Joe Ferguson vs. Cal McVey — Career Comparison

Joe Ferguson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCatcher
Cal McVey
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red StockingsUnknownFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Joe Ferguson and Cal McVey are closely matched on the surface stats. Cal McVey posted stronger numbers in OPS (.800 vs .778) and slugging (.447 vs .409). Joe Ferguson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.369 vs .354). By the career numbers, Cal McVey 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 Cal McVey

Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1013
167.72
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
530
125.05
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3624
600
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
2543
600
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3001
496.85
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2513
592.92
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Cal McVey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Cal McVey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.808
0.808
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
719
119.04
Cal McVey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
869
205.03
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
465
76.99
Cal McVey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
681
160.68
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
121
20.03
Cal McVey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
31.38
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.82
Cal McVey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
10.38
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
20.2
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.6
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
42.05
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
44.36
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
475.65
78.75
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
374.97
88.47
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1228
203.31
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1123
264.96
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1290
213.58
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
899
212.11
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Cal McVey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Cal McVey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Cal McVey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Cal McVey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
407
67.38
Cal McVey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
555
130.95
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
445
73.68
Cal McVey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
449
105.94
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
730
120.86
Cal McVey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
993
234.29
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469.49
77.73
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
432.17
101.97
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.49
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
93.05
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
30
7.08
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
10.6
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
607
100.5
Cal McVey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
12.03
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.97
5.97
Cal McVey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.86
49.86
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.93
0.93
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
2.81
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
5.79
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
86
14.24
Cal McVey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.47
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.64
Cal McVey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
6.13
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.99
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.47
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
5.63
Cal McVey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
6.61
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
64.71
64.71
Cal McVey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92.86
92.86

Fielding Stats for Joe Ferguson and Cal McVey

Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Cal McVey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
974
1.15
Cal McVey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.16
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
1
Cal McVey
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.28
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22886
27
Cal McVey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14100
27
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7628.2
9
Cal McVey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4700
9
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4253
5.02
Cal McVey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2690
5.15
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
0.45
Cal McVey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.67
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.08
Cal McVey
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
0.61
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4705
5.55
Cal McVey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3361
6.44
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4637
5.47
Cal McVey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3041
5.82
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Cal McVey
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
90.48
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.761
4.761
Cal McVey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.018
5.018
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.37
87.37
Cal McVey
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.93
23.93
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.07
Cal McVey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.19
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.1
Cal McVey
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.23
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McVey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
0.53
Cal McVey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.28
Cal McVey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0