Joe Ferguson vs. Fran Matthews — Career Comparison

Joe Ferguson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCatcher
Fran Matthews
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Joe Ferguson posted the stronger offensive profile against Fran Matthews. Joe Ferguson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.778 vs .742) and on-base percentage (.369 vs .352). Fran Matthews had the advantage in batting average (.265 vs .240). 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 Fran Matthews

Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1013
167.72
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
123
149.09
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3624
600
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
495
600
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3001
496.85
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
431
522.42
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.769
0.769
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
719
119.04
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
138.18
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
465
76.99
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
101.82
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
20.03
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
14
16.97
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.82
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.7
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
20.2
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.7
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254
42.05
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
30
36.36
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
475.65
78.75
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64.99
78.78
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1228
203.31
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
203.64
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1290
213.58
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
171
207.27
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.733
0.733
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
407
67.38
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
112.73
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
445
73.68
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
58
70.3
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
730
120.86
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
173.33
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469.49
77.73
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69.99
84.83
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.49
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.64
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
93.05
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
10.6
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.21
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
607
100.5
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.97
5.97
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
99
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.93
0.93
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.8
10.8
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
2.81
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.48
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
5.79
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
86
14.24
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
3.64
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.7
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.99
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
5.63
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.7
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
64.71
64.71
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Joe Ferguson and Fran Matthews

Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
974
1.15
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.16
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
851
1
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.09
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22886
27
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2730
27
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7628.2
9
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
910
9
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4253
5.02
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
926
9.16
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
0.45
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.45
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.08
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.26
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4705
5.55
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
9.87
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4637
5.47
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
972
9.61
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.39
97.39
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.761
4.761
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.308
8.308
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.37
87.37
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.02
94.02
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.07
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.1
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
0.53
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.28
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0