Fergie Jenkins

Pitcher · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1965-1983)

Fergie Jenkins was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1983 for 4 teams, including the Philadelphia Phillies, a span of 19 seasons. Across 664 career appearances, he went 284-226 with a 3.34 ERA and 3,192 strikeouts. He also batted .165 with 13 home runs. Fergie Jenkins was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991 and was a 3-time All-Star and a Cy Young. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 40614.5.

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

⭐ Hall of Fame 1991
W–L 284–226
ERA 3.34
WHIP 1.14
SO 3,192
Pitcher PIV 40614.5
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'5" / 205 lb
Born
12/13/1942 in Chatham, ON, CAN
MLB Debut
1965-09-10
Last Game
1983-09-26
Hall of Fame
Inducted 1991 (BBWAA)
Awards
3× All-Star · Cy Young

Full name: Ferguson Arthur Jenkins

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Career Pitching Statistics

Fergie Jenkins — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
284 226 664 594 267 49 7 4500.2 4,142 1,669 484 997 3,192 3.34 40614.5

Career ERA 3.34 vs. league average 3.65 across their career seasons — 8.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Fergie Jenkins Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1965 PHI NL 2 1 7 0 0 0 1 12.1 7 3 2 10 2.19 3.50 (+37%) 2.7
1966 PHI NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.1 3 1 1 2 3.86 — 0.0
1966 CHN NL 6 8 60 12 2 1 5 182.0 147 67 51 148 3.31 3.52 (+6%) -54.8
1967 CHN NL 20 13 38 38 20 3 0 289.1 230 90 83 236 2.80 3.30 (+15%) 1117.0
1968 CHN NL 20 15 40 40 20 3 0 308.0 255 90 65 260 2.63 2.98 (+12%) 4302.8
1969 CHN NL 21 15 43 42 23 7 1 311.1 284 111 71 273 3.21 3.61 (+11%) 8028.1
1970 CHN NL 22 16 40 39 24 3 0 313.0 265 118 60 274 3.39 3.89 (+13%) 9245.9
1971 CHN NL 24 13 39 39 30 3 0 325.0 304 100 37 263 2.77 3.47 (+20%) 9434.1
1972 CHN NL 20 12 36 36 23 5 0 289.1 253 103 62 184 3.20 3.26 (+2%) -118.3
1973 CHN NL 14 16 38 38 7 2 0 271.0 267 117 57 170 3.89 3.75 (-4%) 577.4
1974 TEX AL 25 12 41 41 29 6 0 328.1 286 103 45 225 2.82 3.63 (+22%) 7591.8
1975 TEX AL 17 18 37 37 22 4 0 270.0 261 118 56 157 3.93 3.71 (-6%) -1465.7
1976 BOS AL 12 11 30 29 12 2 0 209.0 201 76 43 142 3.27 3.51 (+7%) 1675.4
1977 BOS AL 10 10 28 28 11 1 0 193.0 190 79 36 105 3.68 4.00 (+8%) -1118.2
1978 TEX AL 18 8 34 30 16 4 0 249.0 228 84 41 157 3.04 3.69 (+18%) 4820.7
1979 TEX AL 16 14 37 37 10 3 0 259.0 252 117 81 164 4.07 4.00 (-2%) -2877.7
1980 TEX AL 12 12 29 29 12 0 0 198.0 190 83 52 129 3.77 3.84 (+2%) 512.9
1981 TEX AL 5 8 19 16 1 0 0 106.0 122 53 40 63 4.50 3.58 (-26%) -1794.3
1982 CHN NL 14 15 34 34 4 1 0 217.1 221 76 68 134 3.15 3.86 (+19%) 1335.7
1983 CHN NL 6 9 33 29 1 1 0 167.1 176 80 46 96 4.30 3.87 (-11%) -600.9
Career · 20 seasons 284 226 664 594 267 49 7 4,500.2 4,142 1,669 997 3,192 3.34 — 40,614

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

Fergie Jenkins — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
665 896 54 148 27 6 13 85 0 41 326 .165 .200 .252 .452 -4,830

Career AVG .165 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 35.1% below league average.

Career OBP .200 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — 37.5% below league average.

Career SLG .252 vs. league average .376 across their career seasons — 32.8% below league average.

