Rick Ferrell

Hall of Fame

Catcher

1929—1947

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Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
Catcher RANK
#64

Player Detail

Richard Benjamin
GIVEN NAME
Ferrell
SURNAME
October 12, 1905, in Durham, NC
BORN
July 27, 1995, in Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA
DIED
1929—1947
Playing Career
Played from 23-41
PLAYING AGE
St. Louis Browns
Boston Red Sox
Washington Senators
Teams Played For
Catcher
PRIMARY POSITION
Washington Senators
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
NONE
NICKNAME
8
UNIFORM NUMBER
#8 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
5-10 / 160
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
April 19, 1929
Major League Debut
September 14, 1947
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Rick Ferrell?

Steady receiver, brother to Wes, one of the best pitchers not in Hall of Fame.

40

HITTING

30

POWER

40

RUNNING

60

FIELDING

60

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1884
1692
28
734
.281
7 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.281
.378
.363

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.741
.704
105.3

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
24.7
43.9

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

Rick Ferrell Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Ferrell
511
144
58
27
4
2
62
79
24
2
186
223
.281
.378
.363
741
AVG C
531
141
62
24
4
6
59
42
3
193
202
.265
.341
.364
.704

Rick Ferrell Rankings

AT Catcher BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
64
45
72
44
37
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Catcher BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
33
60
49
96
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Rick Ferrell PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
29.8
19.7
16.6
9.1
2.56
53.0
34.7
25.3
17.3
4.40
BLUE = Rick Ferrell
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME C

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
205.8
116.5
85.6
52.2
17.6
307.6
181.0
130.7
87.6
24.8
BLUE = Rick Ferrell
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME C

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).

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