Bob Ferguson
Robert Vavasour Ferguson
Born: January 31, 1845
Brooklyn, NY USA
Deceased: 1894
Brooklyn, NY USA
Primary Position: 2B
All Position(s) Played: P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, OF
Bats: B
Throws: R
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 149
Career: 1871-1884
Minor League Statistics
Bob Ferguson compiled a career batting average of .265 with 1 home runs and 357 RBI in his 823-game career with the New York Mutuals, Brooklyn Atlantics, Hartford Dark Blues, Chicago White Stockings, Troy Trojans, Philadelphia Quakers and Pittsburg Alleghenys. He began playing during the 1871 season and last took the field during the 1884 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | NA | New York Mutuals | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | |
| 1873 | NA | Brooklyn Atlantics | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.59 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19.3 | 41 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 |
| 1874 | NA | Brooklyn Atlantics | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| 1875 | NA | Hartford Dark Blues | 0 | 0 | 22.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | |
| 1877 | NL | Hartford Dark Blues | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.96 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 38 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 |
| 1883 | NL | Philadelphia Quakers | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Totals | 1 | 3 | .250 | 5.65 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 57.3 | 110 | 73 | 36 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 302 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | NA | New York Mutuals | 33 | 161 | 158 | 30 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .241 | .255 | .291 | .546 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1872 | NA | Brooklyn Atlantics | 37 | 167 | 164 | 33 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .280 | .293 | .299 | .592 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1873 | NA | Brooklyn Atlantics | 51 | 232 | 228 | 36 | 59 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | .259 | .272 | .316 | .587 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1874 | NA | Brooklyn Atlantics | 56 | 247 | 245 | 34 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .261 | .267 | .278 | .545 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1875 | NA | Hartford Dark Blues | 85 | 369 | 366 | 65 | 88 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .240 | .247 | .290 | .536 | 106 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1876 | NL | Hartford Dark Blues | 69 | 312 | 310 | 48 | 82 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .265 | .269 | .323 | .592 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1877 | NL | Hartford Dark Blues | 58 | 257 | 254 | 40 | 65 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .256 | .265 | .299 | .564 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1878 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | 61 | 269 | 259 | 44 | 91 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | .351 | .375 | .405 | .781 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1879 | NL | Troy Trojans | 30 | 127 | 123 | 18 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .252 | .276 | .325 | .601 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1880 | NL | Troy Trojans | 82 | 356 | 332 | 55 | 87 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | .262 | .312 | .289 | .601 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1881 | NL | Troy Trojans | 85 | 368 | 339 | 56 | 96 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 12 | .283 | .340 | .360 | .700 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1882 | NL | Troy Trojans | 81 | 342 | 319 | 44 | 82 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 21 | .257 | .307 | .317 | .624 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1883 | NL | Philadelphia Quakers | 86 | 347 | 329 | 39 | 85 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 21 | .258 | .297 | .298 | .595 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1884 | AA | Pittsburg Alleghenys | 10 | 41 | 41 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .146 | .146 | .146 | .293 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 824 | 3595 | 3467 | 544 | 920 | 102 | 30 | 1 | 357 | 16 | 12 | 128 | 136 | .265 | .292 | .313 | .604 | 1085 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | NA | New York Mutuals | 3B | 20 | 20 | 162.0 | 31 | 58 | 26 | 3 | .774 | 4.944 | 4.450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1871 | NA | New York Mutuals | 2B | 11 | 10 | 95.0 | 29 | 22 | 13 | 4 | .797 | 4.832 | 4.636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1871 | NA | New York Mutuals | C | 5 | 3 | 37.0 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .826 | 4.622 | 3.800 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1871 | NA | New York Mutuals | P | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1872 | NA | Brooklyn Atlantics | 3B | 37 | 36 | 332.0 | 86 | 178 | 63 | 8 | .807 | 7.157 | 7.135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1872 | NA | Brooklyn Atlantics | C | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1873 | NA | Brooklyn Atlantics | 3B | 50 | 0 | 456.0 | 109 | 211 | 109 | 10 | .746 | 6.316 | 6.400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1873 | NA | Brooklyn Atlantics | P | 4 | 0 | 19.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 1.895 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1874 | NA | Brooklyn Atlantics | 3B | 55 | 55 | 495.0 | 79 | 158 | 75 | 1 | .760 | 4.309 | 4.309 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1874 | NA | Brooklyn Atlantics | C | 2 | 0 | 18.0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 4.500 | 4.500 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1874 | NA | Brooklyn Atlantics | P | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .750 | 3.000 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1875 | NA | Hartford Dark Blues | 3B | 85 | 0 | 760.0 | 173 | 157 | 69 | 7 | .827 | 3.908 | 3.882 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1875 | NA | Hartford Dark Blues | P | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1876 | NL | Hartford Dark Blues | 3B | 69 | 0 | 623.0 | 124 | 133 | 54 | 5 | .826 | 3.713 | 3.725 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1877 | NL | Hartford Dark Blues | 3B | 56 | 0 | 496.0 | 109 | 155 | 50 | 6 | .841 | 4.790 | 4.714 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1877 | NL | Hartford Dark Blues | P | 3 | 0 | 25.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 2.880 | 2.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1878 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | SS | 57 | 0 | 510.0 | 71 | 226 | 40 | 17 | .881 | 5.241 | 5.211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1878 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | 2B | 4 | 0 | 39.0 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .852 | 5.308 | 5.750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1878 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | C | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 6.231 | 9.000 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1879 | NL | Troy Trojans | 3B | 24 | 0 | 226.0 | 29 | 55 | 20 | 5 | .808 | 3.345 | 3.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1879 | NL | Troy Trojans | 2B | 6 | 0 | 59.0 | 24 | 26 | 5 | 4 | .909 | 7.627 | 8.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1880 | NL | Troy Trojans | 2B | 82 | 0 | 734.0 | 294 | 255 | 58 | 38 | .904 | 6.732 | 6.695 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1881 | NL | Troy Trojans | 2B | 85 | 0 | 770.0 | 263 | 254 | 55 | 47 | .904 | 6.043 | 6.082 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1882 | NL | Troy Trojans | 2B | 79 | 0 | 691.0 | 247 | 221 | 44 | 38 | .914 | 6.096 | 5.924 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1882 | NL | Troy Trojans | SS | 2 | 0 | 20.0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 3.150 | 3.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1883 | NL | Philadelphia Quakers | 2B | 86 | 0 | 772.0 | 261 | 287 | 88 | 38 | .862 | 6.389 | 6.372 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1883 | NL | Philadelphia Quakers | P | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1884 | AA | Pittsburg Alleghenys | OF | 6 | 0 | 43.0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 1.047 | .833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1884 | AA | Pittsburg Alleghenys | 1B | 3 | 0 | 27.0 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .895 | 11.333 | 11.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1884 | AA | Pittsburg Alleghenys | 3B | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 838 | 125 | 7443.0 | 2022 | 2427 | 798 | 232 | .848 | 5.380 | 5.309 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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