Alex Ferguson
James Alexander Ferguson
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: February 16, 1897 in Montclair, NJ
High School: Bloomfield (Bloomfield, NJ) (All Transactions)
Debut: August 16, 1918
Final Game: May 18, 1929
Died: April 26, 1976 in Sepulveda, CA
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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
1918 21 NYY AL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 8 2.400 10.8 0.0 10.8 5.4 0.50
1921 24 NYY AL 3 1 .750 5.91 17 4 7 1 0 1 56.1 64 40 37 4 27 9 4 0 1 258 72 1.615 10.2 0.6 4.3 1.4 0.33
1922 25 BOS AL 9 16 .360 4.31 39 27 7 10 1 2 198.1 201 108 95 5 62 44 6 0 2 851 94 1.326 9.1 0.2 2.8 2.0 0.71
1923 26 BOS AL 9 13 .409 4.04 34 27 5 11 0 0 198.1 229 115 89 5 67 72 9 1 6 871 102 1.492 10.4 0.2 3.0 3.3 1.07
1924 27 BOS AL 14 17 .452 3.79 41 32 6 15 0 2 237.2 259 114 100 6 108 78 6 3 2 1086 115 1.544 9.8 0.2 4.1 3.0 0.72
1925 28 TOT AL 9 5 .643 6.18 33 15 9 3 0 2 125.1 157 101 86 11 70 49 5 0 0 591 69 1.811 11.3 0.8 5.0 3.5 0.70
1925 28 BOS AL 0 2 .000 10.91 5 4 1 0 0 1 15.2 22 22 19 6 5 5 1 0 0 77 41 1.723 12.6 3.4 2.9 2.9 1.00
1925 28 NYY AL 4 2 .667 7.79 21 5 7 0 0 1 54.1 83 57 47 3 42 20 2 0 0 280 55 2.301 13.7 0.5 7.0 3.3 0.48
1925 28 WSH AL 5 1 .833 3.25 7 6 1 3 0 0 55.1 52 22 20 2 23 24 2 0 0 234 131 1.355 8.5 0.3 3.7 3.9 1.04
1926 29 WSH AL 3 4 .429 7.74 19 4 8 0 0 1 47.2 69 51 41 4 18 16 3 0 0 233 50 1.825 13.0 0.8 3.4 3.0 0.89
1927 30 PHI NL 8 16 .333 4.84 31 31 0 16 0 0 227.0 280 132 122 15 65 73 6 1 2 1001 81 1.520 11.1 0.6 2.6 2.9 1.12
1928 31 PHI NL 5 10 .333 5.55 34 19 10 5 1 2 134.2 168 86 83 14 52 51 6 0 1 597 79 1.634 11.2 0.9 3.5 3.4 0.98
1929 32 TOT NL 1 3 .250 13.50 8 7 0 1 0 0 14.2 26 25 22 4 11 4 0 0 0 82 38 2.523 16.0 2.5 6.8 2.5 0.36
1929 32 PHI NL 1 2 .333 12.08 5 4 0 1 0 0 12.2 19 18 17 2 10 3 0 0 0 67 43 2.289 13.5 1.4 7.1 2.1 0.30
1929 32 BRO NL 0 1 .000 22.50 3 3 0 0 0 0 2.0 7 7 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 15 21 4.000 31.5 9.0 4.5 4.5 1.00
10 Seasons 61 85 .418 4.89 257 166 53 62 2 10 1241.2 1455 772 675 68 482 397 45 5 14 5578 85 1.560 10.5 0.5 3.5 2.9 0.82
162 Game Avg. 10 14 .418 4.89 41 27 9 10 0 2 200 234 124 109 11 77 64 7 1 2 897 85 1.560 10.5 0.5 3.5 2.9 0.82
BOS (4 yrs) 32 48 .400 4.20 119 90 19 36 1 5 650.0 711 359 303 22 242 199 22 4 10 2885 100 1.466 9.8 0.3 3.4 2.8 0.82
PHI (3 yrs) 14 28 .333 5.34 70 54 10 22 1 2 374.1 467 236 222 31 127 127 12 1 3 1665 77 1.587 11.2 0.7 3.1 3.1 1.00
NYY (3 yrs) 7 3 .700 6.73 39 9 15 1 0 2 112.1 149 97 84 7 71 30 6 0 1 546 63 1.958 11.9 0.6 5.7 2.4 0.42
WSH (2 yrs) 8 5 .615 5.33 26 10 9 3 0 1 103.0 121 73 61 6 41 40 5 0 0 467 76 1.573 10.6 0.5 3.6 3.5 0.98
BRO (1 yr) 0 1 .000 22.50 3 3 0 0 0 0 2.0 7 7 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 15 21 4.000 31.5 9.0 4.5 4.5 1.00
AL (7 yrs) 47 56 .456 4.66 184 109 43 40 1 8 865.1 981 529 448 35 354 269 33 4 11 3898 90 1.543 10.2 0.4 3.7 2.8 0.76
NL (3 yrs) 14 29 .326 5.43 73 57 10 22 1 2 376.1 474 243 227 33 128 128 12 1 3 1680 76 1.600 11.3 0.8 3.1 3.1 1.00

