Joe Ferguson

Positions: Catcher and Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg)

Born: September 19, 1946 in San Francisco, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 8th round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA).

School: University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA)

Debut: September 12, 1970 (Age 23-358d, 13,080th in major league history)
vs. SFG 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 17, 1983 (Age 36-271d)
vs. TOR 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Full Name: Joseph Vance Ferguson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

21.0

3001

719

122

.240

407

RBI

445

OBP

.358

SLG

.409

OPS

.767

OPS+

116

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1968	21	LAD-min	A-,WRk	70	284	226	44	65	9	4	12	52	5	5	54	77	.288	.424	.522	.946		118		1	1	2			TRI,DGR · NORW,AZIL
1969	22	LAD-min	A,WRk	154	600	494	79	136	30	5	9	72	15	5	91	90	.275	.387	.411	.798		203		4	3	8			DYB,DGR · FLOR,AZIL
1970	23	LAD-min	AA	109	432	364	72	111	20	4	16	65	14	2	66	73	.305	.411	.514	.924		187			1	1	2		ABQ · TL
1970	23	LAD	NL	5	7	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	.250	.429	.250	.679	91	1	0	0	0	1	0	/2H
1971	24	LAD-min	AAA	60	238	213	27	54	10	1	10	43	1	2	22	46	.254	.324	.451	.774		96		1	0	2			SPO · PCL
1971	24	LAD	NL	36	115	102	13	22	3	0	2	7	1	0	12	15	.216	.304	.304	.608	78	31	3	1	0	0	1	2/H
1972	25	LAD-min	AAA	123	461	380	68	99	21	4	10	67	5	1	69	69	.261	.372	.416	.788		158		1	7	4			ABQ · PCL
1972	25	LAD	NL	8	27	24	2	7	3	0	1	5	0	0	2	4	.292	.346	.542	.888	152	13	2	0	1	0	0	/29
1973	26	LAD	NL	136	585	487	84	128	26	0	25	88	1	1	87	81	.263	.369	.470	.839	136	229	5	1	0	10	9	*29/7H	MVP-21
1974	27	LAD	NL	111	430	349	54	88	14	1	16	57	2	2	75	73	.252	.380	.436	.815	132	152	11	0	1	5	10	29/H
1975	28	LAD	NL	66	241	202	15	42	2	1	5	23	2	1	35	47	.208	.325	.302	.627	79	61	4	1	1	2	5	29/H7
1976	29	TOT	NL	125	439	374	46	79	15	4	10	39	6	2	57	81	.211	.317	.353	.670	91	132	9	2	4	2	4	29H
1976	29	LAD	NL	54	213	185	24	41	7	0	6	18	2	0	25	41	.222	.318	.357	.674	93	66	3	1	2	0	1	92/H
1976	29	STL	NL	71	226	189	22	38	8	4	4	21	4	2	32	40	.201	.317	.349	.666	89	66	6	1	2	2	3	29H
1977	30	HOU	NL	132	511	421	59	108	21	3	16	61	6	2	85	79	.257	.379	.435	.814	127	183	11	0	2	3	7	*2H/3
1978	31	TOT	NL	118	426	348	40	78	16	0	14	50	1	2	71	71	.224	.356	.391	.747	113	136	15	2	2	3	11	*2H/79
1978	31	HOU	NL	51	191	150	20	31	5	0	7	22	0	0	37	30	.207	.363	.380	.743	116	57	6	1	1	2	6	2/H
1978	31	LAD	NL	67	235	198	20	47	11	0	7	28	1	2	34	41	.237	.350	.399	.749	111	79	9	1	1	1	5	2/H79
1979	32	LAD	NL	122	442	363	54	95	14	0	20	69	1	0	70	68	.262	.380	.466	.845	131	169	10	2	2	5	6	29H/7
1980	33	LAD	NL	77	214	172	20	41	3	2	9	29	2	2	38	46	.238	.371	.436	.807	126	75	8	0	1	3	11	2H/9
1981	34	TOT	MLB	29	57	44	7	9	2	0	1	6	0	0	11	13	.205	.357	.318	.675	97	14	1	0	1	1	0	H/279
1981	34	LAD	NL	17	16	14	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	.143	.250	.214	.464	35	3	0	0	0	0	0	H/9
1981	34	CAL	AL	12	41	30	5	7	1	0	1	5	0	0	9	8	.233	.400	.367	.767	124	11	1	0	1	1	0	/27H9
1982	35	CAL	AL	36	97	84	10	19	2	0	3	8	0	0	12	19	.226	.323	.357	.680	87	30	4	0	1	0	0	2/H9
1983	36	CAL	AL	12	33	27	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	8	.074	.219	.074	.293	-14	2	3	0	1	0	0	/297
14 Yrs				1013	3624	3001	407	719	121	11	122	445	22	12	562	607	.240	.358	.409	.767	116	1228	86	9	17	35	64
162 Game Avg.				162	580	480	65	115	19	2	20	71	4	2	90	97	.240	.358	.409	.767	116	196	14	1	3	6	10
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
LAD (11 yrs)				699	2525	2100	288	514	84	4	91	326	12	8	382	423	.245	.359	.419	.777	119	879	55	7	9	27	48
CAL (3 yrs)				60	171	141	18	28	3	0	4	15	0	0	26	35	.199	.321	.305	.626	76	43	8	0	3	1	0
HOU (2 yrs)				183	702	571	79	139	26	3	23	83	6	2	122	109	.243	.375	.420	.795	124	240	17	1	3	5	13
STL (1 yr)				71	226	189	22	38	8	4	4	21	4	2	32	40	.201	.317	.349	.666	89	66	6	1	2	2	3

NL (12 yrs)				953	3453	2860	389	691	118	11	118	430	22	12	536	572	.242	.359	.414	.774	118	1185	78	9	14	34	64
AL (3 yrs)				60	171	141	18	28	3	0	4	15	0	0	26	35	.199	.321	.305	.626	76	43	8	0	3	1	0

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