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Joe Ferguson
Joseph Vance Ferguson

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 200 lb.
School Pacific

MLB Debut September 12, 1970
Final Game June 17, 1983
Born September 19, 1946 in San Francisco, CA (age 78)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1971 24 LAN NL   56   39    3    9   1   0   1    4   0   0    2    1  .231  .262  .333  .595    86    13   0   1   0   0   3  
 1972           [Did not play]
 1973 26 LAN NL  152  507   89  116  20   0  24   92   0   0   87  100  .229  .337  .410  .747   107   208   0   8   0   0  12  
 1974 27 LAN NL  121  385   42   85  16   0  14   44   0   1   62   96  .221  .327  .371  .698   103   143   0   3   1   0   7  
 1975 28 LAN NL   84  188   19   35   5   1   3   20   1   0   30   43  .186  .298  .271  .569    84    51   2   5   0   2   5  
 1976 29 KCA AL  102  292   38   62  10   7   6   42   4   1   31   69  .212  .290  .356  .646    94   104   6   3   0   2   6  
 1977 30 SFN NL  132  451   67  121  30   1  20   74   4   3   93   89  .268  .389  .472  .861   118   213   0   6   0   0  10  
 1978 31 ATN NL  116  357   58  101  17   1  22   55   2   1   78   71  .283  .411  .521  .932   127   186   0   1   0   0   6  
 1979 32 ATN NL  121  384   55  100  14   1  21   61   3   0   61   66  .260  .359  .466  .825   114   179   0   7   2   2  10  
 1980 33 ATN NL   59  161   18   40   2   1   8   30   0   1   24   51  .248  .346  .422  .768   113    68   0   0   0   0   3  
 1981 34 MON NL   34   42    4   10   2   0   0    3   0   0    8    9  .238  .360  .286  .646    93    12   0   0   0   0   0  
 1982 35 MON NL   56   60    4   10   1   0   2    9   0   0    5   17  .167  .224  .283  .507    73    17   0   2   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     1033 2866  397  689 118  12 121  434  14   7  481  612  .240  .347  .417  .764        1194   8  36   3   6  62
 Per 600 PA           506   70  122  21   2  21   77   2   1   85  108                                 211   1   6   1   1  11
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With LAN      413 1119  153  245  42   1  42  160   1   1  181  240  .219  .324  .371  .695         415   2  17   1   2  27
   With ATN      296  902  131  241  33   3  51  146   5   2  163  188  .267  .378  .480  .858         433   0   8   2   2  19
   With SFN      132  451   67  121  30   1  20   74   4   3   93   89  .268  .389  .472  .861         213   0   6   0   0  10
   With KCA      102  292   38   62  10   7   6   42   4   1   31   69  .212  .290  .356  .646         104   6   3   0   2   6
   With MON       90  102    8   20   3   0   2   12   0   0   13   26  .196  .282  .284  .566          29   0   2   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1013 3001  407  719 121  11 122  445  22  12  562  607  .240  .358  .409  .767        1228  17  35  64   9  86
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1971 24 LAN NL  68    2   2.1   8   3   0  .375   0   12    8  .667    4    0 1.000  C    3(-1)e6   -13   
 1972           [Did not play]
 1973 26 LAN NL  33   74   4.9   2   1   0  .500   1   73   64  .877   36   22  .621  C    3(-1)e1   -92   
 1974 27 LAN NL  31   49   4.3   4   2   0  .500   7   43   37  .860   45   28  .616  C    3(0)e5   -117   
 1975 28 LAN NL  35   17   2.8   8   2   0  .250   1   24   21  .875   25   11  .694  C    3(-1)e1   -58   
 1976 29 KCA AL  58   31   3.5   2   0   0  .000  11   34   24  .706   40   29  .580  C    3(-2)e14  -24   
 1977 30 SFN NL  17   88   6.9   2   1   0  .500  12   69   46  .667   47   24  .662  C    3(-1)e9    48   
 1978 31 ATN NL  29   81   8.4   5   0   0  .000   6   52   38  .731   86   39  .688  C    4(-1)e8   185   
