Joe Ferguson vs. George Kelly — Career Comparison

Joe Ferguson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCatcher
George Kelly
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Joe Ferguson holds a real edge over George Kelly in this comparison. Joe Ferguson led in walk rate (BB%+ 180 vs 86), contact rate (K%+ 80 vs 62), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 112 vs 103). George Kelly held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 268 vs 187). The edge belongs to Joe Ferguson.

Hitting Stats for Joe Ferguson and George Kelly

Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1013
167.72
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1622
148.24
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
3624
600
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6565
600
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
3001
496.85
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5993
547.72
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.804
0.804
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
719
119.04
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1778
162.5
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
465
76.99
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1217
111.23
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
121
20.03
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
30.8
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.82
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
6.95
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
20.2
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
13.53
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
254
42.05
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
561
51.27
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
George Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
George Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
George Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
475.65
78.75
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
919.28
84.02
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
1228
203.31
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2711
247.77
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1290
213.58
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2192
200.34
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
George Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
George Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
George Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
407
67.38
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
819
74.85
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
445
73.68
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1020
93.22
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
730
120.86
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1691
154.55
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
469.49
77.73
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
991.48
90.62
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.49
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
2.56
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
93.05
George Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
386
35.28
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
10.6
George Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607
100.5
George Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
694
63.43
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.97
5.97
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.46
9.46
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.93
0.93
George Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.81
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
14.44
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
5.79
George Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
86
14.24
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.64
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
5.94
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.99
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
3.93
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
5.63
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
9.87
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.71
64.71
George Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
60.19
60.19

Fielding Stats for Joe Ferguson and George Kelly

Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
1.15
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1588
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
1
George Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22886
27
George Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7628.2
9
George Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4253
5.02
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14690
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
0.45
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1376
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.08
George Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4705
5.55
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16218
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4637
5.47
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16066
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.06
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.761
4.761
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10.117
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.37
87.37
George Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.07
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1197
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.1
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
0.53
George Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.28
George Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0