Preston Wilson

Full Name: Preston James Richard Wilson Primary Position: OF,CF Height/Weight: 6' 2"/193 First Game: May 7, 1998 Birthdate: July 19, 1974 MLB Experience: 9 years Birthplace: Bamberg, South Carolina Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography

Preston Wilson (Preston James Richard Wilson) was born on July 19, 1974 in Bamberg, South Carolina. He made his Major League debut on May 7, 1998 for the New York Mets. In 1999, his rookie year, he hit .280 with 26 home runs and 71 RBI. Wilson played for the New York Mets, Florida Marlins, Colorado Rockies, Washington Nationals, St. Louis Cardinals and Houston Astros over the course of his 9 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Preston Wilson's most productive season. Some believe that it was 2003, when he slugged 36 home runs, hit for a .282 average and knocked in 141 runs. However, others believe that it was 2000, when he slugged 31 home runs, stole 36 bases and knocked in 121 runs.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1998	NY	N	8	20	3	6	0	2	.300	.364	.400	2	0	2	8	0	0	1	0	0
1998	FLA	N	14	31	4	2	1	1	.065	.194	.161	0	0	4	13	1	2	0	0	0
1998	TOT	N	22	51	7	8	1	3	.157	.259	.255	2	0	6	21	1	2	1	0	0
1999	FLA	N	149	482	67	135	26	71	.280	.350	.502	21	4	46	156	9	0	11	3	15
2000	FLA	N	161	605	94	160	31	121	.264	.331	.486	35	3	55	187	8	0	36	1	11
2001	FLA	N	123	468	70	128	23	71	.274	.331	.494	30	2	36	107	6	0	20	2	14
2002	FLA	N	141	510	80	124	23	65	.243	.329	.429	22	2	58	140	9	2	20	3	17
2003	COL	N	155	600	94	169	36	141	.282	.343	.537	43	1	54	139	4	0	14	1	23
2004	COL	N	58	202	24	50	6	29	.248	.315	.391	11	0	17	49	3	0	2	2	9
2005	WAS	N	68	253	34	66	10	43	.261	.329	.443	14	1	20	71	6	0	3	0	10
2005	COL	N	71	267	39	69	15	47	.258	.322	.491	15	1	25	77	1	1	3	0	8
2005	TOT	N	139	520	73	135	25	90	.260	.325	.467	29	2	45	148	7	1	6	0	18
2006	STL	N	33	111	18	27	8	17	.243	.300	.486	3	0	7	27	2	0	6	1	2
2006	HOU	N	102	390	40	105	9	55	.269	.309	.405	22	2	22	94	2	0	6	2	18
2006	TOT	N	135	501	58	132	17	72	.263	.307	.423	25	2	29	121	4	0	12	3	20
2007	STL	N	25	64	6	14	1	5	.219	.265	.313	3	0	4	17	0	0	2	0	2
Total			1108	4003	573	1055	189	668	.264	.329	.468	221	16	350	1085	51	5	124	15	129

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1998	NY	N	LF	4	3	25	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1998	NY	N	CF	2	2	13	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667
1998	NY	N	OF	7	6	47	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.909
1998	NY	N	RF	1	1	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1998	FLA	N	LF	3	2	26	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1998	FLA	N	OF	11	6	67.1	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1998	FLA	N	RF	1	1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1998	FLA	N	CF	7	3	32.1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1998	TOT	N	CF	9	5	45.1	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.900
1998	TOT	N	RF	2	2	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1998	TOT	N	LF	7	5	51	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1998	TOT	N	OF	18	12	114.1	23	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.958
1999	FLA	N	CF	111	105	896.1	268	8	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.975
1999	FLA	N	LF	23	16	141.2	39	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.976
1999	FLA	N	OF	136	128	1107	320	10	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	.973
1999	FLA	N	RF	15	7	69	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.909
2000	FLA	N	OF	158	152	1362.2	384	9	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	.987
2000	FLA	N	CF	158	152	1362.2	384	9	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	.987
2001	FLA	N	CF	121	120	1049.1	287	12	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	.993
2001	FLA	N	OF	121	120	1049.1	287	12	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	.993
2002	FLA	N	OF	138	132	1178.2	303	8	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	.981
2002	FLA	N	CF	138	132	1178.2	303	8	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	.981
2003	COL	N	OF	155	153	1307.1	331	8	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.980
2003	COL	N	CF	154	152	1299	327	8	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.980
2003	COL	N	LF	1	1	8.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2004	COL	N	OF	52	51	436	119	3	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.953
2004	COL	N	CF	52	51	436	119	3	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.953
2005	WAS	N	LF	11	11	94	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2005	WAS	N	OF	68	67	599.2	149	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2005	WAS	N	RF	2	2	17	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2005	WAS	N	CF	55	54	488.2	125	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2005	COL	N	CF	69	68	580	140	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.979
2005	COL	N	OF	69	68	580	140	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.979
2005	TOT	N	CF	124	122	1068.2	265	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.989
2005	TOT	N	OF	137	135	1179.2	289	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.990
2006	STL	N	OF	28	28	229	48	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.960
2006	STL	N	CF	5	4	28.1	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.889
2006	STL	N	RF	19	18	150.2	31	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.969
2006	STL	N	LF	8	6	50	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2006	HOU	N	LF	94	94	823	147	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2006	HOU	N	RF	5	4	30.1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2006	HOU	N	OF	100	99	863	155	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2006	HOU	N	CF	2	1	9.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2006	TOT	N	CF	7	5	38	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.909
2006	TOT	N	RF	24	22	181	37	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.974
2006	TOT	N	LF	102	100	873	156	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2006	TOT	N	OF	128	127	1092	203	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.990
2007	STL	N	OF	16	14	123.2	27	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.931
2007	STL	N	RF	16	14	123.2	27	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.931
Total			LF	144	133	1168	228	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.996
Total			OF	1059	1024	8950.2	2286	57	43	11	0	0	0	0	0	.982
Total			CF	874	844	7374	1972	53	38	11	0	0	0	0	0	.982
Total			RF	59	47	408.2	80	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.952

Transactions

• Selected by New York Mets in the 1st round (9th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 1, 1992 - signed September 9, 1992).
• Traded by New York Mets with Geoff Goetz and Ed Yarnall to Florida Marlins in exchange for Mike Piazza (May 22, 1998).
• Traded by Florida Marlins with Charles Johnson, Vic Darensbourg and Pablo Ozuna to Colorado Rockies in exchange for Juan Pierre, Mike Hampton and cash (November 16, 2002).
• Traded by Colorado Rockies to Washington Nationals in exchange for Zach Day, J.J. Davis and cash (July 13, 2005).
• Granted free agency (October 27, 2005).
• Signed by Houston Astros (January 6, 2006).
• Released by Houston Astros (August 12, 2006).
• Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (August 18, 2006).
• Granted free agency (November 3, 2006).