Bob Ferguson vs. Todd Ritchie — Career Comparison

Bob Ferguson
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Todd Ritchie
Gen XVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Todd Ritchie 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. Todd Ritchie posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.71 and WHIP 1.441 compared to 9 and 2.125 for Bob Ferguson. By the career numbers, Todd Ritchie had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Ferguson and Todd Ritchie

Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.06
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.98
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.29
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.46
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.58
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.33
44.33
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.22
65.22
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
4.71
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2507
27
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
835.2
9
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
13.5
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
10.01
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.01
10.01
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.12
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.63
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.82
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
5.06
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
5.56
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.5
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.28
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
46.13
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3647
39.28
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.38
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9.56
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
5.34
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.3
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.85
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.125
2.125
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
39.38
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3309
35.64
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.13
46.13
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Bob Ferguson and Todd Ritchie

Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.98
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.29
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2507
27
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
835.2
9
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.47
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.34
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.88
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.81
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.22
65.22
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Ferguson and Todd Ritchie

Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
1800
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
524.3
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
524.3
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
92.52
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
78.5
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.21
20.22
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
106.54
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
112.15
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.23
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
42.06
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.96
16.71
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.63
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
69
193.46
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.1
3.1
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
56.07
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA