Joe Ferguson
1970–1983 · bats R / throws R · California Angels, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals
1,013G
.240AVG
.358OBP
.409SLG
More career statistics
719H
122HR
445RBI
22SB
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,013 | 3,624 | 3,001 | 407 | 719 | 121 | 11 | 122 | 445 | 562 | 607 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 35 | 1,228 | .240 | .358 | .409 | .767 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1974-05-23 to 1974-06-07
23longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Five-Walk Game | 1978-06-24 | 1 in 1,833 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | Three Intentional Walks | 1978-06-24 | 1 in 1,129 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | Three Hits, Three Strikeouts | 1973-07-20 | 1 in 1,070 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 513 | 1786 | 363 | 67 | 234 | 287 | 285 | .247 | .364 | .431 |
| Away | 500 | 1838 | 356 | 55 | 211 | 275 | 322 | .232 | .343 | .389 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 147 | 568 | 103 | 18 | 64 | 91 | 105 | .220 | .342 | .373 |
| May | 190 | 695 | 142 | 28 | 99 | 113 | 106 | .250 | .367 | .441 |
| June | 174 | 612 | 119 | 16 | 65 | 89 | 96 | .230 | .340 | .368 |
| July | 169 | 621 | 120 | 21 | 79 | 101 | 102 | .237 | .356 | .403 |
| August | 161 | 570 | 114 | 24 | 74 | 80 | 102 | .237 | .340 | .448 |
| September | 158 | 509 | 112 | 13 | 57 | 85 | 82 | .269 | .387 | .423 |
| October | 14 | 49 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | .205 | .245 | .386 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| san-francisco-giants | 111 | 400 | 89 | 13 | 51 | 58 | 64 | .266 | .367 | .449 |
| san-diego-padres | 105 | 380 | 75 | 14 | 45 | 64 | 72 | .238 | .366 | .416 |
| cincinnati-reds | 104 | 358 | 63 | 9 | 43 | 56 | 56 | .214 | .332 | .349 |
| atlanta-braves | 88 | 325 | 64 | 11 | 36 | 53 | 57 | .242 | .360 | .404 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 88 | 307 | 55 | 9 | 44 | 41 | 50 | .211 | .313 | .379 |
| houston-astros | 82 | 296 | 62 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 52 | .250 | .358 | .391 |
| chicago-cubs | 74 | 264 | 60 | 7 | 32 | 44 | 43 | .282 | .394 | .432 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 71 | 252 | 43 | 9 | 32 | 43 | 37 | .211 | .341 | .387 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 5 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1971 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 36 | 102 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .216 | – | – |
| 1972 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 8 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 5 | – | .292 | – | – |
| 1973 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 136 | 487 | 128 | 25 | 88 | 1 | .263 | – | – |
| 1974 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 111 | 349 | 88 | 16 | 57 | 2 | .252 | – | – |
| 1975 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 66 | 202 | 42 | 5 | 23 | 2 | .208 | – | – |
| 1976 | Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals | 125 | 374 | 79 | 10 | 39 | 6 | .211 | – | – |
| 1977 |  Houston Astros | 132 | 421 | 108 | 16 | 61 | 6 | .257 | – | – |
| 1978 | Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers | 118 | 348 | 78 | 14 | 50 | 1 | .224 | – | – |
| 1979 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 122 | 363 | 95 | 20 | 69 | 1 | .262 | – | – |
| 1980 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 77 | 172 | 41 | 9 | 29 | 2 | .238 | – | – |
| 1981 | California Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers | 29 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 6 | – | .205 | – | – |
| 1982 |  California Angels | 36 | 84 | 19 | 3 | 8 | – | .226 | – | – |
| 1983 | California Angels | 12 | 27 | 2 | – | 2 | – | .074 | – | – |