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

Debut: May 3, 1951 (Age 22-208d, 8,388th in MLB history)
vs. PHI 4.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, W

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

W

L

ERA

4.61

G

128

GS

SV

IP

490.1

SO

202

WHIP

1.426

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1948	19	STL-min	C	16	8	.667	2.70	39						197.0	184	73	59		67									1.274	8.4		3.1			STJ WA
1949	20	STL-min	A	14	9	.609	3.18	32						232.0	208	96	82		85									1.263	8.1		3.3			OMA WL
1950	21	STL-min	AA	16	16	.500	3.14	36	32					258.0	239	104	90		100									1.314	8.3		3.5			HSN TL
1951	22	STL	NL	7	4	.636	3.45	15	12	3	5	0	2	88.2	86	36	34	9	20	0	38	2	0	2	367	115	3.69	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	16	57	0	63	1	0	2	631	91	4.14	1.343	8.6	1.0	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	0	56	5	0	4	707	85	4.73	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	0	36	5	0	3	346	60	5.86	1.926	12.2	1.8	5.1	4.5	0.88

1955	26	STL-min	AAA	6	10	.375	4.53	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	OMA AA
1956	27	DET-min	AAA	9	7	.563	3.73	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	CHL AA
1957	28	DET-min	AAA	9	7	.563	3.22	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	CHL AA
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	245	3.28	1.273	8.2	0.0	3.3	2.5	0.75
1958	29	DET-min	AAA	3	3	.500	3.65	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	CHL AA
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	124	1.63	1.313	11.0	0.0	0.8	5.1	6.00
1959	30	DET-min	AAA	4	5	.444	4.72	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	CHL AA
6 Yrs				25	37	.403	4.61	128	61	29	15	2	5	490.1	511	268	251	58	188	1	202	14	0	11	2140	87	4.43	1.426	9.4	1.1	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	0	73	5	0	4	770	87	4.43	1.426	9.4	1.1	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	58	183	0	193	13	0	11	2051	85	4.52	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	164	2.47	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	58	183	0	193	13	0	11	2051	85	4.52	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	164	2.47	1.292	9.6	0.0	2.1	3.7	1.80

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