Gene Tenace vs Joe Ferguson

Gene TenaceJoe Ferguson

Gene Tenace and Joe Ferguson compared on their MLB careers: Gene Tenace played 15 seasons, 1969 to 1983, Joe Ferguson 14 seasons, 1970 to 1983. Gene Tenace has .241 batting average to Joe Ferguson's .240. Gene Tenace won 4 titles, Joe Ferguson won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Gene Tenace and Joe Ferguson career totals
1,555GP1,013
4,390AB3,001
653R407
1,060H719
201HR122
674RBI445
36SB22
0.2AVG0.2
0.4OBP0.4
0.4SLG0.4
0.8OPS0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Gene Tenace and Joe Ferguson postseason
42GP13
114AB35
10R6
18H7
4HR1
14RBI4
1SB1
0.2AVG0.2
0.3OBP0.4
0.3SLG0.3
0.6OPS0.7

Titles and awards

  • Gene Tenace: 4 championships; World Series MVP
  • Joe Ferguson: 1 championship; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Gene Tenace and Joe Ferguson season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1969.158121970.25001
2nd1970.3057201971.21627
3rd1971.2747251972.29215
4th1972.2255321973.2632588
5th1973.25924841974.2521657
6th1974.21126731975.208523
7th1975.25529871976.2111039
8th1976.24922661977.2571661
9th1977.23315611978.2241450
10th1978.22416611979.2622069
11th1979.26320671980.238929
12th1980.22217501981.20516
13th1981.2335221982.22638
14th1982.2587181983.07402
15th1983.17706————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI