Tom Ferrick

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1941-1952)

Tom Ferrick was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1941 to 1952 for 5 teams, including the Philadelphia Athletics, a span of 12 seasons. Across 323 career appearances, he went 40-40 with a 3.47 ERA, 245 strikeouts, and 56 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3451.3.

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 40–40
ERA 3.47
WHIP 1.31
SO 245
Pitcher PIV 3451.3
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 220 lb
Born
1/6/1915 in New York, NY, USA
Died
10/15/1996 in Lima, PA, USA
MLB Debut
1941-04-19
Last Game
1952-09-28

Full name: Thomas Jerome Ferrick

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Career Pitching Statistics

Tom Ferrick — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
40 40 323 7 4 1 56 674.0 654 260 44 227 245 3.47 3451.3

Career ERA 3.47 vs. league average 3.92 across their career seasons — 11.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Tom Ferrick Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1941 PHA AL 8 10 36 4 2 1 7 119.1 130 50 33 30 3.77 3.94 (+4%) -199.5
1942 CLE AL 3 2 31 2 2 0 3 81.1 56 18 32 28 1.99 3.57 (+44%) 41.8
1946 CLE AL 0 0 9 0 0 0 1 18.0 25 10 4 9 5.00 3.59 (-39%) -373.0
1946 SLA AL 4 1 25 1 0 0 5 32.1 26 10 5 13 2.78 3.59 (+22%) 767.3
1947 WS1 AL 1 7 31 0 0 0 9 60.0 57 21 20 23 3.15 3.97 (+21%) 1254.5
1948 WS1 AL 2 5 37 0 0 0 10 73.2 75 34 38 34 4.15 4.10 (-1%) 329.0
1949 SLA AL 6 4 50 0 0 0 6 104.1 102 45 41 34 3.88 4.12 (+6%) -183.7
1950 SLA AL 1 3 16 0 0 0 2 24.0 24 11 7 6 4.12 4.36 (+5%) 190.8
1950 NYA AL 8 4 30 0 0 0 9 56.2 49 23 22 20 3.65 4.36 (+16%) 242.1
1951 NYA AL 1 1 9 0 0 0 1 12.0 21 10 7 3 7.50 4.04 (-86%) -1206.8
1951 WS1 AL 2 0 22 0 0 0 2 41.2 36 11 7 17 2.38 4.04 (+41%) 984.4
1952 WS1 AL 4 3 27 0 0 0 1 50.2 53 17 11 28 3.02 3.70 (+18%) 1604.3
Career · 12 seasons 40 40 323 7 4 1 56 674.0 654 260 227 245 3.47 — 3,451

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

Tom Ferrick — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
324 147 17 27 9 1 0 13 0 8 32 .184 .226 .259 .484 0

Career AVG .184 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 29.4% below league average.

Career OBP .226 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 32.5% below league average.

Career SLG .259 vs. league average .375 across their career seasons — 31.0% below league average.

Career OPS .484 vs. league average .709 across their career seasons — 31.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Tom Ferrick 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
1941 PHA AL 36 44 6 9 4 0 0 3 0 2 11 .205 — — — — 0.0
1942 CLE AL 31 19 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 .211 — — — — 0.0
1946 CLE AL 9 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 — — — — 0.0
1946 SLA AL 25 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1947 WS1 AL 31 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .100 — — — — 0.0
1948 WS1 AL 37 15 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 .067 — — — — 0.0
1949 SLA AL 51 21 3 3 1 0 0 3 0 1 5 .143 — — — — 0.0
1950 SLA AL 16 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 — — — — 0.0
1950 NYA AL 30 14 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 .143 — — — — 0.0
1951 NYA AL 9 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
1951 WS1 AL 22 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 .286 — — — — 0.0
1952 WS1 AL 27 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 .200 — — — — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 324 147 17 27 9 1 0 13 0 8 32 .184 — — — — 0

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

Tom Ferrick — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Tom Ferrick — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1950 WS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Tom Ferrick — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 0 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Tom Ferrick — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1950 WS NYA 1 0 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Tom Ferrick — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1616691308.197
Away1638281406.171

