10 1.70
1998 NYM NL 23 OF 7 6 47.0 10 9 0 1 0 .900 -0.7 -17.9 -0.7 -1.5 0.8 0 1.72 1.29 .980 2.16 1.79
1998 NYM NL 23 LF 4 3 25.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -43.2 -0.9 -1.0 0.1 0 1.80 1.25 .980 1.87 1.38
1998 NYM NL 23 CF 2 2 13.0 4 3 0 1 0 .750 -0.5 -46.2 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 2.08 1.50 1.000 2.56 2.15
1998 NYM NL 23 RF 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 93.3 0.7 0.0 0.7 0 2.00 2.00 1.000 2.10 1.70
1998 FLA NL 23 OF 11 6 67.1 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 -2.5 -44.6 -2.5 -1.1 -1.4 0 1.74 1.18 .977 2.17 1.78
1998 FLA NL 23 CF 7 3 32.1 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -2.1 -77.9 -2.1 -1.1 -1.0 0 1.95 1.00 .986 2.53 2.14
1998 FLA NL 23 LF 3 2 26.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 9.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 2.08 2.00 .967 1.87 1.37
1998 FLA NL 23 RF 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.6 -80.0 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 0.00 0.00 2.10 1.70
1999 FLA NL 24 OF 136 128 1107.0 338 319 10 9 1 .973 -20.1 -21.8 -12.1 -3.6 -8.5 -8 2.67 2.42 .981 2.26 1.86 RoY-2
1999 FLA NL 24 CF 111 105 896.1 284 269 8 7 1 .975 -11.8 -15.8 -4.8 0.8 -5.6 -7 2.78 2.50 .984 2.63 2.20 RoY-2
1999 FLA NL 24 LF 23 16 141.2 42 39 2 1 0 .976 -5.7 -48.3 -5.7 -3.5 -2.2 0 2.60 1.78 .976 2.00 1.48 RoY-2
1999 FLA NL 24 RF 15 7 69.0 11 10 0 1 0 .909 -2.6 -45.2 -1.6 -0.9 -0.7 -1 1.30 0.67 .982 2.17 1.72 RoY-2
2000 FLA NL 25 CF 158 152 1362.2 401 387 9 5 2 .988 -9.7 -8.5 -7.7 -6.6 -1.1 -2 2.62 2.51 .987 2.64 2.24
2000 FLA NL 25 OF 158 152 1362.2 398 384 9 5 2 .987 -9.7 -8.5 -7.7 -6.6 -1.1 -2 2.60 2.49 .981 2.25 1.86
2001 FLA NL 26 CF 121 120 1049.1 300 286 12 2 4 .993 3.3 3.8 -0.7 -0.2 -0.5 4 2.56 2.46 .986 2.59 2.18
2001 FLA NL 26 OF 121 120 1049.1 301 287 12 2 4 .993 3.3 3.8 -0.7 -0.2 -0.5 4 2.56 2.47 .982 2.20 1.86
2002 FLA NL 27 CF 138 132 1178.2 314 300 8 6 2 .981 -5.8 -5.9 -7.8 -4.8 -3.0 2 2.35 2.23 .988 2.57 2.13
2002 FLA NL 27 OF 138 132 1178.2 317 303 8 6 2 .981 -5.8 -5.9 -7.8 -4.8 -3.0 2 2.37 2.25 .983 2.19 1.84
2003 COL NL 28 CF 155 152 1299.0 346 331 8 7 1 .980 -8.8 -8.1 -8.8 3.8 -12.6 0 2.35 2.19 .988 2.50 2.14 AS,MVP-16
2003 COL NL 28 OF 155 153 1307.1 344 329 8 7 1 .980 -8.7 -8.0 -8.7 3.9 -12.6 0 2.32 2.17 .984 2.17 1.85 AS,MVP-16
2004 COL NL 29 CF 52 51 436.0 128 119 3 6 1 .953 -4.4 -12.1 -2.4 5.6 -8.0 -2 2.52 2.35 .988 2.53 2.26
2004 COL NL 29 OF 52 51 436.0 128 119 3 6 1 .953 -4.4 -12.1 -2.4 5.6 -8.0 -2 2.52 2.35 .983 2.16 1.85
2005 TOT NL 30 OF 137 135 1179.2 297 289 5 3 0 .990 -8.6 -8.7 -7.6 -7.2 -0.4 -1 2.24 2.15 .984 2.19 1.86
2005 TOT NL 30 CF 124 122 1068.2 273 265 5 3 0 .989 -5.3 -6.0 -4.3 -4.9 0.6 -1 2.27 2.18 .987 2.51 2.15
2005 COL NL 30 CF 69 68 580.0 145 140 2 3 0 .979 -4.2 -8.7 -3.2 -5.2 2.0 -1 2.20 2.06 .987 2.51 2.15
2005 COL NL 30 OF 69 68 580.0 145 140 2 3 0 .979 -4.2 -8.7 -3.2 -5.2 2.0 -1 2.20 2.06 .984 2.19 1.86
2005 WSN NL 30 OF 68 67 599.2 152 149 3 0 0 1.000 -4.4 -8.8 -4.4 -2.0 -2.4 0 2.28 2.24 .984 2.19 1.86
2005 WSN NL 30 CF 55 54 488.2 128 125 3 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -2.7 -1.1 0.3 -1.4 0 2.36 2.33 .987 2.51 2.15
2005 WSN NL 30 LF 11 11 94.0 20 20 0 0 0 1.000 -2.1 -26.8 -2.1 -1.1 -1.0 0 1.91 1.82 .985 1.94 1.52
2005 WSN NL 30 RF 2 2 17.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -1.2 -84.7 -1.2 -1.2 0.0 0 2.12 2.00 .975 2.12 1.75
2006 TOT NL 31 OF 128 127 1092.0 207 203 2 2 0 .990 -13.7 -15.1 -9.7 -1.4 -8.3 -4 1.69 1.60 .984 2.22 1.88
2006 TOT NL 31 LF 102 100 873.0 158 156 2 0 0 1.000 -10.9 -15.0 -7.9 -1.6 -6.3 -3 1.63 1.55 .982 1.97 1.54
