Charlie Ferguson vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Charlie Ferguson
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational 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 Charlie Ferguson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Ferguson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.67 and WHIP 1.117 compared to 3.23 and 1.329 for Bill Ricks. By the career numbers, Charlie Ferguson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Ferguson and Bill Ricks

Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.09
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.65
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.01
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.96
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.59
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.54
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.74
60.74
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.33
58.33
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.9
92.9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.81
57.81
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.98
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
2.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
3.23
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4544
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1514.2
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1402
8.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
8.68
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.72
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
3.28
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
728
4.33
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.672
0.672
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6310
37.49
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492
38.55
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
793
4.71
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.329
1.329
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6009
35.7
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.49
37.49
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Charlie Ferguson and Bill Ricks

Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
1.09
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.66
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6660
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2220
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1.04
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.59
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.26
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
2.89
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
2.76
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
649
2.63
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
2.63
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.02
91.02
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.422
2.422
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Ferguson and Bill Ricks

Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
143.04
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
275.47
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1078
600
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
159
600
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
963
535.99
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
154.17
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
221
123.01
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
20.59
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
7.24
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.34
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
31.17
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
7
26.42
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144.33
80.33
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
15.65
59.05
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
358
199.26
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
392
218.18
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
47
177.36
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.735
0.735
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.532
0.532
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
106.31
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
21
79.25
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
87.38
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
22
83.02
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
190.35
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
42
158.49
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157.93
87.9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
18.75
70.77
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
62.89
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
119
66.23
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.06
9.06
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
12.24
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
12.24
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA