Joe Ferguson
Career 1,013 G · 719 H · 122 HR · 445 RBI · .240 AVG
Seasons leading his league
2
2 best in baseball
8
Top-5 finishes
1
Title seasons
2
Categories led
1973
Best season
Spanning 1973–1973, peaking at 2 titles in 1973.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 2,194th League titles 2
- 1,235th Best in baseball 2
- 3,025th Top-5 finishes 8
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 209th Catcher Double Plays 54
- 230th Catcher Putouts 3,905
- 298th Catcher Assists 376
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catcher Fielding Percentage | 1 | 1st | — | 1973 .996 1978 #3 |
| Catcher Double Plays | 1 | 1st | — | 1973 17 |
| Catcher Range Factor | — | #2 | — | 1973 #2 |
| Catcher Assists | — | #3 | — | 1977 #3 |
| Catcher Putouts | — | #3 | — | 1973 #3 |
Title Seasons
1 seasons with at least one title| Year | Titles | Led in |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 2 | C DP 17 C FPCT .996 |
Batting
14 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | LAN | NL | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .429 | .250 | .679 |
| 1971 | LAN | NL | 36 | 102 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 1 | .216 | .304 | .304 | .608 |
| 1972 | LAN | NL | 8 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .292 | .346 | .542 | .888 |
| 1973 | LAN | NL | 136 | 487 | 84 | 128 | 26 | 0 | 25 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 1 | .263 | .369 | .470 | .839 |
| 1974 | LAN | NL | 111 | 349 | 54 | 88 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 57 | 75 | 73 | 2 | .252 | .380 | .436 | .815 |
| 1975 | LAN | NL | 66 | 202 | 15 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 35 | 47 | 2 | .208 | .325 | .302 | .627 |
| 1976 | SLN +1 | NL | 125 | 374 | 46 | 79 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 39 | 57 | 81 | 6 | .211 | .317 | .353 | .670 |
| 1977 | HOU | NL | 132 | 421 | 59 | 108 | 21 | 3 | 16 | 61 | 85 | 79 | 6 | .257 | .379 | .435 | .814 |
| 1978 | LAN +1 | NL | 118 | 348 | 40 | 78 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 50 | 71 | 71 | 1 | .224 | .356 | .391 | .747 |
| 1979 | LAN | NL | 122 | 363 | 54 | 95 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 1 | .262 | .380 | .466 | .845 |
| 1980 | LAN | NL | 77 | 172 | 20 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 46 | 2 | .238 | .371 | .436 | .807 |
| 1981 | LAN +1 | NL | 29 | 44 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 0 | .205 | .357 | .318 | .675 |
| 1982 | CAL | AL | 36 | 84 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 0 | .226 | .323 | .357 | .680 |
| 1983 | CAL | AL | 12 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | .074 | .219 | .074 | .293 |
| Career | — | — | 1,013 | 3,001 | 407 | 719 | 121 | 11 | 122 | 445 | 562 | 607 | 22 | .240 | .358 | .409 | .767 |
Fielding
3 positions| Year | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | INN | PO | A | E | DP | TC | FLD% | RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | LAN | NL | C | 3 | 0 | 11.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | 3.00 |
| 1971 | LAN | NL | C | 35 | 30 | 264.0 | 167 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 179 | .983 | 5.03 |
| 1972 | LAN | NL | C | 7 | 6 | 50.0 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 1.000 | 5.43 |
| OF | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 2.50 | |||
| 1973 | LAN | NL | C | 122 | 118 | 1074.0 | 757 | 57 | 3 | 17 | 817 | .996 | 6.67 |
| OF | 20 | 16 | 145.2 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | .935 | 1.45 | |||
| 1974 | LAN | NL | C | 82 | 70 | 650.2 | 436 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 482 | .988 | 5.80 |
| OF | 32 | 28 | 237.1 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | .980 | 1.56 | |||
| 1975 | LAN | NL | C | 35 | 31 | 266.0 | 158 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 175 | .994 | 4.97 |
| OF | 34 | 26 | 251.1 | 57 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 62 | .984 | 1.79 | |||
| 1976 | SLN | NL | C | 65 | 57 | 520.1 | 312 | 42 | 9 | 8 | 363 | .975 | 5.45 |
| OF | 53 | 46 | 397.1 | 97 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 104 | .952 | 1.87 | |||
| 1977 | HOU | NL | C | 122 | 116 | 1041.2 | 634 | 80 | 11 | 10 | 725 | .985 | 5.85 |
| 1B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.000 | 10.00 | |||
| 1978 | LAN | NL | C | 113 | 103 | 896.2 | 572 | 52 | 7 | 2 | 631 | .989 | 5.52 |
| OF | 3 | 2 | 14.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.33 | |||
| 1979 | LAN | NL | C | 67 | 62 | 532.1 | 326 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 368 | .981 | 5.39 |
| OF | 52 | 45 | 396.1 | 88 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 92 | .978 | 1.73 | |||
| 1980 | LAN | NL | C | 66 | 50 | 452.0 | 297 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 326 | .982 | 4.85 |
| OF | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.00 | |||
| 1981 | LAN | NL | C | 8 | 8 | 70.2 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 41 | .976 | 5.00 |
| OF | 5 | 3 | 30.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 1.20 | |||
| 1982 | CAL | AL | C | 32 | 22 | 213.2 | 138 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 152 | .993 | 4.72 |
| OF | 2 | 1 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.50 | |||
| 1983 | CAL | AL | C | 9 | 6 | 54.1 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 31 | .968 | 3.33 |
| OF | 3 | 2 | 23.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.33 | |||
| Career | — | — | C | 766 | 679 | 6097.1 | 3,905 | 376 | 56 | 54 | 4,337 | .987 | 5.59 |
| — | — | OF | 207 | 171 | 1522.1 | 338 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 358 | .966 | 1.67 | |
| — | — | 1B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.000 | 10.00 |