Joe Ferguson vs. Emil Gross — Career Comparison

Joe Ferguson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCatcher
Emil Gross
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Joe Ferguson and Emil Gross are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Ferguson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.778 vs .756) and on-base percentage (.369 vs .329). Emil Gross had the advantage in slugging (.427 vs .409). 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 Emil Gross

Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1013
167.72
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
248
143.35
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3624
600
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
1038
600
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3001
496.85
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
987
570.52
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
0.76
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
719
119.04
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
168.21
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
465
76.99
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
113.29
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
20.03
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
38.73
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.82
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
12.14
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
20.2
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.05
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
42.05
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
54.91
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
475.65
78.75
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136.53
78.92
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1228
203.31
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
421
243.35
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1290
213.58
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
342
197.69
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
407
67.38
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.5
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
445
73.68
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
107
61.85
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
730
120.86
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241
139.31
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469.49
77.73
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149.85
86.62
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.49
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
93.05
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
51
29.48
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
10.6
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
607
100.5
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
30.06
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.97
5.97
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.96
19.96
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.93
0.93
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
0.98
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
2.81
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
5.79
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
86
14.24
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.64
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.99
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
5.63
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.71
64.71
Emil Gross
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Joe Ferguson and Emil Gross

Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
1.15
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
1.02
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
1
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22886
27
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6567
27
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7628.2
9
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2189
9
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4253
5.02
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1135
4.67
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
0.45
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
1.43
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.08
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
1.03
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4705
5.55
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1735
7.13
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4637
5.47
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
6.1
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.53
85.53
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.761
4.761
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.37
87.37
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.07
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.1
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.06
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
0.53
Emil Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.28
Emil Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0