Alex Ferguson vs. Ben Wade — Career Comparison

Alex Ferguson
Lost GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ben Wade
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alex Ferguson built a career as a starting pitcher and Ben Wade as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ben Wade posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.34 and WHIP 1.478 compared to 4.89 and 1.560 for Alex Ferguson. By the career numbers, Ben Wade had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Ferguson and Ben Wade

Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.86
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.86
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.2
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.61
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.44
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.46
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.62
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.41
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.78
41.78
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.59
64.59
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.19
21.19
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.45
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
4.89
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
4.34
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3725
27
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1114
27
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1241.2
9
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
371.1
9
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1455
10.55
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
8.82
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.49
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.19
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
3.49
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.39
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
2.88
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
5.7
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.33
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5578
40.43
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1624
39.36
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.38
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.07
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
5.6
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
4.8
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5051
36.61
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1434
34.76
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Alex Ferguson and Ben Wade

Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
11.06
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
27
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.53
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.38
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.28
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
5.91
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.89
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.03
94.03
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.362
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.534
0.534
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Ferguson and Ben Wade

Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
341.15
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
661.68
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
452
600
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
107
600
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
526.99
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
549.53
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
55.75
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
61.68
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
50.44
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.43
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
5.31
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.82
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.43
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.31
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
39.25
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.37
8.45
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
29.91
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
61.06
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
145.79
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
76.99
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
13
72.9
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.26
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
44.86
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
29.2
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
50.47
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
46.46
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
72.9
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.97
-7.92
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-0.56
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
19.91
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.21
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
199.12
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
207.48
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.01
3.01
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
51.77
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
6
33.64
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.43
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA