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Alex Ferson

Alexander Ferson (Colonel)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: July 14, 1866 in Philadelphia, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: May 4, 1889
Teams (by GP): Nationals/Bisons/Orioles 1889-1892

Final Game: July 25, 1892
Died: December 5, 1957 in Boston, MA
Buried: Old St. Joseph Cemetery, Bedford, NH
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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
1889 22 WHS NL 17 17 .500 3.90 36 34 2 28 1 0 288.1 319 199 125 9 105 85 12 0 9 1288 99 1.471 10.0 0.3 3.3 2.7 0.81
1890 23 BUF PL 1 7 .125 5.45 10 10 0 7 0 0 71.0 88 66 43 5 40 13 1 0 2 343 76 1.803 11.2 0.6 5.1 1.6 0.33
1892 25 BLN NL 0 1 .000 11.00 2 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 17 13 11 1 6 8 0 0 0 50 33 2.556 17.0 1.0 6.0 8.0 1.33
3 Yrs 18 25 .419 4.37 48 45 2 36 1 0 368.1 424 278 179 15 151 106 13 0 11 1681 89 1.561 10.4 0.4 3.7 2.6 0.70
162 Game Avg. 13 18 .419 4.37 35 33 1 26 1 0 269 310 203 131 11 110 78 10 0 8 1229 89 1.561 10.4 0.4 3.7 2.6 0.70
BLN (1 yr) 0 1 .000 11.00 2 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 17 13 11 1 6 8 0 0 0 50 33 2.556 17.0 1.0 6.0 8.0 1.33
WHS (1 yr) 17 17 .500 3.90 36 34 2 28 1 0 288.1 319 199 125 9 105 85 12 0 9 1288 99 1.471 10.0 0.3 3.3 2.7 0.81
BUF (1 yr) 1 7 .125 5.45 10 10 0 7 0 0 71.0 88 66 43 5 40 13 1 0 2 343 76 1.803 11.2 0.6 5.1 1.6 0.33
NL (2 yrs) 17 18 .486 4.12 38 35 2 29 1 0 297.1 336 212 136 10 111 93 12 0 9 1338 94 1.503 10.2 0.3 3.4 2.8 0.84
PL (1 yr) 1 7 .125 5.45 10 10 0 7 0 0 71.0 88 66 43 5 40 13 1 0 2 343 76 1.803 11.2 0.6 5.1 1.6 0.33

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
1889 22 WHS NL 288.1 36 34 199 6.21 5.96 -0.39 0.00 96.0 6.09 3 0.3 1.0 -0.3 2.4 29 .507 .502 $
1890 23 BUF PL 71.0 10 10 66 8.37 7.02 -0.46 0.00 97.0 7.25 -9 -0.6 -0.1 -0.3 -3 .437 .496 $
1892 25 BLN NL 9.0 2 1 13 13.00 5.09 -0.64 0.00 105.0 6.02 -7 -0.5 1.0 -0.0 -0.4 -6 .256 .497 $
3 Seasons 368.1 48 45 278 6.79 6.14 -0.41 0.00 96.4 6.31 -12 -0.8 1.0 -0.4 1.7 20 .482 .498 $
BLN (1 yr) 9.0 2 1 13 13.00 5.09 -0.64 0.00 105.0 6.02 -7 -0.5 1.0 -0.0 -0.4 -6 .256 .497 $
WHS (1 yr) 288.1 36 34 199 6.21 5.96 -0.39 0.00 96.0 6.09 3 0.3 1.0 -0.3 2.4 29 .507 .502 $
BUF (1 yr) 71.0 10 10 66 8.37 7.02 -0.46 0.00 97.0 7.25 -9 -0.6 -0.1 -0.3 -3 .437 .496 $

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+
1889 22 17 17 .500 3.90 36 34 2 28 1 0 288.1 319 199 125 9 105 85 12 0 9 1288 99 1.471 10.0 0.3 3.3 2.7 0.81 99
1890 23 18 24 .429 4.21 46 44 2 35 1 0 359.1 407 265 168 14 145 98 13 0 11 1631 93 1.536 10.2 0.4 3.6 2.5 0.68 93
1891 24 18 24 .429 4.21 46 44 2 35 1 0 359.1 407 265 168 14 145 98 13 0 11 1631 93 1.536 10.2 0.4 3.6 2.5 0.68 93
1892 25 18 25 .419 4.37 48 45 2 36 1 0 368.1 424 278 179 15 151 106 13 0 11 1681 89 1.561 10.4 0.4 3.7 2.6 0.70 89

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
1889 22 26 14 .650 2.95 366.0 345 133 120 10 114 108 13 1.254 8.5 2.8 2.7 0.95 0.2 36
1890 23 6 4 .600 3.25 97.0 88 39 35 5 40 18 1 1.320 8.2 3.7 1.7 0.45 0.5 10
1892 25 0 1 .000 8.10 10.0 16 10 9 1 6 9 0 2.200 14.4 5.4 8.1 1.50 0.9 2
3 Yrs 32 19 .627 3.12 473.0 449 182 164 16 160 135 14 1.288 8.5 2.6 0.84 0.3 48

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hits s c a p y
1889 NL  319 (10th)

Losses s c a p y
1889 NL  17 (9th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1889 NL  12 (8th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 2 (1697), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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Player Page Tricks and Tips

Sum any set of rows by clicking anywhere (not red or blue) on the first and last rows of your selection. We will then compute the totals for the player between and including those two seasons.
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Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons or career game numbers (like '#1972:batting_standard', '#1970-1980-sum:batting_standard', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum:pitching_standard') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

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