How Preston Ward's Fielding Percentage Compares to Similar Players

Preston Ward posted a career Fielding Percentage of 98.68, near the league average of 97.5 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Fielding Percentage season came in 1957, posting 100.0, near the league average of 97.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1954 at 97.02, near the league average of 97.64 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 100.0 in 1957 to 97.86 in 1958 and 97.67 in 1959. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. One of the more consistent Fielding Percentage producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 9 seasons.

Preston Ward Lifetime Fielding Percentage

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Preston Ward
Fielding Percentage
Career98.68
Season Avg.98.68
162 Game Avg.98.68
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Preston Ward Fielding Percentage Per Season

Preston Ward's Fielding Percentage for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, 1B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Preston Ward Fielding Percentage per season line chart

Preston Ward Fielding Percentage by Team

Preston Ward's career Fielding Percentage totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Preston Ward career Fielding Percentage by team bar chart

Preston Ward Fielding Percentage Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Preston Ward's career Fielding Percentage shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Preston Ward Fielding Percentage year-over-year waterfall chart

Preston Ward Fielding Percentage Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Preston Ward's seasonal Fielding Percentage alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Preston Ward Fielding Percentage distribution box chart versus comparable players

Preston Ward Fielding Percentage — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Preston Ward's MLB career with Fielding Percentage alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Preston Ward Fielding Percentage season-by-season breakdown table