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Bob Ferguson

Robert Vavasour Ferguson (Death to Flying Things)

Positions: Third Baseman, Second Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 149 lb.

Born: January 31, 1845 in Brooklyn, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: May 18, 1871
Teams (by GP): Trojans/DarkBlues/Atlantics/Quakers/HartfordsofBrooklyn/... 1871-1884

Final Game: July 1, 1884
Died: May 3, 1894 in Brooklyn, NY
Buried: Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY
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Standard Pitching

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
1871 26 NYU NA 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 8 9 3 0 0 0 0 2 14 20 8.000 72.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1873 28 BRA NA 0 1 .000 5.59 4 1 3 1 0 0 19.1 41 30 12 2 2 0 0 0 109 59 2.224 19.1 0.9 0.9 0.0 0.00
1874 29 BRA NA 0 1 .000 4.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 12 10 4 0 3 0 0 47 55 1.667 12.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.00
1875 30 HAR NA 0 0 22.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 9 7 5 1 0 0 0 1 15 14 4.500 40.5 4.5 0.0 0.0
1877 32 HAR NL 1 1 .500 3.96 3 2 1 2 0 0 25.0 38 15 11 0 2 1 0 110 63 1.600 13.7 0.0 0.7 0.4 0.50
1883 38 PHI NL 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 51 2.000 18.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 Yrs 1 3 .250 5.65 11 4 5 4 0 0 57.1 110 73 36 3 7 1 0 3 302 50 2.041 17.3 0.5 1.1 0.2 0.14
162 Game Avg. 5 14 .250 5.65 50 18 23 18 0 0 260 499 331 163 14 32 5 0 14 1369 50 2.041 17.3 0.5 1.1 0.2 0.14
BRA (2 yrs) 0 2 .000 5.08 5 2 3 2 0 0 28.1 53 40 16 2 5 0 0 0 156 58 2.047 16.8 0.6 1.6 0.0 0.00
PHI (1 yr) 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 51 2.000 18.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
NYU (1 yr) 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 8 9 3 0 0 0 0 2 14 20 8.000 72.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HAR (1 yr) 0 0 22.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 9 7 5 1 0 0 0 1 15 14 4.500 40.5 4.5 0.0 0.0
HAR (1 yr) 1 1 .500 3.96 3 2 1 2 0 0 25.0 38 15 11 0 2 1 0 110 63 1.600 13.7 0.0 0.7 0.4 0.50
NA (4 yrs) 0 2 .000 6.89 7 2 3 2 0 0 31.1 70 56 24 3 5 0 0 3 185 44 2.394 20.1 0.9 1.4 0.0 0.00
NL (2 yrs) 1 1 .500 4.15 4 2 2 2 0 0 26.0 40 17 12 0 2 1 0 0 117 62 1.615 13.8 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.50

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1871 26 NYU NA 1.0 1 0 9 81.00 10.66 1.59 0.00 90.0 8.16 -8 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -8 .182 .498 $
1873 28 BRA NA 19.1 4 1 30 13.97 9.37 0.33 0.00 94.0 8.50 -12 -0.6 1.0 -0.0 -0.5 -10 .338 .496 $
1874 29 BRA NA 9.0 1 1 10 10.00 7.77 0.35 0.00 93.0 6.90 -3 -0.2 -0.0 -0.1 -2 .312 .499 $
1875 30 HAR NA 2.0 1 0 7 31.50 6.09 0.72 0.00 105.0 5.64 -6 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -6 .175 .498 $2,500
1877 32 HAR NL 25.0 3 2 15 5.40 5.66 0.45 0.00 87.0 4.54 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 0.0 -1 .432 .499 $
1883 38 PHI NL 1.0 1 0 2 18.00 5.98 -1.98 0.00 98.0 7.79 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .409 .499 $
6 Seasons 57.1 11 4 73 11.46 7.35 0.38 0.00 91.2 6.40 -32 -1.8 1.0 -0.1 -1.3 -29 .339 .498 $2,500
BRA (2 yrs) 28.1 5 2 40 12.71 8.86 0.33 0.00 93.7 7.99 -15 -0.8 1.0 -0.0 -0.6 -13 .333 .497 $
PHI (1 yr) 1.0 1 0 2 18.00 5.98 -1.98 0.00 98.0 7.79 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .409 .499 $
NYU (1 yr) 1.0 1 0 9 81.00 10.66 1.59 0.00 90.0 8.16 -8 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -8 .182 .498 $
HAR (1 yr) 2.0 1 0 7 31.50 6.09 0.72 0.00 105.0 5.64 -6 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -6 .175 .498 $2,500
HAR (1 yr) 25.0 3 2 15 5.40 5.66 0.45 0.00 87.0 4.54 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 0.0 -1 .432 .499 $

Cumulative Pitching

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+
1871 26 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 8 9 3 0 0 0 0 2 14 20 8.000 72.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 20
1872 27 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 8 9 3 0 0 0 0 2 14 20 8.000 72.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 20
1873 28 0 1 .000 6.64 5 1 3 1 0 0 20.1 49 39 15 2 2 0 0 2 123 51 2.508 21.7 0.9 0.9 0.0 0.00 51
1874 29 0 2 .000 5.83 6 2 3 2 0 0 29.1 61 49 19 2 5 0 0 2 170 52 2.250 18.7 0.6 1.5 0.0 0.00 52
1875 30 0 2 .000 6.89 7 2 3 2 0 0 31.1 70 56 24 3 5 0 0 3 185 44 2.394 20.1 0.9 1.4 0.0 0.00 44
1876 31 0 2 .000 6.89 7 2 3 2 0 0 31.1 70 56 24 3 5 0 0 3 185 44 2.394 20.1 0.9 1.4 0.0 0.00 44
1877 32 1 3 .250 5.59 10 4 4 4 0 0 56.1 108 71 35 3 7 1 0 3 295 50 2.041 17.3 0.5 1.1 0.2 0.14 50
1878 33 1 3 .250 5.59 10 4 4 4 0 0 56.1 108 71 35 3 7 1 0 3 295 50 2.041 17.3 0.5 1.1 0.2 0.14 50
1879 34 1 3 .250 5.59 10 4 4 4 0 0 56.1 108 71 35 3 7 1 0 3 295 50 2.041 17.3 0.5 1.1 0.2 0.14 50
1880 35 1 3 .250 5.59 10 4 4 4 0 0 56.1 108 71 35 3 7 1 0 3 295 50 2.041 17.3 0.5 1.1 0.2 0.14 50
1881 36 1 3 .250 5.59 10 4 4 4 0 0 56.1 108 71 35 3 7 1 0 3 295 50 2.041 17.3 0.5 1.1 0.2 0.14 50
1882 37 1 3 .250 5.59 10 4 4 4 0 0 56.1 108 71 35 3 7 1 0 3 295 50 2.041 17.3 0.5 1.1 0.2 0.14 50
1883 38 1 3 .250 5.65 11 4 5 4 0 0 57.1 110 73 36 3 7 1 0 3 302 50 2.041 17.3 0.5 1.1 0.2 0.14 50

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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
1871 26 2 1 .667 3.00 27.0 0 10 9 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1
1873 28 8 2 .800 2.27 95.0 110 27 24 5 5 0 0 1.211 10.4 0.5 0.0 0.00 0.5 4
1874 29 2 1 .667 1.97 32.0 27 8 7 0 7 0 0 1.063 7.6 2.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 1
1875 30 0 1 .000 6.60 15.0 0 12 11 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1
1877 32 4 3 .571 3.80 64.0 99 30 27 0 5 3 0 1.625 13.9 0.7 0.4 0.60 0.0 3
1883 38 0 0 4.50 4.0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1
6 Yrs 16 8 .667 3.04 237.0 236 89 80 5 17 3 0 1.068 9.0 0.1 0.18 0.2 11

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1878 NL  3.0 (6th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1873 NA  2 (10th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1873 NA  3 (5th)
1877 NL  1 (8th)

Oldest s c a p y
1877 NL  born 1845-01-31 (7th)
1878 NL  born 1845-01-31 (3rd)
1879 NL  born 1845-01-31 (2nd)
1880 NL  born 1845-01-31 (2nd)
1881 NL  born 1845-01-31 (2nd)
1882 NL  born 1845-01-31 (2nd)
1883 NL  born 1845-01-31 (2nd)
1884 AA  born 1845-01-31 (1st)

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Name and misspellings: Death to Robert Flying Things robert Bob bobby Vavasour Ferguson

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