Joe Presko

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 165lb (175cm, 74kg)

Born: October 7, 1928 in Kansas City, MO us

Died: February 5, 2019 in Kansas City, MO

Buried: Resurrection North Cemetery, Kansas City, MO

High School: North Kansas City HS (Kansas City, MO)

Last Game: May 7, 1958 (Age 29-212d)
vs. WSH 3.0 IP, 3 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: Joseph Edward Presko

Nicknames: Baby Joe or Little Joe

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.9

ERA

4.61

128

490.1

202

WHIP

1.426

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1948	19	-3.1	St. Joseph	WA	C	STL	16	8	.667	2.70	3.34	39			17	1		197.0	184	73	59		67		151	1	1	5		1.274	8.4		3.1	6.9	2.25
1949	20	-3.3	Omaha	WL	A	STL	14	9	.609	3.18	3.72	32			16	2		232.0	208	96	82		85		142	6	0	4		1.263	8.1		3.3	5.5	1.67
1950	21	-4.7	Houston	TL	AA	STL	16	16	.500	3.14	3.63	36	32					258.0	239	104	90		100							1.314	8.3		3.5
1951	22	-6.6	STL	NL	Maj	STL	7	4	.636	3.45	3.65	15	12	3	5	0	2	88.2	86	36	34	9	20	0	38	2	0	2	367	1.195	8.7	0.9	2.0	3.9	1.90
1952	23	-5.4	STL	NL	Maj	STL	7	10	.412	4.05	4.54	28	18	1	5	1	0	146.2	140	74	66	16	57	1	63	1	0	2	631	1.343	8.6	1.0	3.5	3.9	1.11
1953	24	-4.5	STL	NL	Maj	STL	6	13	.316	5.01	5.29	34	25	3	4	0	1	161.2	165	95	90	19	65	5	56	5	0	4	707	1.423	9.2	1.1	3.6	3.1	0.86
1954	25	-3.5	STL	NL	Maj	STL	4	9	.308	6.91	7.03	37	6	10	1	1	0	71.2	97	56	55	14	41	3	36	5	0	3	346	1.926	12.2	1.8	5.1	4.5	0.88
1955	26	-0.2	Omaha	AA	AAA	STL	6	10	.375	4.53	5.13	42	19		4	0		163.0	174	93	82	14	51	3	95	4	0	5		1.380	9.6	0.8	2.8	5.2	1.86
1956	27	1.3	Charleston	AA	AAA	DET	9	7	.563	3.73	4.62	33	19		9	3		152.0	155	78	63	15	46	4	82	3	0	2		1.322	9.2	0.9	2.7	4.9	1.78
1957	28	0.9	Charleston	AA	AAA	DET	9	7	.563	3.22	3.73	48	7		2	0		123.0	110	51	44	11	44	6	64	2	0	1		1.252	8.0	0.8	3.2	4.7	1.45
1957	28	-0.5	DET	AL	Maj	DET	1	1	.500	1.64	2.45	7	0	6	0	0	0	11.0	10	3	2	0	4	1	3	1	0	0	46	1.273	8.2	0.0	3.3	2.5	0.75
1958	29	2.0	Charleston	AA	AAA	DET	3	3	.500	3.65	4.17	25	7		0	0		69.0	69	32	28	5	34	4	41	2	0	0		1.493	9.0	0.7	4.4	5.3	1.21
1958	29	0.7	DET	AL	Maj	DET	0	0		3.38	3.38	7	0	6	0	0	2	10.2	13	4	4	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	43	1.313	11.0	0.0	0.8	5.1	6.00
1959	30		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA		4	8	.333			44	1		0	0		82.0	82	47	43	11	37	9	33	2	0	2
1959	30	2.5	Charleston	AA	AAA	DET	4	5	.444	4.72	5.16	34	1		0	0		82.0	82	47	43	11	37	9	33	2	0	2		1.451	9.0	1.2	4.1	3.6	0.89
1959	30	2.5	Toronto	IL	AAA		0	3	.000			10
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (6 seasons)					Majors		25	37	.403	4.61	4.92	128	61	29	15	2	5	490.1	511	268	251	58	188	10	202	14	0	11	2140	1.426	9.4	1.1	3.5	3.7	1.07
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		77	68	.531			299	85		48	6		1276.0	1221	574	491	56	464	26	608	20	1	19
All Levels (12 Seasons)							102	105	.493			427	146	29	63	8	5	1766.1	1732	842	742	114	652	36	810	34	1	30	2140

AAA (5 seasons)					Minors		31	35	.470			192	53		15	3		589.0	590	301	260	56	212	26	315	13	0	10
AA (1 season)					Minors		16	16	.500	3.14	3.63	36	32					258.0	239	104	90		100							1.314	8.3		3.5
A (1 season)					Minors		14	9	.609	3.18	3.72	32			16	2		232.0	208	96	82		85		142	6	0	4		1.263	8.1		3.3	5.5	1.67
C (1 season)					Minors		16	8	.667	2.70	3.34	39			17	1		197.0	184	73	59		67		151	1	1	5		1.274	8.4		3.1	6.9	2.25