Cy Ferry vs. Alex Pearson — Career Comparison

Cy Ferry
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Pearson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cy Ferry built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Pearson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Pearson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.326 compared to 7.2 and 1.733 for Cy Ferry. By the career numbers, Alex Pearson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cy Ferry and Alex Pearson

Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.2
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.04
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.8
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.2
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.85
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
27
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.1
9
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
9
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
9.93
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.6
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
2.88
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.543
0.543
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.8
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
43.2
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
37.9
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.2
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.97
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
34.8
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
35.57
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.9
37.9

Fielding Stats for Cy Ferry and Alex Pearson

Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.21
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
27
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
9
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
2.57
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
2.97
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
2.73
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.89
91.89
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.267
2.267
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Ferry and Alex Pearson

Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
342.86
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
191.49
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
600
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
587.23
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
127.66
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
127.66
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
68.16
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.18
27.86
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
127.66
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
140.43
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
38.3
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
342.86
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
63.83
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
71.32
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.62
33.4
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
102.13
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.88
5.88
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA