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.

Alex Ferguson

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

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

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
61	85	257	166	62	2	10	1241.7	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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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	1.7	2	0	2	1	0.00	—	0.0
1921	NYA	AL	3	1	17	4	1	0	1	56.3	64	37	27	9	5.91	4.02 (-47%)	-1971.8
1922	BOS	AL	9	16	39	27	10	1	2	198.3	201	95	62	44	4.31	4.18 (-3%)	371.2
1923	BOS	AL	9	13	34	27	11	0	0	198.3	229	89	67	72	4.04	4.03 (avg)	1280.5
1924	BOS	AL	14	17	41	32	15	0	2	237.7	259	100	108	78	3.79	4.13 (+8%)	-1127.7
1925	BOS	AL	0	2	5	4	0	0	1	15.7	22	19	5	5	10.91	4.55 (-140%)	-1778.0
1925	NYA	AL	4	2	21	5	0	0	1	54.3	83	47	42	20	7.79	4.55 (-71%)	-1985.0
1925	WS1	AL	5	1	7	6	3	0	0	55.3	52	20	23	24	3.25	4.55 (+29%)	-11.2
1926	WS1	AL	3	4	19	4	0	0	1	47.7	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	134.7	168	83	52	51	5.55	4.13 (-34%)	-2849.5
1929	PHI	NL	1	2	5	4	1	0	0	12.7	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

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

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

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

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

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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	126	180	4	14	0	6	.078
Away	131	218	9	28	0	15	.128

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	126	617.1	737	327	223	208	4.77
Away	131	625.2	717	353	262	194	5.08

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1929-05-18	BRO	PHI	L	0	0	0
1929-05-17	BRO	PHI	W	1	1	0
1929-05-15	BRO	PIT	L	0	0	0
1929-05-10	PHI	PIT	L	0	0	0
1929-05-07	PHI	CIN	W	0	0	0
1929-05-04	PHI	CHC	L	0	0	0
1929-04-28	PHI	NY1	L	1	0	0
1929-04-21	PHI	BRO	W	3	0	2
1928-09-11	PHI	BRO	L	0	0	0
1928-09-08	PHI	BSN	W	3	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1929-05-18	BRO	PHI	L	0.0	4	4	4	0	0	2
1929-05-17	BRO	PHI	—	1.0	3	3	1	1	1	0
1929-05-15	BRO	PIT	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1929-05-10	PHI	PIT	—	0.1	3	2	2	0	0	0
1929-05-07	PHI	CIN	—	0.0	3	3	3	1	0	1
1929-05-04	PHI	CHC	L	2.1	4	7	6	3	0	0
1929-04-28	PHI	NY1	L	3.0	6	5	5	3	0	1
1929-04-21	PHI	BRO	W	7.0	3	1	1	3	3	0
1928-09-11	PHI	BRO	—	2.0	4	2	1	1	2	1
1928-09-08	PHI	BSN	—	5.1	7	5	5	2	4	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	257	0	57	293	15	16

Season-by-Season Fielding

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

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	257

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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.