Pitching — Home / Away

Tom Ferrick — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home160327.03221121021193.08
Away163346.23321471251273.82

Last 10 Games — Batting

Tom Ferrick — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1952-09-28 MINBOSW 100000000
1952-09-23 MINPHAL 000000000
1952-09-12 MINSLAL 000000000
1952-08-31 MINNYYL 000000000
1952-08-23 MINDETL 000000000
1952-08-17 MINPHAL 000000000
1952-08-13 MINNYYL 100000000
1952-08-07 MINNYYL 100000001
1952-07-28 MINSLAL 000000000
1952-07-13 MINCLEL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Tom Ferrick — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1952-09-28 MINBOS W 4.0400030
1952-09-23 MINPHA — 1.0000000
1952-09-12 MINSLA — 2.0000000
1952-08-31 MINNYY — 1.0000000
1952-08-23 MINDET — 2.0100100
1952-08-17 MINPHA — 0.0233100
1952-08-13 MINNYY L 4.0333440
1952-08-07 MINNYY — 3.0200000
1952-07-28 MINSLA — 1.0211000
1952-07-13 MINCLE — 1.0000020

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tom Ferrick — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 323 0 55 168 11 15

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tom Ferrick — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1941 PHA P 36 0 12 31 1 4
1942 CLE P 31 0 7 24 1 4
1946 CLE P 9 0 1 4 2 0
1946 SLA P 25 0 1 8 1 1
1947 WS1 P 31 0 7 15 0 1
1948 WS1 P 37 0 8 17 2 1
1949 SLA P 50 0 6 26 1 2
1950 SLA P 16 0 3 6 0 0
1950 NYA P 30 0 1 16 1 0
1951 NYA P 9 0 1 2 1 0
1951 WS1 P 22 0 4 6 0 2
1952 WS1 P 27 0 4 13 1 0

Career Games by Position

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Tom Ferrick Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 323

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Tom Ferrick (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    George Zuverink
    32-36, 3.54 ERA
  2. 84
    Tom Gorman
    36-36, 3.77 ERA
  3. 80
    Casey Cox
    39-42, 3.70 ERA
  4. 79
    Mike Proly
    22-29, 3.23 ERA
  5. 79
    Bill Castro
    31-26, 3.33 ERA
  6. 77
    Tom Buskey
    21-27, 3.66 ERA

Tom Ferrick: the record in brief

April 19, 1941 and September 28, 1952 bracket Tom Ferrick's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Ferrick played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1941), the Cleveland Indians (1942 through 1946), the St. Louis Browns (1946 through 1950), the Washington Senators (1947 through 1952), and the New York Yankees (1950 to 1951). Ferrick played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on January 6, 1915, in New York, NY, USA and a listed size of 6 feet, 2 inches and 220 pounds. Ferrick's death is recorded on October 15, 1996, in Lima, PA, USA. On the record, Tom Ferrick was born Thomas Jerome Ferrick.

Across 323 games (7 starts), Ferrick recorded 40 wins against 40 losses with a 3.47 ERA. The totals include 245 strikeouts and 56 saves. Against a 3.92 league ERA for the same years, Ferrick was 11.5% better. Ferrick won 8 games in 1941, the most of any season listed.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tom Ferrick

What years did Tom Ferrick play?
Tom Ferrick played in Major League Baseball from 1941 to 1952.
Was Tom Ferrick a pitcher?
Yes. Tom Ferrick pitched in the major leagues, recording 40 wins and 245 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tom Ferrick hit?
Tom Ferrick hit 0 career home runs with 27 hits.
What was Tom Ferrick's career batting average?
Tom Ferrick batted .184 over his career, with 27 hits in 147 at bats.
How many RBI did Tom Ferrick have?
Tom Ferrick drove in 13 runs in his career.
What was Tom Ferrick's career ERA?
Tom Ferrick finished with a 3.47 career ERA, going 40-40 with 245 strikeouts.