Joe Ferguson stats

Last played for the Los Angeles Angels, 1983

Catcher

Age 80 · 6' 2"

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Joe Ferguson played 14 MLB seasons, 1970 to 1983.

Stats

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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.

Standard by season
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.
1970LAD5401010.250
1971LAD361021322271.216
1972LAD82427150.292
1973LAD1364878412825881.263
1974LAD111349548816572.252
1975LAD6620215425232.208
1976LAD/STL125374467910396.211
1977HOU1324215910816616.257
1978HOU/LAD118348407814501.224
1979LAD122363549520691.262
1980LAD7717220419292.238
1981LAD/LAA294479160.205
1982LAA36841019380.226
1983LAA122732020.074

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

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.

Expanded by season
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.
1970LAD7100000
1971LAD1153151100
1972LAD271340000
1973LAD585229511900
1974LAD4301523101000
1975LAD2416181500
1976LAD/STL439132292400
1977HOU511183400700
1978HOU/LAD4261363021100
1979LAD442169342600
1980LAD214751401100
1981LAD/LAA571430000
1982LAA973050000
1983LAA33200000

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.

Advanced by season
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.
1970LAD0.00.96.2.0000.5100
1971LAD0.210.63.6.0880.20.8510
1972LAD0.44.56.8.2500.30.5240
1973LAD4.891.76.7.2070.41.119.50
1974LAD3.364.26.4.1830.41.021.80
1975LAD0.623.33.8.0940.30.740.40
1976LAD/STL0.947.24.2.1420.30.737.40
1977HOU4.6776.5.1780.41.126.30
1978HOU/LAD2.154.85.3.1670.4124.90
1979LAD2.370.16.9.2040.41.018.20
1980LAD0.530.96.1.1980.40.819.10
1981LAD/LAA0.26.34.6.1140.40.9440
1982LAA0.210.64.3.1310.30.6280
1983LAA-0.40.10.1.0000.20.600

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
80 yearsSep 19, 1946
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1970
Birthplace
San Francisco, CA

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

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