Charlie Ferguson

Full Name: Charles J. Ferguson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-0, 165lb

Team: Philadelphia Quakers

Born: April 17, 1863 in Charlottesville, VA

Died: April 29, 1888 in Philadelphia, PA

League Debut: March 31, 1885 (PHI @ PIT, box score) • Age 22

Real-life MLB career: 1884–1887 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

★ 1× All-Star (1885)🏆 1885 NL Silver Slugger Award (P)
 
1886
Career
WAR
11.6
23.4
W
25
62
L
3
34
ERA
1.45
2.51
G
34
114
GS
34
114
SV
0
0
IP
266.7
894.3
SO
98
312
WHIP
0.940
1.138

Standard Pitching

YearTeamLgWLERAG GSCGSHOSVIPHRER BBSOWHIPWAR
1885 PHI NL 37 31 2.95 8080313 0 627.7 623334206 143 214 1.22 11.8
1886 PHI NL 25 3 1.45 343461 0 266.7 1896043 63 98 0.94 11.6
Career— 62342.51 11411437 40 894.3812394 249206312 1.14 23.4
Bold season stats indicate the player led their league (AA or NL) that season. Bold italic season stats indicate the player led both major leagues that season. See how WAR is calculated on this site.

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188522PHINL 80278243 3578 710 2612 3216 .321.406.358.764 12687 3 PAS,CH-3,SS
188623PHINL 34121107 1331 310 1200 139 .290.364.336.700 10836 40010 P
2 Yrs 11439935048109 10203812 4525.311.393.351.745 12112343 010
Bold = led the league. OPS+ compares OBP and SLG with the league average (100 = average; no park adjustment). Blank GIDP/SH/SF/IBB cells: that season's source data didn't track them (PA there = AB+BB+HBP).

Value Batting

YearAgeTmLgPARbatRbaserRposRAAWAARrepRARWARoWARdWARPosAwards
188522PHINL278 8.9-2.219.926.52.39.536.03.23.21.8 PAS,CH-3,SS
188623PHINL121 1.50.21.43.10.34.17.20.60.60.1 P
2 Yrs399 10.4-2.021.329.62.613.643.23.83.81.9
Runs above average from batting (Rbat), baserunning (Rbaser) and position (Rpos); RAA/WAA = runs/wins above average, Rrep = replacement runs, RAR = runs above replacement (see how WAR is calculated).

Advanced Batting

YearAgeTmLgPABAbipISOHR%SO%BB%XBH%X/H%GB/FBGB%SB%P/PARCeBAClutchWIS WAR
188522PHINL278 .344.0370.05.811.5 2.910.3 33.3
188623PHINL121 .313.0470.07.410.7 3.312.9 1.1954.4 3.3513.2 .367140.4
2 Yrs399 .334.0400.06.311.3 3.011.01.1954.4 33.31.0213.20.4
BAbip = batting average on balls in play; ISO = SLG − BA; HR%, SO%, BB%, XBH% are per plate appearance; X/H% = extra-base hits per hit; GB/FB and P/PA come from the sim's batted-ball and pitch counts; RC = runs created. eBA, Clutch and WIS WAR are WhatIfSports' own metrics (1886 onward).

Batting Splits

YearSplitGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSBAbip
1886Home186254715 100800 74.278.355.296.651.294
1886Away165953616 210400 65.302.373.377.750.333
1886vs LH Starter13323008 100000 22.267.312.300.613.286
1886vs RH Starter278877023 210000 117.299.386.351.737.329
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188522PHINL80808080 80
188623PHINL34343434 34
2 Yrs114114114114 114
Games by position come from the fielding data; GS = games started; PH/PR = games entered as a pinch hitter or pinch runner (counted from the box scores).

Standard Fielding

YearAgeTmLgPosGGSInnChPOAEDP Fld%lgFld%RF/9lgRF9RF/G+Plays−PlaysPBSBCSCS%C.ERAPK
188522 PHI NLP800627.7 67184450 .925.8890.891.01 0.7880 239109 1
188623 PHI NLP340266.7 32102021 .938.9091.010.95 0.8820 2819 0
CareerP1140894.4 99286471 .9290.93 0.81100 267128 1
Positions listed in scorebook order (P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF). Ch = chances (PO+A+E); RF/9 = 9×(PO+A)/Inn; RF/G = (PO+A)/G; lgFld% and lgRF9 = league average at that position. +Plays/−Plays are the sim's good and poor defensive plays. For pitchers, SB/CS are runners stealing while he pitched.

Leaderboards, Awards, & Honors

WAR for Pitchers

  • 1885 NL  11.8 (3rd)
  • 1886 NL  11.6 (1st) ★

Earned Run Average

  • 1885 NL  2.95 (4th)
  • 1886 NL  1.45 (1st) ★

Wins

  • 1885 NL  37 (4th)
  • 1886 NL  25 (1st) ★

WHIP

  • 1885 NL  1.220 (5th)
  • 1886 NL  0.945 (1st) ★

Innings Pitched

  • 1885 NL  627.2 (3rd)
  • 1886 NL  266.2 (2nd)

Strikeouts

Complete Games

Shutouts

Top-10 finishes in each league. Rate stats require 3.1 plate appearances (batters) or 1 inning pitched (pitchers) per team game.

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