Joe Ferguson vs. Jay Johnstone — Career Comparison

Joe Ferguson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCatcher
Jay Johnstone
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder

Joe Ferguson and Jay Johnstone are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 112 for Joe Ferguson, 108 for Jay Johnstone), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 112 vs 115). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Joe Ferguson and Jay Johnstone

Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
1013
167.72
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1748
200.57
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
3624
600
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5229
600
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
3001
496.85
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4703
539.64
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
719
119.04
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1254
143.89
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
465
76.99
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
899
103.16
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
121
20.03
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
24.67
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.82
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.36
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
20.2
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
102
11.7
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
254
42.05
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
355
40.73
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
475.65
78.75
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
616.21
70.71
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
1228
203.31
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1851
212.39
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1290
213.58
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1705
195.64
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
407
67.38
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
66.32
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
445
73.68
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
531
60.93
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
730
120.86
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1007
115.55
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
469.49
77.73
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
640.36
73.48
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.49
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.52
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
93.05
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
429
49.23
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
10.6
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
61
7
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607
100.5
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
632
72.52
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.97
5.97
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.27
8.27
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.93
0.93
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.81
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
4.59
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
5.79
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
35
4.02
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
86
14.24
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
9.18
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.64
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
5.74
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.99
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
6.2
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
5.63
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
11.93
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.71
64.71
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
48.08
48.08

Fielding Stats for Joe Ferguson and Jay Johnstone

Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
1.15
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
1.22
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
851
1
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
1.01
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22886
27
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30296
27
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7628.2
9
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10098.2
9
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4253
5.02
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2743
2.44
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
0.45
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.12
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.08
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.05
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4705
5.55
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2934
2.61
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4637
5.47
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2873
2.56
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.92
97.92
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.761
4.761
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.102
2.102
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.37
87.37
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.96
82.96
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.07
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.05
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.1
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
0.53
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.28
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0