 1979 32 ATN NL  39   67   6.0   2   0   0  .000  12   37   25  .676   83   22  .790  C    4(0)e11   -20   
 1980 33 ATN NL  23   24   5.2   9   3   1  .333   6   26   15  .577   42   20  .677  C    4(0)e6    -39   
 1981 34 MON NL  90    5   4.3  21   5   0  .238   1    4    1  .250    0    0  .000  UT             -30   
 1982 35 MON NL  83    4   2.2  41   6   1  .146   0    3    2  .667    2    2  .500  C    4(+2)e2  -173   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 11 Seasons          446   5.3 104  23   2  .221  57  377  281  .745  410  197  .675                 -14   1
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 30.3 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 16.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1971 24 LAN NL  C     52    85     5    0    0  1.000     8   135.0   6.00
 1972           [Did not play]
 1973 26 LAN NL  C    151   899    51    1    2   .999   141  1263.0   6.77  GG
 1974 27 LAN NL  C    119   629    56    7    8   .990   110   959.0   6.43
 1975 28 LAN NL  C     77   333    20    1    1   .997    56   508.1   6.25
 1976 29 KCA AL  C     99   478    42   11    2   .979    79   743.1   6.30
 1977 30 SFN NL  C    130   809    50   12    4   .986   126  1139.1   6.79
 1978 31 ATN NL  C    109   595    52    6    1   .991    97   891.0   6.54
 1979 32 ATN NL  C    103   520    30   11    0   .980    99   866.0   5.72
                 RF    16    34     0    1    0   .971    16   139.2   2.19
                 LF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     1     8.0   1.12
 1980 33 ATN NL  C     50   246    28    6    2   .979    42   381.2   6.46
                 RF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     1    12.2   0.00
 1981 34 MON NL  C      8    27     2    1    0   .967     5    45.0   5.80
                 RF     7     3     0    0    0  1.000     1    20.2   1.31
                 LF     1     2     0    0    0  1.000     1     7.0   2.57
 1982 35 MON NL  C      9    34     4    0    1  1.000     5    40.0   8.55
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 C    907  4655   340   56   21   .989   768  6971.2   6.45
                 RF    25    37     0    1    0   .974    18   173.0   1.92
                 LF     2     3     0    0    0  1.000     2    15.0   1.80
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1971 NLCS  LAN NYN   W    2   0  1  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0
      WS    LAN OAA   L    2   1  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0
 1973 NLCS  LAN MON   W    5   2  0  0  0  0  0   0  2  0  .000  .500  .000  0
      WS    LAN OAA   W    4   8  2  2  0  0  2   4  1  0  .250  .333 1.000  0
 1975 NLCS  LAN MON   W    2   5  0  1  0  0  0   0  0  1  .200  .200  .200  0
      WS    LAN OAA   W    3  11  0  2  0  0  0   0  0  1  .182  .182  .182  0
 1976 ALCS  KCA BOA   W    4   6  2  0  0  0  0   0  2  3  .000  .250  .000  0
      WS    KCA CIN   L    5  13  0  1  0  0  0   1  1  5  .077  .143  .077  0
 1981 NLCS  MON CIN   W    1   1  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0
 1982 NLCS  MON LAN   W    2   1  0  0  0  0  0   0  1  0  .000  .500  .000  0
      WS    MON CHA   L    2   2  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1971  LAN  102-60   Scott Campbell
 1973  LAN  109-54   Scott Campbell
 1974  LAN   92-70   Scott Campbell
 1975  LAN  102-60   Billy Vanson
 1976  KCA   96-66   Gary Dewing
 1977  SFN   69-93   Bob Mittleman
 1978  ATN   78-84   Roger Slane
 1979  ATN   78-84   Roger Slane
 1980  ATN   81-81   Roger Slane
 1981  MON  103-59   Steve Bivens
 1982  MON  108-54   Steve Bivens

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