Caleb Ferguson vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Caleb Ferguson
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Ricks 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. Bill Ricks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.23 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 3.66 and 1.318 for Caleb Ferguson. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Caleb Ferguson and Bill Ricks

Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
9.17
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.66
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.54
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.47
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.54
58.54
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.33
58.33
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
3.66
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
981
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
8.12
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
8.68
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.88
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
3.55
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
10.05
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.05
10.05
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.8
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1412
38.86
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.29
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
4.24
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
4.26
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.66
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.329
1.329
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1242
34.18
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
34.26
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.86
38.86
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Caleb Ferguson and Bill Ricks

Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
9.17
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
981
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.8
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.21
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.13
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.18
93.18
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.123
0.123
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Caleb Ferguson and Bill Ricks

Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
28628.57
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
569.81
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
162.26
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
26.42
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
47.65
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
203.77
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
79.25
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
36.87
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA