Lou Brock vs. Rick Ferrell — Career Comparison

Lou Brock
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star
Rick Ferrell
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueHall of FameCatcherAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Rick Ferrell holds a real edge over Lou Brock in this comparison. Rick Ferrell led in contact rate (K%+ 220 vs 84), walk rate (BB%+ 133 vs 82), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 110 vs 109). Lou Brock held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 90 vs 47). The edge belongs to Rick Ferrell.

Hitting Stats for Lou Brock and Rick Ferrell

Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2616
139.71
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1884
159.84
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11235
600
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
7072
600
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10332
551.78
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
6028
511.43
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.802
0.802
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.762
0.762
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3023
161.44
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1692
143.55
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2247
120
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1295
109.87
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
486
25.95
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
324
27.49
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
7.53
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
45
3.82
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
7.96
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
28
2.38
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
776
41.44
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
397
33.68
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1551.65
82.87
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
894.66
75.9
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4238
226.33
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
2190
185.8
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3833
204.7
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2633
223.39
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.753
0.753
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1610
85.98
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
687
58.29
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
900
48.06
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
734
62.27
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2361
126.09
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1393
118.18
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1590.59
84.94
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
978.59
83.02
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
2.62
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
0.85
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
761
40.64
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
78.99
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
6.62
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
1730
92.39
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
23.5
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
6.49
6.49
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.53
25.53
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.51
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
8.74
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
2.46
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
114
6.09
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
4.67
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
938
50.09
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
29
2.46
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
16.4
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
35
2.97
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1245
66.49
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
64
5.43
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.34
75.34
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
45.31
45.31

Fielding Stats for Lou Brock and Rick Ferrell

Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2507
1.05
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1806
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2449
1.03
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64478
27
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21492.2
9
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4394
1.84
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7248
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.06
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1127
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
0.08
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4732
1.98
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8510
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4536
1.9
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8375
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.86
95.86
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.41
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.809
1.809
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.637
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.01
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Lou Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0