Cy Ferry vs. Walter Johnson — Career Comparison

Cy Ferry
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Walter Johnson
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVP

On the career pitching numbers, Walter Johnson posted a stronger line than Cy Ferry. Walter Johnson posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.17 vs 7.2) and WHIP (1.061 vs 1.733). By the career numbers, Walter Johnson 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 Walter Johnson

Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
802
1.22
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
666
1.01
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
0.63
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
0.42
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.91
59.91
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.04
83.04
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
0.81
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.17
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.05
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.2
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1424
2.17
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17744
27
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5914.2
9
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4913
7.48
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.15
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1363
2.07
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.6
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3509
5.34
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.24
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.8
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.31
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
43.2
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23642
35.97
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
0.2
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.2
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1902
2.89
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
34.8
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22076
33.59
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.97
35.97

Fielding Stats for Cy Ferry and Walter Johnson

Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
7.07
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.04
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3114
27
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1038
9
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
2.53
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1352
11.72
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.46
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1697
14.71
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1644
14.25
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.017
2.017
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.72
14.72
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.62
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Ferry and Walter Johnson

Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
342.86
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
933
222.41
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
600
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2324
553.99
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547
130.39
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
388
92.49
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
22.41
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
9.77
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
5.72
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
37.9
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
68.16
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225.36
53.72
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
189.51
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
670
159.71
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.616
0.616
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.523
0.523
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
57.45
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
60.79
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
342.86
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
112.51
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
71.32
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241.78
57.63
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.1
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
26.22
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
419
99.88
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6.01
6.01
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
16.69
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.1
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.95
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
4.05
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.47
76.47