Rod Barajas vs. Walt Preston — Career Comparison

Rod Barajas
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCatcher
Walt Preston
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Rod Barajas and Walt Preston are closely matched on the surface stats. Walt Preston posted stronger numbers in OPS (.732 vs .697) and on-base percentage (.366 vs .290). Rod Barajas had the advantage in slugging (.407 vs .365). By the career numbers, Walt Preston had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Rod Barajas and Walt Preston

Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1114
176.83
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
50
133.33
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3780
600
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
225
600
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3460
549.21
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
197
525.33
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.706
0.706
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
812
128.89
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
146.67
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
488
77.46
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
117.33
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
29.68
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.16
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.67
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
21.59
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
51.43
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
11
29.33
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
417.18
66.22
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31.36
83.63
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1409
223.65
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
72
192
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1065
169.05
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
218.67
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.614
0.614
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.775
0.775
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
396
62.86
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
112
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
480
76.19
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
24
64
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
740
117.46
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
173.33
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402.89
63.95
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33.71
89.89
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
7.3
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.67
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
32.86
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
45.33
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.92
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
638
101.27
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
45.33
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
5.92
5.92
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.24
13.24
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.44
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
6.19
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
61
9.68
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.32
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.33
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.32
Walt Preston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.63
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.33
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Rod Barajas and Walt Preston

Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1080
1.14
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.13
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
1.02
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25670
27
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1224
27
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8556.2
9
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
9
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6817
7.17
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.57
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409
0.43
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.19
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.05
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.73
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7277
7.65
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
3.49
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7226
7.6
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
2.76
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.3
99.3
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.11
79.11
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.691
6.691
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.451
2.451
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.72
89.72
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.05
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.06
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Barajas
Career
Per 9 Innings
491
0.52
Walt Preston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Barajas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.2
Walt Preston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0