Joe Ferguson vs. Willie McGee — Career Comparison

Joe Ferguson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCatcher
Willie McGee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star

Joe Ferguson and Willie McGee 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 Willie McGee), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 112 vs 109). The overall lean goes to Joe Ferguson, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Joe Ferguson and Willie McGee

Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1013
167.72
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2201
161.28
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
3624
600
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8188
600
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
3001
496.85
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7649
560.5
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
0.76
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
719
119.04
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2254
165.17
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
465
76.99
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1731
126.84
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
121
20.03
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
350
25.65
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.82
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
6.89
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
20.2
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
79
5.79
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
254
42.05
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
523
38.32
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
475.65
78.75
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1008.36
73.89
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
1228
203.31
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3029
221.96
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1290
213.58
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2717
199.1
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
407
67.38
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1010
74.01
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
445
73.68
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
856
62.73
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
730
120.86
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1787
130.95
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
469.49
77.73
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077.04
78.92
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.49
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.1
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
93.05
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
448
32.83
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
10.6
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
58
4.25
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607
100.5
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1238
90.72
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.97
5.97
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.61
6.61
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.93
0.93
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
2.81
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
2.2
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
5.79
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
3.37
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
14.24
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157
11.5
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.64
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
25.79
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.99
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
8.87
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
5.63
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
473
34.66
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
64.71
64.71
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.42
74.42

Fielding Stats for Joe Ferguson and Willie McGee

Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
1.15
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1990
1.12
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
1
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1744
0.98
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22886
27
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47835
27
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7628.2
9
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15945
9
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4253
5.02
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4295
2.42
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
0.45
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.08
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.08
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.06
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4705
5.55
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4539
2.56
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4637
5.47
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4431
2.5
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.62
97.62
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.761
4.761
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.227
2.227
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.37
87.37
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.64
87.64
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.07
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.02
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.1
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
0.53
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.28
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0