Alex Ferguson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1918-1929)

Alex Ferguson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1918 to 1929 for 5 teams, including the New York Yankees, a span of 12 seasons. Across 257 career appearances, he went 61-85 with a 4.89 ERA and 397 strikeouts. He also batted .106 with 0 home runs.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 61–85
ERA 4.89
WHIP 1.56
SO 397
Pitcher PIV -10680.5
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 180 lb
Born
2/16/1897 in Montclair, NJ, USA
Died
4/26/1976 in Sepulveda, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1918-08-16
Last Game
1929-05-18

Full name: James Alexander Ferguson

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Career Pitching Statistics

Alex Ferguson — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
61 85 257 166 62 2 10 1241.2 1,455 675 68 482 397 4.89 -10680.5

Career ERA 4.89 vs. league average 4.11 across their career seasons — 19.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Alex Ferguson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1918 NYA AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.2 2 0 2 1 0.00 — 0.0
1921 NYA AL 3 1 17 4 1 0 1 56.1 64 37 27 9 5.91 4.02 (-47%) -1971.8
1922 BOS AL 9 16 39 27 10 1 2 198.1 201 95 62 44 4.31 4.18 (-3%) 371.2
1923 BOS AL 9 13 34 27 11 0 0 198.1 229 89 67 72 4.04 4.03 (avg) 1280.5
1924 BOS AL 14 17 41 32 15 0 2 237.2 259 100 108 78 3.79 4.13 (+8%) -1127.7
1925 BOS AL 0 2 5 4 0 0 1 15.2 22 19 5 5 10.91 4.55 (-140%) -1778.0
1925 NYA AL 4 2 21 5 0 0 1 54.1 83 47 42 20 7.79 4.55 (-71%) -1985.0
1925 WS1 AL 5 1 7 6 3 0 0 55.1 52 20 23 24 3.25 4.55 (+29%) -11.2
1926 WS1 AL 3 4 19 4 0 0 1 47.2 69 41 18 16 7.74 4.11 (-89%) -838.5
1927 PHI NL 8 16 31 31 16 0 0 227.0 280 122 65 73 4.84 4.08 (-18%) -918.4
1928 PHI NL 5 10 34 19 5 1 2 134.2 168 83 52 51 5.55 4.13 (-34%) -2849.5
1929 PHI NL 1 2 5 4 1 0 0 12.2 19 17 10 3 12.08 4.60 (-163%) -852.2
1929 BRO NL 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 2.0 7 5 1 1 22.50 — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 61 85 257 166 62 2 10 1,241.2 1,455 675 482 397 4.89 — -10,681

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Alex Ferguson — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
257 397 13 42 4 0 0 22 0 15 150 .106 .140 .116 .256 -2,946

Career AVG .106 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — 62.5% below league average.

Career OBP .140 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — 59.2% below league average.

Career SLG .116 vs. league average .392 across their career seasons — 70.5% below league average.

Career OPS .256 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — 65.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Alex Ferguson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1918 NYA AL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1921 NYA AL 17 19 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 .211 — — — — 0.0
1922 BOS AL 39 65 1 6 0 0 0 6 0 2 22 .092 .285 (-68%) .345 (-65%) .397 (-77%) .743 (-72%) -759.9
1923 BOS AL 34 62 0 6 1 0 0 2 0 2 24 .097 .282 (-66%) .344 (-60%) .390 (-71%) .734 (-66%) -663.2
1924 BOS AL 41 86 2 12 2 0 0 5 0 2 32 .140 .283 (-51%) .345 (-54%) .389 (-58%) .734 (-56%) -789.2
1925 BOS AL 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1925 NYA AL 21 15 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 .133 — — — — 0.0
1925 WS1 AL 7 20 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .050 — — — — 0.0
1926 WS1 AL 19 11 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 .182 — — — — 0.0
1927 PHI NL 31 70 4 7 0 0 0 2 0 5 34 .100 .282 (-65%) .344 (-54%) .392 (-75%) .736 (-65%) -734.1
1928 PHI NL 34 39 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 11 .026 — — — — 0.0
1929 PHI NL 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1929 BRO NL 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 257 397 13 42 4 0 0 22 0 15 150 .106 — — — — -2,946

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Alex Ferguson — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Alex Ferguson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1925 WS WS1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Alex Ferguson — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 1 2 2 0 14.0 13 5 6 11 3.21

Playoff Pitching by Year

Alex Ferguson — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1925 WS WS1 1 1 2 2 0 14.0 13 5 6 11 3.21

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Alex Ferguson — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home12618041406.078
Away131218928015.128

