Cy Ferry vs. Bill James — Career Comparison

Cy Ferry
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill James
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bill James posted a stronger line than Cy Ferry. Bill James posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.2 vs 7.2) and WHIP (1.431 vs 1.733). By the career numbers, Bill James had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Cy Ferry and Bill James

Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.55
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.12
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.5
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.54
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.52
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.2
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
3.2
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3539
27
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179.2
9
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1110
8.47
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
4.41
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.6
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
3.11
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.836
0.836
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.24
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.8
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.37
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
43.2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4958
37.83
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.22
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.2
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
4.26
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
34.8
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4332
33.05
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83

Fielding Stats for Cy Ferry and Bill James

Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.138
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Ferry and Bill James

Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
342.86
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
294.92
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
413
600
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
358
520.1
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.436
0.436
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
74.09
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
63.92
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.72
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.17
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
68.16
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.08
19
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
85.71
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
117.68
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
36.32
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
17.43
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
342.86
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
53.75
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
71.32
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.26
13.45
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.36
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
39.23
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
138
200.48
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
2.99
2.99
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.32
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.36
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33