Player Report for #24 Joe Ferguson

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Monday, September 1st, 1980

Name:	Joe Ferguson	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$10,000,000
Birthday:	09-19-1946	Signed Through:	1983 Season
Age:	33	Years of Major League Service:	7 Years, 95 Days
Born in:	Chino (California)	Major League Service Days this Year:	None
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 2"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	6 Years, 158 Days
Weight:	207 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	10 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	C	Minor League Option Years:	3 option years left
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Injured, CAREER OVER!	Drafted	-
Morale:	Good	Local Popularity (National)	Popular (Popular)

New York (N)

Mets

MLB

Batting Ratings (SISA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	2	Catcher 7 (Arm: 6)
Stealing Ability:	2	Right Field 3 (Arm: 3)
Baserunning Instincts:	3
Sacrifice Bunt:	7
Bunt for Hit:	2
Hitter Type:	Normal

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB
03-03-1980	@ DET	Loss, 2-10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
03-02-1980	SEA	Loss, 2-4	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
1972 Chicago (N) - MLB	25	70	241	65	17	2	11	38	48	42	0	3	51	0	0	.270	.374	.494	.868	0.0
1973 Chicago (N) - MLB	26	142	489	151	37	6	19	98	72	94	1	3	106	1	0	.309	.419	.526	.945	0.0
1974 Chicago (N) - MLB	27	144	476	129	27	3	17	80	83	87	0	3	145	1	0	.271	.382	.447	.829	0.0
1975 Chicago (N) - MLB	28	142	444	123	20	7	23	92	88	90	1	6	119	0	0	.277	.396	.509	.905	0.0
1976 Chicago (N) - MLB	29	150	493	121	29	2	24	102	93	94	0	3	137	2	1	.245	.364	.458	.823	0.0
1977 Chicago (N) - MLB	30	148	497	114	23	1	17	64	85	98	0	3	132	2	1	.229	.355	.382	.737	0.0
1978 Chicago (N) - MLB	31	147	494	125	23	0	25	74	100	90	0	2	94	0	0	.253	.367	.451	.818	41.2
1979 Minnesota - MLB	32	48	185	58	14	1	10	39	41	38	1	0	34	0	1	.314	.433	.562	.995	29.5
1979 Chicago (N) - MLB	32	94	341	91	13	4	14	32	69	62	0	1	66	0	1	.267	.379	.452	.830	31.7
1979 Total - MLB	32	142	526	149	27	5	24	71	110	100	1	1	100	0	2	.283	.398	.490	.889	61.2
Total MLB	8 yrs.	1085	3660	977	203	26	160	619	679	695	3	24	884	6	4	.267	.382	.468	.850	102.3

Career Minor League Batting Stats

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RBI

AVG

OBP

SLG

OPS

VORP

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
1978 Chicago (N) - MLB	31	18	67	19	4	0	1	9	7	12	0	2	14	0	0	.284	.383	.388	.771	0.0
Total MLB		18	67	19	4	0	1	9	7	12	0	2	14	0	0	.284	.383	.388	.771	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1978 Chicago (N) - ML	C	122	119	943	41	1	988	4	.996	1084.2	8.16	8	29	15	51.7
1978 Chicago (N) - ML	RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	7.0	0.00
1979 Chicago (N) - ML	C	89	87	618	35	2	657	4	.994	787.2	7.46	8	20	12	60.0
1979 Minnesota - ML	C	48	48	353	21	4	378	4	.989	435.0	7.74	6	23	10	43.5

Player History
05-18-1970	Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by Chicago (N) in 1970.
07-01-1972	Had first career hit (homerun) on 7/1/1972, off John Lamb (PHI).
12-01-1972	Won World Series with Chicago (N) in 1972.
06-15-1973	Injured on 6/15/1973 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week.
07-01-1973	Was selected to the 1973 Allstar game...
07-18-1973	Won Player of the Week award on 7/18/1973, hitting .471 with 1 HR, 8 RBI.
12-01-1973	Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 1973.
12-01-1973	Won World Series with Chicago (N) in 1973.
07-01-1974	Was selected to the 1974 Allstar game...
08-01-1974	Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against San Francisco on 8/1/1974.
08-08-1974	Won Player of the Week award on 8/8/1974, hitting .632 with 1 HR, 6 RBI.
12-01-1974	Won World Series with Chicago (N) in 1974.
07-01-1975	Was selected to the 1975 Allstar game...
07-09-1975	Drove in 6 runs against Atlanta on 7/9/1975.
01-29-1976	Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,521,429 through salary arbitration.
05-11-1976	Drove in 6 runs against Montreal on 5/11/1976.
12-01-1976	Won World Series with Chicago (N) in 1976.
01-29-1977	Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,521,429 through salary arbitration.
01-26-1978	Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,521,429 through salary arbitration.
06-29-1978	Was selected to the 1978 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10-29-1978	Won the 1978 Major League Baseball World Series with the Chicago (N) Cubs!
11-09-1978	Wins the 1978 MLB NL Gold Glove at C.
11-22-1978	Became a free agent.
01-01-1979	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 8 (8).
06-29-1979	Was selected to the 1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07-31-1979	Was traded by the Chicago (N) Cubs to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for SS E. Romero, CF W. Wilson, SS L. Lintz, C C. Sands.
01-01-1980	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 8 (8).
03-03-1980	Injured (blurred vision), career-ending injury!
07-31-1980	Was traded by the Minnesota Twins to the New York (N) Mets, along with 3B B. Jacoby, SP H. Webb, CF G. Clines, C G. Mitterwald, in exchange for SP C. Zachary, LF G. Martin, CF O. Gamble.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	R	Rank
1978	100	10

Year	BB	Rank
1978	90	10