Pitching — Home / Away

Alex Ferguson — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home126617.17373272232084.77
Away131625.27173532621945.08

Last 10 Games — Batting

Alex Ferguson — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1929-05-18 BROPHIL 000000000
1929-05-17 BROPHIW 101000000
1929-05-15 BROPITL 000000000
1929-05-10 PHIPITL 000000000
1929-05-07 PHICINW 000000000
1929-05-04 PHICHCL 000000000
1929-04-28 PHINY1L 100000000
1929-04-21 PHIBROW 300000002
1928-09-11 PHIBROL 000000000
1928-09-08 PHIBSNW 300000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Alex Ferguson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1929-05-18 BROPHI L 0.0444002
1929-05-17 BROPHI — 1.0331110
1929-05-15 BROPIT — 1.0000000
1929-05-10 PHIPIT — 0.1322000
1929-05-07 PHICIN — 0.0333101
1929-05-04 PHICHC L 2.1476300
1929-04-28 PHINY1 L 3.0655301
1929-04-21 PHIBRO W 7.0311330
1928-09-11 PHIBRO — 2.0421121
1928-09-08 PHIBSN — 5.1755241

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Alex Ferguson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 257 0 57 293 15 16

Season-by-Season Fielding

Alex Ferguson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1918 NYA P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1921 NYA P 17 0 2 15 1 0
1922 BOS P 39 0 10 43 2 4
1923 BOS P 34 0 5 45 4 5
1924 BOS P 41 0 12 60 1 1
1925 BOS P 5 0 0 2 0 0
1925 NYA P 21 0 2 18 1 1
1925 WS1 P 7 0 2 6 0 1
1926 WS1 P 19 0 2 14 1 1
1927 PHI P 31 0 12 49 5 3
1928 PHI P 34 0 9 35 0 0
1929 PHI P 5 0 0 5 0 0
1929 BRO P 3 0 1 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Alex Ferguson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 257

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Alex Ferguson (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Ed Wells
    68-69, 4.65 ERA
  2. 89
    Lil Stoner
    50-58, 4.76 ERA
  3. 88
    Buck Ross
    56-95, 4.94 ERA
  4. 84
    Roy Mahaffey
    67-49, 5.01 ERA
  5. 82
    Hugh Mulcahy
    45-89, 4.49 ERA
  6. 82
    Gordon Rhodes
    43-74, 4.85 ERA

Alex Ferguson: the record in brief

Between the debut on August 16, 1918 and the final game on May 18, 1929, Alex Ferguson built the record summarized on this page. Club by club, the record runs the New York Yankees (1918 to 1925), the Boston Red Sox (1922 to 1925), the Washington Senators (1925 to 1926), the Philadelphia Phillies (1927 to 1929), and the Brooklyn Robins (1929). Listed as a pitcher, Ferguson threw and hit right-handed. The recorded size is 6'0" and 180 pounds. Ferguson was born on February 16, 1897, in Montclair, NJ, USA. The bio records the death on April 26, 1976, in Sepulveda, CA, USA. The given name on file is James Alexander Ferguson.

Ferguson pitched in 257 games, starting 166, and finished with a 61-85 record and 4.89 ERA. The totals include 397 strikeouts, 62 complete games, and 10 saves. Against a 4.11 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.89 mark was 19.1% worse. The best win total was 14, in 1924.

Frequently Asked Questions about Alex Ferguson

What years did Alex Ferguson play?
Alex Ferguson played in Major League Baseball from 1918 to 1929.
Was Alex Ferguson a pitcher?
Yes. Alex Ferguson pitched in the major leagues, recording 61 wins and 397 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Alex Ferguson hit?
Alex Ferguson hit 0 career home runs with 42 hits.
What teams did Alex Ferguson play for?
Alex Ferguson played for 5 teams: the New York Yankees (1918, 1921, 1925), the Boston Red Sox (1922–1925), the Washington Senators (1925–1926), the Philadelphia Phillies (1927–1929), and the Brooklyn Robins (1929).
What were Alex Ferguson's career stats?
In 257 games, Alex Ferguson went 61-85 with a 4.89 ERA, 397 strikeouts, 1,241.2 innings pitched, and 10 saves. At the plate he had 42 hits and 0 home runs.
What position did Alex Ferguson play?
Alex Ferguson played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Alex Ferguson and how much did he weigh?
Alex Ferguson was listed at 6 feet and 180 pounds.
What was Alex Ferguson's career ERA?
Alex Ferguson finished with a 4.89 career ERA, going 61-85 with 397 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Alex Ferguson have?
Alex Ferguson recorded 397 career strikeouts.
Is Alex Ferguson in the Hall of Fame?
No. Alex Ferguson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.