Career OPS .452 vs. league average .696 across their career seasons — 35.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Fergie Jenkins 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
1965 PHI NL 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1966 PHI NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1966 CHN NL 60 51 6 7 0 1 1 2 0 3 25 .137 .248 (-45%) .309 (-40%) .376 (-37%) .685 (-39%) 0.0
1967 CHN NL 39 93 5 14 3 1 0 10 0 6 35 .151 .242 (-38%) .306 (-35%) .357 (-43%) .663 (-39%) -554.0
1968 CHN NL 40 100 4 16 4 0 1 10 0 6 41 .160 .236 (-32%) .298 (-31%) .340 (-32%) .638 (-32%) -456.9
1969 CHN NL 43 108 6 15 2 1 1 9 0 6 42 .139 .248 (-44%) .320 (-43%) .369 (-45%) .689 (-44%) -754.7
1970 CHN NL 40 113 4 14 2 0 3 11 0 1 36 .124 .253 (-51%) .325 (-60%) .385 (-43%) .711 (-51%) -948.9
1971 CHN NL 39 115 13 28 7 1 6 20 0 7 40 .243 .249 (-2%) .316 (-11%) .365 (+31%) .682 (+11%) 135.1
1972 CHN NL 36 109 8 20 1 1 1 8 0 5 34 .183 .243 (-25%) .310 (-29%) .353 (-33%) .664 (-31%) -511.7
1973 CHN NL 38 84 2 10 4 0 0 4 0 6 40 .119 .256 (-54%) .325 (-45%) .378 (-56%) .703 (-51%) -676.3
1974 TEX AL 41 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
1975 TEX AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1976 BOS AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1977 BOS AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1978 TEX AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1979 TEX AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1980 TEX AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1981 TEX AL 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1982 CHN NL 34 67 2 10 2 0 0 6 0 0 23 .149 .261 (-43%) .324 (-55%) .388 (-54%) .712 (-54%) -586.2
1983 CHN NL 33 53 3 13 2 1 0 5 0 1 8 .245 .260 (-6%) .324 (-20%) .389 (-18%) .714 (-19%) -168.7
Career · 20 seasons 665 896 54 148 27 6 13 85 0 41 326 .165 — — — — -4,522

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.

Game Log & Splits

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Batting — Home / Away

Fergie Jenkins — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home3444562974946.162
Away3214402574439.168

Pitching — Home / Away

Fergie Jenkins — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home3432337.2217786849316913.34
Away3212163.0196580150415013.33

Last 10 Games — Batting

Fergie Jenkins — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1983-09-26 CHCPHIL 000000000
1983-09-21 CHCPITW 000000000
1983-09-17 CHCNYNW 000000000
1983-09-14 CHCPITL 000000000
1983-09-09 CHCSTLL 101000000
1983-09-03 CHCHOUW 211010100
1983-08-29 CHCATLW 101000000
1983-08-23 CHCCINL 100000000
1983-08-18 CHCATLW 300000001
1983-08-12 CHCNYNL 200000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Fergie Jenkins — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1983-09-26 CHCPHI — 1.0222001
1983-09-21 CHCPIT W 1.2220220
1983-09-17 CHCNYN — 2.0222000
1983-09-14 CHCPIT — 2.0100010
1983-09-09 CHCSTL — 4.0544121
1983-09-03 CHCHOU W 5.0611031
1983-08-29 CHCATL — 4.0644220
1983-08-23 CHCCIN L 5.0533051
1983-08-18 CHCATL W 8.2700270
1983-08-12 CHCNYN L 7.0722241

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Fergie Jenkins — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 664 594 363 660 49 45

Season-by-Season Fielding

Fergie Jenkins — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1965 PHI P 7 0 0 1 0 0
1966 PHI P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1966 CHN P 60 12 11 19 3 0
1967 CHN P 38 38 20 49 2 4
1968 CHN P 40 40 14 41 0 5
1969 CHN P 43 42 14 47 4 3
1970 CHN P 40 39 14 39 4 1
1971 CHN P 39 39 31 48 7 1
1972 CHN P 36 36 28 50 2 2
1973 CHN P 38 38 21 53 4 6
1974 TEX P 41 41 24 41 4 3
1975 TEX P 37 37 27 39 5 1
1976 BOS P 30 29 13 23 0 3
1977 BOS P 28 28 24 30 4 1
1978 TEX P 34 30 29 37 1 4
1979 TEX P 37 37 25 50 3 5
1980 TEX P 29 29 24 23 2 3
1981 TEX P 19 16 10 22 0 3
1982 CHN P 34 34 18 30 4 0
1983 CHN P 33 29 16 18 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Fergie Jenkins Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 664

