Joe Ferguson
Joseph Vance Ferguson
Born: September 19, 1946
San Francisco, CA USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, RF, LF, OF, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 200
College: University of the Pacific
Career: 1970-1983
Draft: Round 8 (1968 June Amateur Draft, Los Angeles Dodgers)
School: Pacific
Minor League Statistics
Joe Ferguson compiled a career batting average of .240 with 122 home runs and 445 RBI in his 1013-game career with the Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros and California Angels. He began playing during the 1970 season and last took the field during the 1983 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .250 | .429 | .250 | .679 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 36 | 115 | 102 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 15 | .216 | .304 | .304 | .608 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1972 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 8 | 27 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .292 | .346 | .542 | .888 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 136 | 585 | 487 | 84 | 128 | 26 | 0 | 25 | 88 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 81 | .263 | .369 | .470 | .839 | 229 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 |
| 1974 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 111 | 430 | 349 | 54 | 88 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 75 | 73 | .252 | .380 | .436 | .815 | 152 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 1975 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 66 | 241 | 202 | 15 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 47 | .208 | .325 | .302 | .627 | 61 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1976 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 54 | 213 | 185 | 24 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 41 | .222 | .318 | .357 | .674 | 66 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1976 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 71 | 226 | 189 | 22 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 40 | .201 | .317 | .349 | .666 | 66 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 1977 | NL | Houston Astros | 132 | 511 | 421 | 59 | 108 | 21 | 3 | 16 | 61 | 6 | 2 | 85 | 79 | .257 | .379 | .435 | .814 | 183 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 1978 | NL | Houston Astros | 51 | 191 | 150 | 20 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 30 | .207 | .363 | .380 | .743 | 57 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1978 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 67 | 235 | 198 | 20 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 41 | .237 | .350 | .399 | .749 | 79 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1979 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 122 | 442 | 363 | 54 | 95 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 68 | .262 | .380 | .466 | .845 | 169 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 1980 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 77 | 214 | 172 | 20 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 46 | .238 | .371 | .436 | .807 | 75 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 1981 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 17 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .143 | .250 | .214 | .464 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | AL | California Angels | 12 | 41 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | .233 | .400 | .367 | .767 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | AL | California Angels | 36 | 97 | 84 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 19 | .226 | .323 | .357 | .680 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | AL | California Angels | 12 | 33 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .074 | .219 | .074 | .293 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1013 | 3624 | 3001 | 407 | 719 | 121 | 11 | 122 | 445 | 22 | 12 | 562 | 607 | .240 | .358 | .409 | .767 | 1228 | 86 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 64 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | C | 3 | 0 | 11.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.364 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1971 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | C | 35 | 30 | 264.0 | 167 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .983 | 6.000 | 5.029 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 33.3 |
| 1972 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | C | 7 | 6 | 50.0 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.840 | 5.429 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 60.0 |
| 1972 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.813 | 2.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | C | 122 | 118 | 1074.0 | 757 | 57 | 3 | 17 | .996 | 6.821 | 6.672 | 18 | 0 | 51 | 28 | 35.4 |
| 1973 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 20 | 16 | 145.7 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .935 | 1.792 | 1.450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1974 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | C | 82 | 70 | 650.7 | 436 | 40 | 6 | 2 | .988 | 6.584 | 5.805 | 9 | 0 | 36 | 23 | 39.0 |
| 1974 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 32 | 28 | 237.3 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .980 | 1.896 | 1.563 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | C | 35 | 31 | 266.0 | 158 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .994 | 5.887 | 4.971 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 40.9 |
| 1975 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 34 | 26 | 251.3 | 57 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .984 | 2.184 | 1.794 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 48 | 45 | 392.0 | 238 | 32 | 6 | 6 | .978 | 6.199 | 5.625 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 52.6 |
| 1976 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 39 | 38 | 322.3 | 82 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .966 | 2.345 | 2.154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | C | 17 | 12 | 128.3 | 74 | 10 | 3 | 2 | .966 | 5.891 | 4.941 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 23.8 |
| 1976 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 14 | 8 | 75.0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .882 | 1.800 | 1.071 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 | NL | Houston Astros | C | 122 | 116 | 1041.7 | 634 | 80 | 11 | 10 | .985 | 6.169 | 5.852 | 16 | 0 | 94 | 61 | 39.4 |
| 1977 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | C | 62 | 57 | 482.7 | 284 | 23 | 5 | 2 | .984 | 5.724 | 4.952 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 13 | 28.3 |
| 1978 | NL | Houston Astros | C | 51 | 46 | 414.0 | 288 | 29 | 2 | 0 | .994 | 6.891 | 6.216 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 18 | 33.3 |
| 1978 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 3 | 2 | 14.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .643 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | C | 67 | 62 | 532.3 | 326 | 35 | 7 | 6 | .981 | 6.103 | 5.388 | 8 | 0 | 51 | 18 | 26.1 |
| 1979 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 52 | 45 | 396.3 | 88 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .978 | 2.044 | 1.731 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | C | 66 | 50 | 452.0 | 297 | 23 | 6 | 4 | .982 | 6.372 | 4.848 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 12 | 17.1 |
| 1980 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 | AL | California Angels | C | 8 | 8 | 70.7 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .976 | 5.094 | 5.000 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 |
| 1981 | AL | California Angels | OF | 4 | 3 | 29.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.862 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1982 | AL | California Angels | C | 32 | 22 | 213.7 | 138 | 13 | 1 | 2 | .993 | 6.360 | 4.719 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 39.4 |
| 1982 | AL | California Angels | OF | 2 | 1 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .900 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 | AL | California Angels | C | 9 | 6 | 54.3 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .968 | 4.969 | 3.333 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 25.0 |
| 1983 | AL | California Angels | OF | 3 | 2 | 23.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.565 | 1.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 974 | 851 | 7628.7 | 4253 | 384 | 68 | 59 | .986 | 5.471 | 4.761 | 84 | 0 | 452 | 236 | 34.3 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLCS | 4 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .231 | .444 | .231 | .675 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 5 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .125 | .333 | .313 | .646 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLCS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 13 | 46 | 35 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | .200 | .378 | .343 | .721 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLCS | RF | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.160 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1974 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLCS | C | 2 | 1 | 11.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 2.455 | 1.500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1974 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | RF | 4 | 4 | 33.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.636 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1974 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | C | 2 | 1 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 1.000 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | C | 2 | 1 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 9.900 | 5.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 13 | 10 | 88.0 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .900 | 3.682 | 2.769 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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