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Joseph Vance Ferguson

First name: Joe

Last name: Ferguson

Birthdate: 1946-09-19

Bats: R   Throws: R

MLBAM ID: 114067

Retro ID: fergj101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1970LAN0.10.00.10.00.10.10
1971LAN1.50.72.20.31.01.23
1972LAN0.30.20.50.20.30.11
1973LAN7.33.010.35.99.01.427
1974LAN5.32.07.33.65.71.517
1975LAN3.00.94.00.51.72.35
1976LAN2.70.63.40.21.22.24
1976SLN2.91.14.00.61.82.25
1977HOU6.42.89.24.77.41.822
1978HOU2.51.13.61.42.51.17
1978LAN3.01.34.30.71.92.36
1979LAN5.61.87.43.35.51.916
1980LAN2.71.23.90.71.92.16
1981CAL0.50.20.70.20.40.41
1981LAN0.20.00.2-0.10.00.20
1982CAL1.20.61.80.40.90.93
1983CAL0.40.20.6-0.4-0.20.8-1
Career45.617.763.522.241.122.5122

Detailed Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1970LAN7000000000009.60.00.00.00.00
1971LAN115-3-2000-10200-38.6-0.30.20.0-0.15
1972LAN2711-1-100200018.20.10.00.00.13
1973LAN58523263-411-3900248.62.80.90.13.819
1974LAN4301517-2-1-111500159.21.60.50.02.116
1975LAN241-7-5-2-2006100-38.3-0.40.10.0-0.313
1976LAN213-2-1-200-10000-48.1-0.50.00.0-0.55
1976SLN226-2-30000-1300-48.9-0.50.30.0-0.27
1977HOU5111318-10000900179.01.90.90.02.821
1978HOU191350-2-11040038.60.30.40.00.78
1978LAN235330-5-20-1400-58.9-0.60.40.0-0.29
1979LAN442171831-1-2-5300149.61.50.30.01.88
1980LAN214551-4-10-5400-48.6-0.50.40.0-0.14
1981CAL41110000-100009.20.00.00.00.01
1981LAN16-1-100000000-18.3-0.10.00.0-0.10
1982CAL97-1-10-1-101200-29.8-0.20.20.00.05
1983CAL33-4-40000-1000-59.8-0.50.00.0-0.50
Career3,6246177-1-19-6-1-7460043-4.64.60.19.3124

Defense

Catcher Defense

Year Team Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Frame Runs SB Runs Block Runs Err Runs Catcher Runs Total Fielding Runs
1970 LAN 0 0.0 0 0 0 -0.2 0.1 0.0 0 0
1971 LAN 14 0.0 0 0 0 -0.7 1.1 -0.2 0 0
1972 LAN 3 0.0 0 0 0 0.6 0.0 0.2 1 1
1973 LAN 66 1.0 1 1 0 -1.2 -0.8 1.7 0 1
1974 LAN 35 -1.0 -1 -1 0 1.3 0.2 0.2 2 1
1975 LAN 17 0.0 0 0 0 1.1 -0.5 0.6 1 1
1976 LAN 7 0.0 0 0 0 -0.8 -0.5 -0.6 -2 -2
1976 SLN 23 0.0 0 0 0 4.0 -1.2 -0.8 2 2
1977 HOU 46 -1.0 -1 -1 -1 3.1 -1.0 0.1 2 0
1978 HOU 28 -1.0 -1 -1 0 0.2 -0.3 0.9 1 0
1978 LAN 24 0.0 0 0 0 -1.6 0.6 0.3 -1 -1
1979 LAN 36 -1.0 -1 -1 0 -2.6 -1.0 -0.4 -4 -5
1980 LAN 32 1.0 1 1 0 -5.6 0.4 -0.2 -5 -4
1981 CAL 4 0.0 0 0 0 0.7 -0.2 -0.2 0 0
1982 CAL 7 0.0 0 0 0 1.2 0.1 0.2 2 2
1983 CAL 2 0.0 0 0 0 -0.1 0.4 -0.2 0 0
344 -2.0 -2 -2 -1 -0.6 -2.6 1.6 -1 -4

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1977 HOU 1B 30 0 0.0 0 0 -2 -1 0.0 0.0 0 0
1B 30 0 0.0 0 0 -2 -1 0.0 0.0 0 0

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
1972 LAN RF 34 6 1.0 1 1 1 4 0 1
1973 LAN LF 99 5 -1.0 -1 -1 -4 3 0 -1
1973 LAN RF 213 46 -2.0 -2 -2 6 20 -1 -3
1974 LAN RF 487 75 0.0 0 0 -2 25 0 0
1975 LAN LF 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 LAN RF 504 77 6.0 6 5 1 39 0 5
1976 LAN RF 686 120 3.0 2 2 12 40 0 2
1976 SLN RF 163 25 -2.0 -2 -2 -4 16 -1 -3
1978 LAN LF 38 2 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
1978 LAN RF 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1979 LAN LF 58 6 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1979 LAN RF 790 126 1.0 0 0 -4 52 0 0
1980 LAN RF 2 1 -1.0 -1 -1 0 1 0 -1
1981 CAL LF 85 6 -1.0 -1 -1 -4 8 0 -1
1981 CAL RF 11 4 0.0 0 0 2 2 0 0
1981 LAN RF 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 CAL RF 20 3 -1.0 -1 -1 -2 2 0 -1
1983 CAL LF 33 3 -1.0 -1 -1 -1 1 0 -1
1983 CAL RF 31 5 0.0 0 0 -1 1 0 0
LF 318 22 -3.0 -3 -3 -10 13 0 -3
RF 2945 489 5.0 3 2 9 203 -2 0

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1974LAN0.50.10.60.10.20.41
1978LAN0.10.00.10.00.10.10
Career0.60.10.70.10.30.51

Postseason Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1974LAN40110000-2000-17.5-0.10.00.0-0.1-1
1978LAN60000000000010.20.00.00.00.00
Career46110000-2000-1--0.10.00.0-0.1-1

Glossary

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Stat description
GSGame Shares
WAMWins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name.
WARWins above Replacement
VSVictory Shares
WWins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense.
LLosses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score.
BatRunsBatting runs above average
Adj RPark adjusted batting runs
RISPRuns for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position
BSRBaserunning runs
DPDouble play avoidance runs
ROERuns from reaching on error
FldFielding runs
PosPosition adjustment
DHDesignated hitter adjustment
PitPitcher batting adjustment
RAARuns above average before position and league adjustment
RPWRuns per win
WAAWins above average before position and league adjustment
POS WinsPosition adjustment converted to wins
LGALeague quality adjustment
DVoDHDefensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter
GGames pitched
GSGame shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index
XRExpected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced
DRDefensive runs support
RoleStarter vs reliever role adjustment
LgAdjLeague adjustment
R+Runs above average
LILeverage index
R_lev+Leverage adjusted runs above average
ChancesEstimated opportunies to make a defensive play
BIPBalls in play while this player was on the field
OAAOuts above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level
OAA adjPark adjusted outs above average
DER runsRun value of outs above average
Frame RunsRuns from framing balls and strikes
SB RunsStolen base prevention runs
Block RunsWild pitch and passed ball prevention runs
Err RunsCatcher error prevention runs
Catcher RunsCatcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing.
Play+plays made above average per ball in play
GB+ground ball plays above average per ball in play
DP StartRuns from starting double plays
DP TurnRuns from turning double plays
DP runsTotal double play runs
OF Arm oppsOpportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play
OF Arm runsRuns from throwing from the outfield

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