Awards & Honors

Fergie Jenkins — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1978 Player of the Week Week of 1978-04-28
1974 Player of the Week Week of 1974-09-13
1974 TSN Comeback Player of the Year
1972 TSN All-Star RHP
1971 Cy Young Award
1971 TSN All-Star RHP
1971 TSN Pitcher of the Year
1967 TSN All-Star P

Award Voting History

Fergie Jenkins — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1978 Cy Young Award AL 6th 2.0 140 0
1974 Cy Young Award AL 2nd 75.0 120 10
1974 Most Valuable Player AL 5th 118.0 336 3
1972 Cy Young Award NL 3rd 23.0 120 0
1972 Most Valuable Player NL 28th 1.0 336 0
1971 Cy Young Award NL 1st 97.0 120 17
1971 Most Valuable Player NL 7th 71.0 336 0
1970 Cy Young Award NL 3rd 16.0 120 0
1970 Most Valuable Player NL 21th 8.0 336 0
1968 Most Valuable Player NL 18th 6.0 280 0
1967 Cy Young Award NL 2nd 1.0 20 1
1967 Most Valuable Player NL 12th 26.0 280 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Fergie Jenkins (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Bert Blyleven HOF
    287-250, 3.31 ERA
  2. 94
    Greg Maddux HOF
    355-227, 3.16 ERA
  3. 94
    Tom Seaver HOF
    311-205, 2.86 ERA
  4. 93
    Jim Bunning HOF
    224-184, 3.27 ERA
  5. 92
    Gaylord Perry HOF
    314-265, 3.11 ERA
  6. 91
    Don Sutton HOF
    324-256, 3.26 ERA

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Fergie Jenkins: the record in brief

September 10, 1965 and September 26, 1983 bracket Fergie Jenkins's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Club by club, the record runs the Philadelphia Phillies (1965 through 1966), the Chicago Cubs (1966 through 1983), the Texas Rangers (1974 through 1981), and the Boston Red Sox (1976 to 1977). Born on December 13, 1942, in Chatham, ON, CAN, Jenkins is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Jenkins's listed size is 6 feet, 5 inches and 205 pounds. Jenkins's full given name, per the bio, is Ferguson Arthur Jenkins.

Jenkins went 284-226 with a 3.34 ERA in 664 games, 594 of them starts. The same table counts 3,192 strikeouts, 267 complete games, and 49 shutouts. Against a 3.65 league ERA for the same years, Jenkins was 8.6% better. Jenkins won 25 games in 1974, the most of any season listed. The strikeout high was 274 in 1970. 1968 was Jenkins's sharpest full season, a 2.63 ERA against the league's 2.98.

Frequently Asked Questions about Fergie Jenkins

What years did Fergie Jenkins play?
Fergie Jenkins played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1983.
Was Fergie Jenkins a pitcher?
Yes. Fergie Jenkins pitched in the major leagues, recording 284 wins and 3192 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Fergie Jenkins hit?
Fergie Jenkins hit 13 career home runs with 148 hits.
Is Fergie Jenkins in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Fergie Jenkins was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991.
What teams did Fergie Jenkins play for?
Fergie Jenkins played for 4 teams: the Philadelphia Phillies (1965–1966), the Chicago Cubs (1966–1973, 1982–1983), the Texas Rangers (1974–1975, 1978–1981), and the Boston Red Sox (1976–1977).
How many Cy Young Awards did Fergie Jenkins win?
Fergie Jenkins won 1 Cy Young Award, in 1971.
What awards did Fergie Jenkins win?
Fergie Jenkins won the Cy Young Award (1971). He was selected to 3 All-Star Games.
What were Fergie Jenkins's career stats?
In 664 games, Fergie Jenkins went 284-226 with a 3.34 ERA, 3,192 strikeouts, 4,500.2 innings pitched, and 7 saves. At the plate he had 148 hits and 13 home runs.
What position did Fergie Jenkins play?
Fergie Jenkins played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Fergie Jenkins and how much did he weigh?
Fergie Jenkins was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 205 pounds.
What was Fergie Jenkins's career ERA?
Fergie Jenkins finished with a 3.34 career ERA, going 284-226 with 3,192 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Fergie Jenkins have?
Fergie Jenkins recorded 3,192 career strikeouts.
How many All-Star Games did Fergie Jenkins make?
Fergie Jenkins was selected to 3 All-Star Games.