Joe Ferguson vs. Jelly Gardner — Career Comparison

Joe Ferguson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCatcher
Jelly Gardner
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Joe Ferguson and Jelly Gardner are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Ferguson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.778 vs .708) and slugging (.409 vs .331). Jelly Gardner had the advantage in on-base percentage (.376 vs .369). By the career numbers, Joe Ferguson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Ferguson and Jelly Gardner

Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1013
167.72
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
698
142.26
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3624
600
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
2944
600
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3001
496.85
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2487
506.86
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.769
0.769
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
719
119.04
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
703
143.27
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
465
76.99
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607
123.71
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
20.03
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
74
15.08
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.82
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.87
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
20.2
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.61
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254
42.05
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
96
19.57
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
475.65
78.75
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
377.24
76.88
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1228
203.31
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
824
167.93
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1290
213.58
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1077
219.5
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
407
67.38
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
473
96.4
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
445
73.68
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
232
47.28
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
730
120.86
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
702
143.07
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469.49
77.73
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
419.35
85.47
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.49
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.45
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
93.05
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
362
73.78
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
10.6
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
607
100.5
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.67
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.97
5.97
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163.56
163.56
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.93
0.93
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.11
20.11
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.81
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
16.92
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
5.79
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
86
14.24
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.64
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
27.72
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.99
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.24
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
5.63
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
29.96
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
64.71
64.71
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92.52
92.52

Fielding Stats for Joe Ferguson and Jelly Gardner

Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
974
1.15
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
1.22
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
851
1
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
1.04
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22886
27
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
15552
27
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7628.2
9
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5184
9
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4253
5.02
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
1.92
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
0.45
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.18
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.08
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4705
5.55
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
2.18
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4637
5.47
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1209
2.1
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.1
96.1
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.761
4.761
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.37
87.37
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.92
84.92
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.07
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.02
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.1
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
0.53
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.28
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0