Joe Ferguson vs. Charles Matthews — Career Comparison

Joe Ferguson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCatcher
Charles Matthews
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Joe Ferguson and Charles Matthews are closely matched on the surface stats. Charles Matthews posted stronger numbers in OPS (.933 vs .778) and on-base percentage (.600 vs .369). Joe Ferguson had the advantage in slugging (.409 vs .333). By the career numbers, Charles Matthews 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 Charles Matthews

Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1013
167.72
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3624
600
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3001
496.85
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Charles Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Charles Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
719
119.04
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
465
76.99
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
20.03
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.82
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
20.2
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254
42.05
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
475.65
78.75
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
127.74
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1228
203.31
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1290
213.58
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Charles Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Charles Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.933
0.933
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Charles Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.765
0.765
Charles Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Charles Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
407
67.38
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
445
73.68
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
730
120.86
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469.49
77.73
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
131.6
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.49
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
93.05
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
10.6
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
607
100.5
Charles Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.97
5.97
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.93
0.93
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
2.81
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
5.79
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
86
14.24
Charles Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.64
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.99
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
5.63
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.71
64.71
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Joe Ferguson and Charles Matthews

Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
974
1.15
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
1
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22886
27
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7628.2
9
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4253
5.02
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
0.45
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.08
Charles Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4705
5.55
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4637
5.47
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.761
4.761
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.37
87.37
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.07
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.1
Charles Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
0.53
Charles Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.28
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0