Alex Ferson

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 165lb (175cm, 74kg)

Born: July 14, 1866 in Philadelphia, PA us

Died: December 5, 1957 in Boston, MA

Buried: Old St. Joseph Cemetery, Bedford, NH

Last Game: July 25, 1892 (Age 26-011d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1889 season

Full Name: Alexander Ferson

Nicknames: Colonel

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.3

ERA

4.37

368.1

106

WHIP

1.561

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1886	19		2 Teams	PASA	N/A		3	4	.429	2.06	7.07	8	8		8	0		70.0	61	55	16		24		36	2		11		1.214	7.8		3.1	4.6	1.50
1886	19	-4.5	Wilkes-Barre	PASA	N/A		1	2	.333	2.31	6.69	4	4		4	0		35.0	28	26	9		11		22	0		7		1.114	7.2		2.8	5.7	2.00
1886	19	-4.5	Altoona	PASA	N/A		2	2	.500	1.80	7.46	4	4		4	0		35.0	33	29	7		13		14	2		4		1.314	8.5		3.3	3.6	1.08
1887	20	-1.6	Manchester	NENL	N/A		20	18	.526	2.95	8.42	40	39		36	0		311.0	440	291	102		76		93	19		38		1.659	12.7		2.2	2.7	1.22
1888	21		2 Teams	NENL	N/A		25	7	.781	1.48	3.69	32	32		32	1		292.1	236	120	48		53		163	14		25		0.989	7.3		1.6	5.0	3.08
1888	21	-2.4	Milwaukee	WA	A		0	2	.000	8.36	18.64	2	2		1	0		14.0	25	29	13		5		9	2		4		2.143	16.1		3.2	5.8	1.80
1888	21	-2.4	Lynn	NENL	N/A		13	5	.722	1.34	3.60	18	18		18	0		167.1	138	67	25		22		91	9		16		0.956	7.4		1.2	4.9	4.14
1888	21	-2.4	Manchester	NENL	N/A		12	2	.857	1.66	3.82	14	14		14	1		125.0	98	53	23		31		72	5		9		1.032	7.1		2.2	5.2	2.32
1889	22	-3.4	WHS	NL	Maj	WHS	17	17	.500	3.90	6.21	36	34	2	28	1	0	288.1	319	199	125	9	105		85	12	0	9	1288	1.471	10.0	0.3	3.3	2.7	0.81
1890	23	-2.2	BUF	PL	Maj	BUF	1	7	.125	5.45	8.37	10	10	0	7	0	0	71.0	88	66	43	5	40		13	1	0	2	343	1.803	11.2	0.6	5.1	1.6	0.33
1891	24	-0.3	Syracuse	EASA	A		15	6	.714	1.18	4.66	23	21		17	0		183.2	146	95	24		79		85	25		15		1.225	7.2		3.9	4.2	1.08
1892	25	0.0	Milwaukee	WL	A		11	6	.647	2.05	4.90	18	16		14			145.0	126	79	33		36		67					1.117	7.8		2.2	4.2	1.86
1892	25	0.0	Providence	EL	N/A		1	3	.250	2.83	6.94	4	4		4	1		35.0	48	27	11		15		6	1		0		1.800	12.3		3.9	1.5	0.40
1892	25	-0.3	BLN	NL	Maj	BLN	0	1	.000	11.00	13.00	2	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	17	13	11	1	6		8	0	0	0	50	2.556	17.0	1.0	6.0	8.0	1.33
1893	26	2.6	Lewiston	NENL	N/A		13	5	.722	2.06	5.00	19	18		17	1		162.0	169	90	37		55		80	3		11		1.383	9.4		3.1	4.4	1.45

1897	30	5.4	Philadelphia	ATLL	B	PHI	1	0	1.000	0.00	2.00	1	1		1	0		9.0	7	2	0		6		1	0		0		1.444	7.0		6.0	1.0	0.17

1899	32	7.0	Manchester	NENL	F		0	1	.000		20.25	1	1		0	0		4.0	10	9			2		2					3.000	22.5		4.5	4.5	1.00
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (3 seasons)					Majors		18	25	.419	4.37	6.79	48	45	2	36	1	0	368.1	424	278	179	15	151		106	13	0	11	1681	1.561	10.4	0.4	3.7	2.6	0.70
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		27	15	.643		5.42	45	41		33	0		355.2	314	214	70		128		164	27		19		1.243	7.9		3.2	4.1	1.28
Other (5 seasons)					Other		62	37	.626	2.21	6.03	103	101		97	3		870.1	954	583	214		223		378	39		85		1.352	9.9		2.3	3.9	1.70
All Levels (10 Seasons)							107	77	.582		6.07	196	187	2	166	4	0	1594.1	1692	1075	463	15	502		648	79	0	115	1681	1.376	9.6		2.8	3.7	1.29

A (3 seasons)					Minors		26	14	.650	1.84	5.33	43	39		32	0		342.2	297	203	70		120		161	27		19		1.217	7.8		3.2	4.2	1.34
B (1 season)					Minors		1	0	1.000	0.00	2.00	1	1		1	0		9.0	7	2	0		6		1	0		0		1.444	7.0		6.0	1.0	0.17
F (1 season)					Minors		0	1	.000		20.25	1	1		0	0		4.0	10	9			2		2					3.000	22.5		4.5	4.5	1.00