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Charlie Ferguson
Charles J. Ferguson

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 165 lb.

Debut May 1, 1884
Final Game October 8, 1887
Born April 17, 1863 in Charlottesville, VA
Died April 29, 1888 in Philadelphia, PA

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Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1884 21 PHI NL  21  25  50  47  46   2   3  1  416.7  443  297  164  13   93  194   0  33  1844       0  3.54  2.94   83 1.286
 1885 22 PHI NL  26  20  48  45  45   5   3  0  405.0  345  197  100   5   81  197   0  15  1657       3  2.22  2.76  124 1.052
 1886 23 PHI NL  30   9  48  45  43   4   2  2  395.7  317  145   87  11   69  212   0  11  1582       0  1.98  3.25  164 0.976
 1887 24 PHI NL  22  10  37  33  31   2   4  1  297.3  297  154   99  13   47  125  11   5  1227       0  3.00  4.21  140 1.157
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  4 Yr WL% .607  99  64 183 170 165  13  12  4 1514.7 1402  793  450  42  290  728  11  64  6310       3  2.67  3.22  121 1.117
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    19  12  35  32  31   2   2  0  291.7  270  152   86   8   55  140   2  12  1215   0   0  2.67  3.22  121 1.117
 Career High     30  25  50  47  46   5   4  2  416.7  443  297  164  13   93  212  11  33  1844   0   3  1.98  4.21  164 0.976

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1884 21 PHI NL  52  203   26   50   6  3   0   20         19  54  .246  .311  .305  100   62                    
 1885 22 PHI NL  61  235   42   72   8  3   1   27         23  18  .306  .368  .379  145   89                    
 1886 23 PHI NL  72  261   56   66   9  1   2   25   9     37  28  .253  .346  .318  103   83                    
 1887 24 PHI NL  72  264   67   89  14  6   3   85  13     34  19  .337  .417  .470  140  124               2    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons      257  963  191  277  37 13   6  157  22  0 113 119  .288  .364  .372  123  358   0   0   0   2   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        607  120  175  23  8   4   99  14  0  71  75  .288  .364  .372  123  226   0   0   0   1   0
 Career High     72  264   67   89  14  6   3   85  13  0  37  54  .337  .417  .470  145  124   0   0   0   2   0
Special Batting  Glossary 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1884 21 PHI NL  222  153   19   3.3    69| .246  .244| .311  .283| .305  .337| .616  .621| 100  .450   0.8   0.1     
 1885 22 PHI NL  258  163   33   5.3    67| .306  .243| .368  .287| .379  .326| .747  .612| 145  .699  12.3   1.4     
 1886 23 PHI NL  298  195   29   3.8    80| .253  .258| .346  .307| .318  .353| .664  .660| 103  .518   2.9   0.3     
 1887 24 PHI NL  300  175   51   7.6   102| .337  .282| .417  .341| .470  .401| .887  .741| 140  .730  16.0   1.6     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons      1078  686  132   5.0    81| .288  .258| .364  .307| .372  .356| .736  .663| 123  .624  32.0   3.4     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1884 21 PHI NL   P   50     23   72   12    4  .888  .892  1.90  2.12  2.05  2.29   47  416.7
                 OF    5     12    1    1    0  .929  .867  2.60  1.76                            1    3    1
 1885 22 PHI NL   P   48     27   87    9    3  .927  .899  2.38  2.30  2.53  2.43   45  405.0
                 OF   15     29    2    6    0  .838  .881  2.07  1.82                            2   10    3
 1886 23 PHI NL   P   48     33   97    9    1  .935  .915  2.71  2.07  2.96  2.26   45  395.7
                 OF   27     39    4    5    0  .896  .890  1.59  1.71                            8    5   14
 1887 24 PHI NL   P   37     16   54    6    4  .921  .902  1.89  1.86  2.12  2.02   33  297.3
                 2B   27     57   65   10    4  .924  .911  4.52  5.79                        
                 OF    6     11    2    2    0  .867  .884  2.17  1.92                            2    4    0
                 3B    5      9    9    4    3  .818  .870  3.60  3.36                        

