Matty Alou vs. Joe Ferguson — Career Comparison

Matty Alou
Silent GenerationD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star
Joe Ferguson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCatcher

Matty Alou and Joe Ferguson are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 114 for Matty Alou, 112 for Joe Ferguson), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 108 vs 112). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Matty Alou and Joe Ferguson

Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1667
160.8
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1013
167.72
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6220
600
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
3624
600
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5789
558.42
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
3001
496.85
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1777
171.41
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
719
119.04
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1460
140.84
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
465
76.99
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
22.77
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
121
20.03
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
4.82
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.82
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
31
2.99
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
20.2
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
317
30.58
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
254
42.05
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742.76
71.65
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
475.65
78.75
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2206
212.8
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
1228
203.31
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2124
204.89
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1290
213.58
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.646
0.646
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
780
75.24
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
407
67.38
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
427
41.19
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
445
73.68
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1176
113.44
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
730
120.86
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
834.28
80.48
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
469.49
77.73
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
3.47
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.49
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
311
30
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
93.05
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
38
3.67
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
10.6
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
377
36.37
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
607
100.5
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.5
16.5
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.97
5.97
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
0.82
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.93
0.93
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.31
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.81
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
29
2.8
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
5.79
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
9.74
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
14.24
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
15.05
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.64
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
7.72
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.99
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
22.77
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
5.63
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.1
66.1
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
64.71
64.71

Fielding Stats for Matty Alou and Joe Ferguson

Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
1.12
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
1.15
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1301
0.99
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
1
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35642
27
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22886
27
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11880.2
9
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7628.2
9
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
3794
2.87
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4253
5.02
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
0.45
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.05
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.08
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
4041
3.06
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4705
5.55
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
3970
3.01
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4637
5.47
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.24
98.24
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.681
2.681
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.761
4.761
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.85
87.85
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.37
87.37
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.12
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.07
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.1
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
0.53
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.28