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1925 28 WSH AL WS L PIT 1 1 .500 3.21 2 2 0 0 0 0 14.0 13 6 5 1 6 1 11 1 0 0 64 1.357 8.4 0.6 3.9 7.1 1.83
1 WS 1 1 .500 3.21 2 2 0 0 0 0 14.0 13 6 5 1 6 1 11 1 0 0 64 1.357 8.4 0.6 3.9 7.1 1.83

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+
1918 21 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 8 2.400 10.8 0.0 10.8 5.4 0.50
1919 22 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 8 2.400 10.8 0.0 10.8 5.4 0.50
1920 23 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 8 2.400 10.8 0.0 10.8 5.4 0.50
1921 24 3 1 .750 5.74 18 4 8 1 0 1 58.0 66 40 37 4 29 10 4 0 1 266 73 1.638 10.2 0.6 4.5 1.6 0.34 73
1922 25 12 17 .414 4.63 57 31 15 11 1 3 256.1 267 148 132 9 91 54 10 0 3 1117 88 1.397 9.4 0.3 3.2 1.9 0.59 88
1923 26 21 30 .412 4.37 91 58 20 22 1 3 454.2 496 263 221 14 158 126 19 1 9 1988 94 1.438 9.8 0.3 3.1 2.5 0.80 94
1924 27 35 47 .427 4.17 132 90 26 37 1 5 692.1 755 377 321 20 266 204 25 4 11 3074 100 1.475 9.8 0.3 3.5 2.7 0.77 100
1925 28 44 52 .458 4.48 165 105 35 40 1 7 817.2 912 478 407 31 336 253 30 4 11 3665 94 1.526 10.0 0.3 3.7 2.8 0.75 94
1926 29 47 56 .456 4.66 184 109 43 40 1 8 865.1 981 529 448 35 354 269 33 4 11 3898 90 1.543 10.2 0.4 3.7 2.8 0.76 90
1927 30 55 72 .433 4.70 215 140 43 56 1 8 1092.1 1261 661 570 50 419 342 39 5 13 4899 88 1.538 10.4 0.4 3.5 2.8 0.82 88
1928 31 60 82 .423 4.79 249 159 53 61 2 10 1227.0 1429 747 653 64 471 393 45 5 14 5496 87 1.548 10.5 0.5 3.5 2.9 0.83 87
1929 32 61 85 .418 4.89 257 166 53 62 2 10 1241.2 1455 772 675 68 482 397 45 5 14 5578 85 1.560 10.5 0.5 3.5 2.9 0.82 85

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
1918 21 0 0 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 2.000 9.0 9.0 4.5 0.50 0.0 1
1921 24 2 4 .333 5.19 59.0 63 38 34 4 27 9 4 1.525 9.6 4.1 1.4 0.33 0.6 17
1922 25 11 11 .500 4.02 206.0 202 102 92 5 62 46 6 1.282 8.8 2.7 2.0 0.74 0.2 39
1923 26 12 10 .545 3.69 205.0 225 93 84 5 66 74 9 1.420 9.9 2.9 3.2 1.12 0.2 34
1924 27 17 11 .607 3.16 259.0 254 101 91 6 106 85 6 1.390 8.8 3.7 3.0 0.80 0.2 41
1925 28 5 9 .357 5.43 131.0 154 88 79 11 69 51 5 1.702 10.6 4.7 3.5 0.74 0.8 33
1926 29 1 4 .200 7.56 50.0 72 47 42 4 19 17 3 1.820 13.0 3.4 3.1 0.89 0.7 19
1927 30 10 15 .400 4.83 231.0 288 138 124 15 67 74 6 1.537 11.2 2.6 2.9 1.10 0.6 31
1928 31 6 9 .400 4.93 137.0 161 83 75 13 50 52 6 1.540 10.6 3.3 3.4 1.04 0.9 34
1929 32 0 1 .000 9.53 17.0 24 20 18 4 10 5 0 2.000 12.7 5.3 2.6 0.50 2.1 8
10 Seasons 64 74 .464 4.43 1297.0 1445 710 639 67 478 414 45 1.483 10.0 2.9 0.87 0.5 257

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1924 AL--2.954--9th

Games Played s c a p y
1924 AL--41--10th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1924 AL--78--7th

Games Started s c a p y
1924 AL--32--9th
1927 NL--31--10th

Home Runs s c a p y
1925 AL--11--10th
1927 NL--15--5th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1924 AL--108--2nd

Hits s c a p y
1927 NL--280--6th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1922 AL--.227--4th
1923 AL--.227--5th
1924 AL--.227--9th

Losses s c a p y
1922 AL--16--7th
1924 AL--17--1st
1927 NL--16--6th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1927 NL--122--4th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1923 AL--6--4th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1923 AL--9--9th
1927 NL--6--7th
1928 NL--6--7th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1924 AL--1086--9th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 7 (1394), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 6 (1146), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 1 (1927), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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