Willie Cathey vs. Charlie Ferguson — Career Comparison

Willie Cathey
UnknownThrows LeftBats LeftIndianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Ferguson
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Willie Cathey built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Ferguson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Ferguson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.67 and WHIP 1.117 compared to 5.17 and 1.365 for Willie Cathey. By the career numbers, Charlie Ferguson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Cathey and Charlie Ferguson

Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.62
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.09
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.81
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.01
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.59
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.38
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.74
60.74
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.9
92.9
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.98
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.17
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
2.67
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4544
27
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1514.2
9
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9.86
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1402
8.33
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.25
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
2.43
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.72
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
6.47
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
728
4.33
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.672
0.672
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.38
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
39.61
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6310
37.49
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.81
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
6.31
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
4.71
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.97
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.365
1.365
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
36.7
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6009
35.7
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.49
37.49

Fielding Stats for Willie Cathey and Charlie Ferguson

Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.62
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
1.09
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.81
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6660
27
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2220
9
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1.04
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.62
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.59
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.26
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.78
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
2.89
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.62
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
649
2.63
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.02
91.02
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.422
2.422
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Cathey and Charlie Ferguson

Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
240
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
143.04
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1078
600
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
22
528
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
963
535.99
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
154.17
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
123.01
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
20.59
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.24
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.34
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
31.17
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
3.58
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144.33
80.33
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
199.26
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
392
218.18
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.735
0.735
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
106.31
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
87.38
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
190.35
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.85
-20.4
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157.93
87.9
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
62.89
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
119
66.23
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.06
9.06
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
12.24
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
12.24
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100