Joe Ferguson vs. Steve Garvey — Career Comparison

Joe Ferguson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCatcher
Steve Garvey
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveMVPAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Joe Ferguson holds a real edge over Steve Garvey in this comparison. Joe Ferguson led in walk rate (BB%+ 180 vs 61), home run production (HR/PA+ 187 vs 158), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 112 vs 106). Steve Garvey held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 128 vs 80). The edge belongs to Joe Ferguson.

Hitting Stats for Joe Ferguson and Steve Garvey

Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1013
167.72
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2332
147.81
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
3624
600
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9466
600
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
3001
496.85
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8835
560
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.786
0.786
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
719
119.04
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2599
164.74
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
465
76.99
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1844
116.88
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
121
20.03
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
440
27.89
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.82
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
2.73
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
20.2
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
17.24
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
254
42.05
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
755
47.86
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
475.65
78.75
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1235.33
78.3
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
1228
203.31
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3941
249.8
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1290
213.58
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3107
196.94
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.776
0.776
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.692
0.692
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
407
67.38
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1143
72.45
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
445
73.68
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1308
82.91
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
730
120.86
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2179
138.12
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
469.49
77.73
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1293.03
81.96
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.49
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
1.84
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
93.05
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
479
30.36
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
10.6
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
7.16
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607
100.5
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1003
63.57
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.97
5.97
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.44
9.44
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.93
0.93
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
2.81
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
2.09
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
5.79
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
5.7
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
14.24
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
251
15.91
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.64
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
5.26
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.99
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
3.93
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
5.63
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
9.19
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.71
64.71
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
57.24
57.24

Fielding Stats for Joe Ferguson and Steve Garvey

Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
1.15
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2261
1.05
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
851
1
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2205
1.02
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22886
27
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58402
27
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7628.2
9
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19467.1
9
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4253
5.02
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19004
8.79
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
0.45
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
0.66
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.08
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.06
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4705
5.55
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20568
9.51
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4637
5.47
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20438
9.45
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.55
98.55
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.37
99.37
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.761
4.761
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.039
9.039
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.37
87.37
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.07
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1531
0.71
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.1
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
0.53
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.28
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0