Bob Ferguson vs. Cal Quantrill — Career Comparison

Bob Ferguson
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal Quantrill
MillenialCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cal Quantrill built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Ferguson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cal Quantrill posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.35 and WHIP 1.337 compared to 9 and 2.125 for Bob Ferguson. By the career numbers, Cal Quantrill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Ferguson and Cal Quantrill

Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.06
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
2.01
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.6
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.51
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.49
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.54
50.54
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.68
79.68
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.35
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2510
27
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
836.2
9
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
13.5
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
9.11
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.2
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.63
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
2.89
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
5.06
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
6.69
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.69
6.69
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.52
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
46.13
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3577
38.48
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.38
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9.56
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
4.61
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.125
2.125
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.334
1.334
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
39.38
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3225
34.69
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.13
46.13
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.48
38.48

Fielding Stats for Bob Ferguson and Cal Quantrill

Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
2.01
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.6
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2510
27
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836.2
9
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.55
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.48
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.41
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.93
94.93
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.701
0.701
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.68
79.68
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Ferguson and Cal Quantrill

Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1800
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
3506.25
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
506.25
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.93
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
75
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.6
-11.28
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0