Cot Deal
Ellis Fergason Deal
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Weight: 185 lb.

Born: January 23, 1923 in Arapaho, OK
High School: Central (Oklahoma City, OK)
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1940. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 11, 1947
Final Game: September 9, 1954
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1947 24 BOS AL 0 1 .000 9.24 5 2 2 0 0 0 12.2 20 13 13 0 7 6 0 0 2 63 42 2.132 14.2 0.0 5.0 4.3 0.86
1948 25 BOS AL 1 0 1.000 0.00 4 0 4 0 0 0 4.0 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 3 18 1.500 6.8 0.0 6.8 4.5 0.67
1950 27 STL NL 0 0 18.00 3 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 3 5 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 9 24 5.000 27.0 0.0 18.0 9.0 0.50
1954 31 STL NL 2 3 .400 6.28 33 0 12 0 0 1 71.2 85 56 50 14 36 25 4 1 3 338 66 1.688 10.7 1.8 4.5 3.1 0.69
4 Seasons 3 4 .429 6.55 45 2 19 0 0 1 89.1 111 74 65 14 48 34 4 1 8 428 63 1.780 11.2 1.4 4.8 3.4 0.71
162 Game Avg. 4 6 .429 6.55 65 3 27 0 0 1 129 161 107 94 20 69 49 6 1 12 619 63 1.780 11.2 1.4 4.8 3.4 0.71
STL (2 yrs) 2 3 .400 6.44 36 0 13 0 0 1 72.2 88 61 52 14 38 26 4 1 3 347 64 1.734 10.9 1.7 4.7 3.2 0.68
BOS (2 yrs) 1 1 .500 7.02 9 2 6 0 0 0 16.2 23 13 13 0 10 8 0 0 5 81 57 1.980 12.4 0.0 5.4 4.3 0.80
NL (2 yrs) 2 3 .400 6.44 36 0 13 0 0 1 72.2 88 61 52 14 38 26 4 1 3 347 64 1.734 10.9 1.7 4.7 3.2 0.68
AL (2 yrs) 1 1 .500 7.02 9 2 6 0 0 0 16.2 23 13 13 0 10 8 0 0 5 81 57 1.980 12.4 0.0 5.4 4.3 0.80

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1954 31 STL NL 33 338 286 56 85 8 5 14 2 0 36 25 .297 .378 .507 .885 .282 145 8 4 7 5
1 Season 33 338 286 56 85 8 5 14 2 0 36 25 .297 .378 .507 .885 .282 145 8 4 7 5
162 Game Avg. 68 696 589 115 175 16 10 29 4 0 74 52 .297 .378 .507 .885 .282 299 16 8 14 10
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1954 31 STL NL 33 33 12 2 3 2 1 1 50% 3 0 24 6 25% 0.716 7 7 12 3 3 21 13 14 21 7 16 3 6.5
1 Season 33 33 12 2 3 2 1 1 50% 3 0 24 6 25% 0.716 7 7 12 3 3 21 13 14 21 7 16 3 6.5

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1947 24 BOS AL
1948 25 BOS AL
1950 27 STL NL
1954 31 STL NL 338 33% 4.1% 7.4% 10.7% 8.0% 32% 1.18 75% 64 8 13%
4 Seasons 338 33% 4.1% 10.1% 14.2% 8.0% 24% 1.18 75% 64 8 13%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1947 24 BOS AL 20 0 2
1948 25 BOS AL 3 0 3
1950 27 STL NL 3 0 0
1954 31 STL NL 262 85 14 0 11 4 9 5 8 31 19 1 61% 7 3 0 106 2 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 76
4 Seasons 262 111 14 0 11 4 9 5 8 31 19 1 61% 7 8 0 106 2 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 76
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1947 24 0 1 .000 9.24 5 2 2 0 0 0 12.2 20 13 13 0 7 6 0 0 2 63 42 2.132 14.2 0.0 5.0 4.3 0.86 42
1948 25 1 1 .500 7.02 9 2 6 0 0 0 16.2 23 13 13 0 10 8 0 0 5 81 57 1.980 12.4 0.0 5.4 4.3 0.80 57
1949 26 1 1 .500 7.02 9 2 6 0 0 0 16.2 23 13 13 0 10 8 0 0 5 81 57 1.980 12.4 0.0 5.4 4.3 0.80 57
1950 27 1 1 .500 7.64 12 2 7 0 0 0 17.2 26 18 15 0 12 9 0 0 5 90 53 2.151 13.2 0.0 6.1 4.6 0.75 53
1951 28 1 1 .500 7.64 12 2 7 0 0 0 17.2 26 18 15 0 12 9 0 0 5 90 53 2.151 13.2 0.0 6.1 4.6 0.75 53
1952 29 1 1 .500 7.64 12 2 7 0 0 0 17.2 26 18 15 0 12 9 0 0 5 90 53 2.151 13.2 0.0 6.1 4.6 0.75 53
1953 30 1 1 .500 7.64 12 2 7 0 0 0 17.2 26 18 15 0 12 9 0 0 5 90 53 2.151 13.2 0.0 6.1 4.6 0.75 53
1954 31 3 4 .429 6.55 45 2 19 0 0 1 89.1 111 74 65 14 48 34 4 1 8 428 63 1.780 11.2 1.4 4.8 3.4 0.71 63

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1947 24 0 1 .000 9.00 13.0 20 14 13 0 7 6 0 2.077 13.8 4.8 4.2 0.86 0.0 5
1948 25 0 0 0.00 4.0 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 1.500 6.8 6.8 4.5 0.67 0.0 4
1950 27 0 0 18.00 1.0 3 2 2 0 2 1 0 5.000 27.0 18.0 9.0 0.50 0.0 3
1954 31 2 6 .250 6.12 75.0 90 57 51 15 38 26 4 1.707 10.8 4.6 3.1 0.68 1.8 33
4 Seasons 2 7 .222 6.39 93.0 116 73 66 15 50 35 4 1.785 11.2 3.4 0.70 1.5 45

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