Cy Ferry vs. Steve Toole — Career Comparison

Cy Ferry
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Toole
Pre-GenerationalLouisianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn BridegroomsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Cy Ferry built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Toole as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Toole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.79 and WHIP 1.616 compared to 7.2 and 1.733 for Cy Ferry. By the career numbers, Steve Toole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cy Ferry and Steve Toole

Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.12
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.06
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.55
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.53
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.94
50.94
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.55
94.55
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.2
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.79
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
27
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
9
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
9
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
9.28
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
5.26
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.6
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
2.86
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.903
0.903
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.83
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.8
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.59
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
43.2
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2030
41.24
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.2
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
7.23
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.23
7.23
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.616
1.616
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
34.8
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1742
35.39
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.24
41.24

Fielding Stats for Cy Ferry and Steve Toole

Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.13
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1512
27
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
9
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.14
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.63
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.16
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
2.77
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.57
87.57
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Ferry and Steve Toole

Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
342.86
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
151.28
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
584.62
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.675
0.675
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
153.85
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
107.69
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.46
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.13
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
46.15
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
68.16
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24.15
61.93
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
210.26
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
169.23
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.642
0.642
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
87.18
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
79.49
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
342.86
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
164.1
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
71.32
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26.31
67.46
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.82
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
51.28
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.7
11.7
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
23.08
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
23.08
Cy Ferry
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100