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1887 24 PHI NL  2B   27     57   65   10    4  .924  .911  4.52  5.79                        

 1887 24 PHI NL  3B    5      9    9    4    3  .818  .870  3.60  3.36                        

 1884 21 PHI NL  OF    5     12    1    1    0  .929  .867  2.60  1.76                            1    3    1
 1885 22 PHI NL  OF   15     29    2    6    0  .838  .881  2.07  1.82                            2   10    3
 1886 23 PHI NL  OF   27     39    4    5    0  .896  .890  1.59  1.71                            8    5   14
 1887 24 PHI NL  OF    6     11    2    2    0  .867  .884  2.17  1.92                            2    4    0

 1884 21 PHI NL   P   50     23   72   12    4  .888  .892  1.90  2.12  2.05  2.29   47  416.7
 1885 22 PHI NL   P   48     27   87    9    3  .927  .899  2.38  2.30  2.53  2.43   45  405.0
 1886 23 PHI NL   P   48     33   97    9    1  .935  .915  2.71  2.07  2.96  2.26   45  395.7
 1887 24 PHI NL   P   37     16   54    6    4  .921  .902  1.89  1.86  2.12  2.02   33  297.3

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Position Total   P* 183     99  310   36   12  .919  .903  2.23  2.10              170 1514.7
                 OF   53     91    9   14    0  .877  .883  1.89  1.77                           13   22   18
                 2B   27     57   65   10    4  .924  .911  4.52  5.79                        
                 3B    5      9    9    4    3  .818  .870  3.60  3.36                        
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Overall Total       268    256  393   64   19  .910  .900  2.42  2.43
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

ERA
1885 NL-2.22-7
1886 NL-1.98-2
1887 NL-3.00-3
Car-2.67-67

Wins
1884 NL-21-7
1885 NL-26-5
1886 NL-30-6
1887 NL-22-8

Won-Loss %
1885 NL-.565-8
1886 NL-.769-2
1887 NL-.688-3
Car-.607-89

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1885 NL-1.052-6
1886 NL-.976-2
1887 NL-1.157-3
Car-1.117-27

Hits Allowed/9IP
1885 NL-7.67-6
1886 NL-7.21-2
1887 NL-8.99-8

Bases on Balls/9IP
1885 NL-1.80-8
1886 NL-1.57-2
1887 NL-1.42-3
Car-1.72-42

Strikeouts/9IP
1885 NL-4.38-6
1886 NL-4.82-8
1887 NL-3.78-6

Games
1884 NL-50-6
1885 NL-48-8
1886 NL-48-7

Saves
1884 NL-1-2
1886 NL-2-1
1887 NL-1-1

Innings
1884 NL-416.7-6
1885 NL-405.0-7
1886 NL-395.7-7

Strikeouts
1884 NL-194-7
1885 NL-197-6
1886 NL-212-8
1887 NL-125-7

Games Started
1884 NL-47-6
1885 NL-45-9
1886 NL-45-7

Comp. Games
1884 NL-46-6
1885 NL-45-8
1886 NL-43-7

Shutouts
1884 NL-2-10
1885 NL-5-6
1886 NL-4-2
1887 NL-2-5

Home Runs Allow.
1884 NL-13-7
1886 NL-11-6

Bases On Balls Allow.
1884 NL-93-7
1885 NL-81-10

Hits Allowed
1884 NL-443-6
1885 NL-345-10

SO to Walk
1885 NL-2.43-5
1886 NL-3.07-3
1887 NL-2.66-2
Car-2.51-77

Losses
1884 NL-25-2

Earned Runs Allow.
1884 NL-164-1

Wild Pitches
1884 NL-33-6

Batters Faced
1884 NL-1844-6
1885 NL-1657-8
1886 NL-1582-10

Games Finished
1884 NL-3-3
1885 NL-3-1
1886 NL-2-7
1887 NL-4-2

Adjusted ERA+
1885 NL-124-6
1886 NL-164-2
1887 NL-140-3

Black Ink: Pitching - 6 (366) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 99 (209) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Batting - 14.0 (1075) Pitching - 27.0 (171) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 49.0 (260) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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