2006 TOT NL 31 RF 24 22 181.0 38 37 0 1 0 .974 -3.8 -25.2 -2.8 -0.8 -2.0 -1 1.84 1.54 .982 2.11 1.75
2006 TOT NL 31 CF 7 5 38.0 11 10 0 1 0 .909 1.0 31.6 1.0 1.0 0.0 0 2.37 1.43 .991 2.58 2.20
2006 HOU NL 31 OF 100 99 863.0 157 155 2 0 0 1.000 -13.1 -18.2 -10.1 -1.7 -8.4 -3 1.64 1.57 .983 2.22 1.88
2006 HOU NL 31 LF 94 94 823.0 149 147 2 0 0 1.000 -12.8 -18.7 -9.8 -1.4 -8.4 -3 1.63 1.59 .982 1.97 1.54
2006 HOU NL 31 RF 5 4 30.1 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -23.7 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 1.78 1.20 .983 2.11 1.76
2006 HOU NL 31 CF 2 1 9.2 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 37.2 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 1.86 1.00 1.000 2.61 2.20
2006 STL NL 31 OF 28 28 229.0 50 48 0 2 0 .960 -0.6 -3.1 0.4 0.3 0.1 -1 1.89 1.71 .984 2.22 1.88
2006 STL NL 31 RF 19 18 150.2 32 31 0 1 0 .969 -3.2 -25.5 -2.2 -0.2 -2.0 -1 1.85 1.63 .981 2.11 1.75
2006 STL NL 31 LF 8 6 50.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.9 45.6 1.9 -0.2 2.1 0 1.62 1.13 .978 1.96 1.54
2006 STL NL 31 CF 5 4 28.1 9 8 0 1 0 .889 0.7 29.6 0.7 0.7 0.0 0 2.54 1.60 .989 2.57 2.20
2007 STL NL 32 OF 16 14 123.2 29 27 0 2 0 .931 -0.1 -1.0 -0.1 -0.7 0.6 0 1.96 1.69 .986 2.30 1.94
2007 STL NL 32 RF 16 14 123.2 29 27 0 2 0 .931 -0.1 -1.0 -0.1 -0.7 0.6 0 1.96 1.69 .983 2.18 1.81
10 Seasons OF 1059 1024 8950.2 2382 2282 57 43 11 .982 -71.0 -9.5 -60.0 -17.6 -42.4 -11 2.35 2.21 .982 2.21 1.86
9 Seasons CF 875 844 7374.0 2068 1977 53 38 11 .982 -44.1 -7.2 -38.1 -6.9 -31.2 -6 2.48 2.32 .987 2.57 2.18
4 Seasons LF 143 132 1159.2 231 226 4 1 0 .996 -19.4 -20.1 -16.4 -7.2 -9.2 -3 1.78 1.61 .981 1.97 1.52
5 Seasons RF 59 47 408.2 84 80 0 4 0 .952 -7.6 -22.3 -5.6 -3.6 -2.0 -2 1.76 1.36 .982 2.14 1.76
10 Seasons TOT 1077 1023 8942.1 2383 2283 57 43 11 .982 -71.1 -9.5 -60.1 -17.7 -42.4 -11 2.36 2.17 .968 2.47 2.07
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1998 FLA NL 23 14 6 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1 11 0 7 0
1998 NYM NL 23 8 6 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 7 0 1 1
1999 FLA NL 24 149 128 149 136 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 111 15 136 0 13 1
2000 FLA NL 25 161 152 161 158 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 158 0 158 0 2 1
2001 FLA NL 26 123 120 123 121 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 121 0 121 0 2 0
2002 FLA NL 27 141 132 141 138 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 138 0 138 0 3 2
2003 COL NL 28 155 153 155 155 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 154 0 155 0 1 0
2004 COL NL 29 58 51 58 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 52 0 7 0
2005 COL NL 30 71 68 71 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 0 69 0 3 0
2005 WSN NL 30 68 67 68 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 55 2 68 0 1 0
2006 HOU NL 31 102 99 102 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 2 5 100 0 2 0
2006 STL NL 31 33 28 33 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 19 28 0 5 0
2007 STL NL 32 25 14 25 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 16 0 11 0
10 Seasons 1108 1024 1108 1059 0 0 0 0 0 0 144 874 59 1059 0 58 5
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1998 FLA NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 8 4 50.0% 4 0 0.0% 0 164 55% 75% 39% 18 39%
1998 NYM NL 23 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 52 56% 73% 35% 6 33%
1999 FLA NL 24 7 0 7 0 1 8 0 3 0 3 47 21 1 54 10 3 11 2 0 21 1 0 20 11 0 153 45 29.4% 104 4 2.6% 4 4106 52% 76% 40% 596 47%
2000 FLA NL 25 5 0 3 2 2 9 0 1 1 6 47 27 0 39 6 5 6 2 0 23 3 1 32 22 0 147 60 40.8% 81 6 4.1% 3 6218 59% 73% 38% 657 60%
2001 FLA NL 26 2 0 2 0 1 12 0 3 3 4 23 17 1 45 13 3 9 6 0 16 3 1 32 23 0 125 62 49.6% 58 5 4.0% 7 4708 51% 72% 37% 495 60%
2002 FLA NL 27 6 0 6 0 1 8 0 3 3 1 39 28 1 49 11 1 5 1 0 18 2 0 21 17 0 132 59 44.7% 71 2 1.5% 6 5296 53% 73% 38% 523 59%
2003 COL NL 28 7 0 5 2 0 8 0 2 3 3 72 46 0 55 13 2 28 8 1 21 1 0 34 25 0 210 93 44.3% 114 3 1.4% 5 6010 55% 77% 40% 753 44%
2004 COL NL 29 6 0 6 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 27 16 0 14 1 0 8 2 0 4 1 0 11 8 0 64 28 43.8% 36 0 0.0% 3 2040 54% 76% 40% 257 47%
2005 COL NL 30 3 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 30 17 1 30 6 0 7 3 0 6 0 0 17 12 0 90 38 42.2% 51 1 1.1% 1 2790 60% 74% 38% 316 45%
2005 WSN NL 30 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 19 16 0 20 2 0 7 1 0 4 0 0 20 13 0 70 32 45.7% 38 0 0.0% 3 2154 52% 73% 40% 261 49%
2006 STL NL 31 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 2 22.2% 7 0 0.0% 0 146 41% 76% 43% 22 36%
2006 HOU NL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 44 41% 59% 30% 2 100%
9 Seasons 38 0 34 4 7 53 1 16 12 17 308 189 4 311 64 14 85 25 1 115 11 2 191 134 0 1010 423 41.9% 566 21 2.1% 32 33728 55% 74% 39% 3906 52%
MLB Averages 42.9% 2.0% 56% 74% 39% 53%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1998 NYM NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 104 55% 65% 27% 10 50%
1998 FLA NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 109 82% 68% 43% 11 55%
1999 FLA NL 24 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 8 6 0 0 0 0 10 5 1 3 1 0 4 4 0 25 16 64.0% 8 1 4.0% 1 638 58% 71% 40% 87 47%
2003 COL NL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 50.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 48 67% 73% 33% 7 29%
2005 WSN NL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 9 7 77.8% 2 0 0.0% 0 422 55% 76% 41% 39 51%
2006 HOU NL 31 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 34 27 0 21 6 0 22 15 0 4 1 0 4 4 0 85 53 62.4% 32 0 0.0% 2 3590 60% 75% 38% 379 39%
2006 STL NL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 7 6 85.7% 1 0 0.0% 0 217 57% 71% 41% 22 41%
5 Seasons 1 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 2 1 49 40 0 29 9 0 34 21 1 8 3 0 14 14 0 134 87 64.9% 46 1 0.7% 3 5128 60% 74% 38% 555 42%
MLB Averages 62.1% 2.4% 56% 74% 39% 47%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1998 FLA NL 23 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 0 0 0 44 48% 57% 32% 1 0%
1998 NYM NL 23 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 0 0 0 34 56% 74% 44% 2 100%
1999 FLA NL 24 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 25.0% 6 0 0.0% 0 332 58% 73% 41% 25 40%
2005 WSN NL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 85 60% 75% 47% 10 40%
2006 STL NL 31 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 4 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 6 4 0 18 10 55.6% 8 0 0.0% 0 662 55% 74% 35% 64 48%
2006 HOU NL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 147 80% 73% 34% 14 43%
2007 STL NL 32 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 54.5% 5 0 0.0% 0 523 59% 76% 37% 53 51%
5 Seasons 4 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 12 0 9 2 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 6 4 0 40 20 50.0% 20 0 0.0% 0 1827 59% 74% 37% 169 47%
MLB Averages 47.5% 2.3% 56% 74% 39% 51%

* 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.

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