Caleb Ferguson vs. Willie Jefferson — Career Comparison

Caleb Ferguson
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Jefferson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willie Jefferson built a career as a starting pitcher and Caleb Ferguson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Caleb Ferguson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.318 compared to 3.94 and 1.314 for Willie Jefferson. By the career numbers, Caleb Ferguson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Caleb Ferguson and Willie Jefferson

Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
9.17
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.49
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.04
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.66
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.5
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.47
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.54
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.54
58.54
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.7
69.7
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.77
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.66
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
3.94
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
981
27
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1199
27
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
9
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399.2
9
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
8.12
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
9.89
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.88
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
3.55
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.94
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
10.05
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
4.84
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.05
10.05
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.753
0.753
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.8
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1412
38.86
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1737
39.12
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.29
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.34
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
4.24
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
5.13
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.56
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.66
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.41
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1242
34.18
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1618
36.44
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.86
38.86
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.12
39.12

Fielding Stats for Caleb Ferguson and Willie Jefferson

Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
9.17
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.52
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.04
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
981
27
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
27
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
9
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
9
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.8
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.62
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.21
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.25
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.13
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.13
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.18
93.18
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.25
96.25
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.123
0.123
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.053
2.053
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
68
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Caleb Ferguson and Willie Jefferson

Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
28628.57
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
77
241.88
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
600
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
562.3
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.598
0.598
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
131.94
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
103.66
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
18.85
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.14
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.28
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
28.27
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
47.65
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.73
46.28
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
175.92
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
147.64
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.568
0.568
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
53.4
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
65.97
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
113.09
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
36.87
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.26
51.07
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.28
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.42
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.99
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.42
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.14
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.57
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75