Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1970
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1970
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,013
- AB
- 3,001
- R
- 407
- H
- 719
- HR
- 122
- RBI
- 445
- SB
- 22
- AVG
- .240
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | LAD | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| 1971 | LAD | 36 | 102 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .216 |
| 1972 | LAD | 8 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .292 |
| 1973 | LAD | 136 | 487 | 84 | 128 | 25 | 88 | 1 | .263 |
| 1974 | LAD | 111 | 349 | 54 | 88 | 16 | 57 | 2 | .252 |
| 1975 | LAD | 66 | 202 | 15 | 42 | 5 | 23 | 2 | .208 |
| 1976 |  LAD/STL | 125 | 374 | 46 | 79 | 10 | 39 | 6 | .211 |
| 1977 | HOU | 132 | 421 | 59 | 108 | 16 | 61 | 6 | .257 |
| 1978 |  HOU/LAD | 118 | 348 | 40 | 78 | 14 | 50 | 1 | .224 |
| 1979 | LAD | 122 | 363 | 54 | 95 | 20 | 69 | 1 | .262 |
| 1980 | LAD | 77 | 172 | 20 | 41 | 9 | 29 | 2 | .238 |
| 1981 |  LAD/LAA | 29 | 44 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .205 |
| 1982 | LAA | 36 | 84 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .226 |
| 1983 | LAA | 12 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .074 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 13
- AB
- 35
- R
- 6
- H
- 7
- HR
- 1
- RBI
- 4
- SB
- 1
- AVG
- .200
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 3,624
- TB
- 1,228
- XBH
- 254
- HBP
- 9
- IBB
- 64
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | LAD | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | LAD | 115 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | LAD | 27 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | LAD | 585 | 229 | 51 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | LAD | 430 | 152 | 31 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | LAD | 241 | 61 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | LAD/STL | 439 | 132 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | HOU | 511 | 183 | 40 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | HOU/LAD | 426 | 136 | 30 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | LAD | 442 | 169 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | LAD | 214 | 75 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | LAD/LAA | 57 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | LAA | 97 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | LAA | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 19.7
- RC
- 491.8
- RC/27
- 5.70
- ISOP
- .170
- SECA
- .360
- BB/K
- 0.93
- AB/HR
- 24.6
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | LAD | 0.0 | 0.9 | 6.2 | .000 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | LAD | 0.2 | 10.6 | 3.6 | .088 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 51 | 0 |
| 1972 | LAD | 0.4 | 4.5 | 6.8 | .250 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 24 | 0 |
| 1973 | LAD | 4.8 | 91.7 | 6.7 | .207 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 19.5 | 0 |
| 1974 | LAD | 3.3 | 64.2 | 6.4 | .183 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 21.8 | 0 |
| 1975 | LAD | 0.6 | 23.3 | 3.8 | .094 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 40.4 | 0 |
| 1976 | LAD/STL | 0.9 | 47.2 | 4.2 | .142 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 37.4 | 0 |
| 1977 | HOU | 4.6 | 77 | 6.5 | .178 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 26.3 | 0 |
| 1978 | HOU/LAD | 2.1 | 54.8 | 5.3 | .167 | 0.4 | 1 | 24.9 | 0 |
| 1979 | LAD | 2.3 | 70.1 | 6.9 | .204 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 18.2 | 0 |
| 1980 | LAD | 0.5 | 30.9 | 6.1 | .198 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 19.1 | 0 |
| 1981 | LAD/LAA | 0.2 | 6.3 | 4.6 | .114 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 44 | 0 |
| 1982 | LAA | 0.2 | 10.6 | 4.3 | .131 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 28 | 0 |
| 1983 | LAA | -0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .000 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Joe Ferguson's career stats?
Joe Ferguson played 14 seasons for the Dodgers, the Astros and the Angels. He was a career .240 hitter with 719 hits, 122 home runs and 445 RBI. His best season was 1972: a .292 batting average, 1 home run and 5 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
14 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1970 to 1983
Championships
- 1981 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers
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