Barney Gilligan vs Preston Ward — MLB career head-to-head | StatVault

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Barney GilliganvsPreston Ward

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C · VAL group BAT

Barney Gilligan

1879–1888 · 10 seasons

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1B · VAL group BAT

Preston Ward

1948–1959 · 9 seasons

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At a glance

Barney Gilligan and Preston Ward: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Barney Gilligan	Stat	Preston Ward
10	Seasons	9
6.6	Career VAL	6.5
2.3 (1884)	Peak-season VAL	2.1 (1956)

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board).

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Barney Gilligan and Preston Ward have
Barney Gilligan	Stat	Preston Ward
Career
521	Games	744
Batting
386	Hits	522
3	Home runs	50
167	RBI	262
215	Runs	219
8	Stolen bases	7
147

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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