Fergie Jenkins

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 205lb (196cm, 92kg)

Born: December 13, 1942 in Chatham, Canada ca

High School: Vocatonal HS (Chatham, ON)

Last Game: September 26, 1983 (Age 40-287d)
vs. PHI 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1991. (Voted by BBWAA on 334/443 ballots)
View Fergie Jenkins's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1966 season

Agents: John Boggs & Associates

Full Name: Ferguson Arthur Jenkins

Nicknames: Fly

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

84.2

284

226

ERA

3.34

664

594

4500.2

3192

WHIP

1.142

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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
1962	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	D-AAA	PHI	8	3	.727	1.73	2.19	14	10		5	3		78.0	52	19	15	4	24	0	75	2	0	3		0.974	6.0	0.5	2.8	8.7	3.13
1962	19	-7.1	Buffalo	IL	AAA	PHI	1	1	.500	5.54	6.23	3	2		0	0		13.0	18	9	8	2	5	0	6	0	0	1		1.769	12.5	1.4	3.5	4.2	1.20
1962	19	-1.3	Miami	FLOR	D	PHI	7	2	.778	0.97	1.38	11	8		5	3		65.0	34	10	7	2	19	0	69	2	0	2		0.815	4.7	0.3	2.6	9.6	3.63
1963	20		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AAA	PHI	12	6	.667	3.60	4.38	24	19		10	2		150.0	123	73	60	5	62	3	148	11	1	4		1.233	7.4	0.3	3.7	8.9	2.39
1963	20	-5.7	Arkansas	IL	AAA	PHI	0	1	.000	6.30	6.30	4	1		0	0		10.0	13	7	7	2	3	0	13	1	0	2		1.600	11.7	1.8	2.7	11.7	4.33
1963	20	-0.3	Miami	FLOR	A	PHI	12	5	.706	3.41	4.24	20	18		10	2		140.0	110	66	53	3	59	3	135	10	1	2		1.207	7.1	0.2	3.8	8.7	2.29
1964	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	PHI	15	11	.577	3.12	4.04	32	29		11	4		196.0	164	88	68	11	76	4	198	7	2	7		1.224	7.5	0.5	3.5	9.1	2.61
1964	21	-4.1	Arkansas	PCL	AAA	PHI	5	5	.500	3.16	4.26	11	9		4	2		57.0	40	27	20	6	34	1	49	1	0	3		1.298	6.3	0.9	5.4	7.7	1.44
1964	21	-1.4	Chattanooga	SOUL	AA	PHI	10	6	.625	3.11	3.95	21	20		7	2		139.0	124	61	48	5	42	3	149	6	2	4		1.194	8.0	0.3	2.7	9.6	3.55
1965	22	-3.1	Arkansas	PCL	AAA	PHI	8	6	.571	2.95	3.54	32	10		3	1		122.0	104	48	40	13	42	5	112	4	0	9		1.197	7.7	1.0	3.1	8.3	2.67
1965	22	-6.3	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	2	1	.667	2.19	2.19	7	0	6	0	0	1	12.1	7	3	3	2	2	0	10	0	0	0	46	0.730	5.1	1.5	1.5	7.3	5.00
1966	23		2 Teams	NL	Maj	CHC-PHI	6	8	.429	3.32	3.76	61	12	22	2	1	5	184.1	150	77	68	24	52	12	150	3	1	1	752	1.096	7.3	1.2	2.5	7.3	2.88
1966	23	-4.8	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	0	0		3.86	7.71	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	3	2	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	12	1.714	11.6	0.0	3.9	7.7	2.00
1966	23	-4.8	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	6	8	.429	3.31	3.71	60	12	22	2	1	5	182.0	147	75	67	24	51	11	148	3	1	1	740	1.088	7.3	1.2	2.5	7.3	2.90
1966	23	1.9	Cubs	AZIL	WRk	CHC	3	0	1.000	1.64	1.64	3	3		1	0		22.0	17	4	4	0	3	0	22	1	0	0		0.909	7.0	0.0	1.2	9.0	7.33
1967	24	-3.4	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	20	13	.606	2.80	3.14	38	38	0	20	3	0	289.1	230	101	90	30	83	8	236	4	0	2	1156	1.082	7.2	0.9	2.6	7.3	2.84
1968	25	-2.4	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	20	15	.571	2.63	2.81	40	40	0	20	3	0	308.0	255	96	90	26	65	7	260	3	1	6	1231	1.039	7.5	0.8	1.9	7.6	4.00
1969	26	-1.0	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	21	15	.583	3.21	3.53	43	42	1	23	7	1	311.1	284	122	111	27	71	15	273	8	1	7	1275	1.140	8.2	0.8	2.1	7.9	3.85
1970	27	-0.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	22	16	.579	3.39	3.68	40	39	1	24	3	0	313.0	265	128	118	30	60	6	274	7	0	9	1265	1.038	7.6	0.9	1.7	7.9	4.57
1971	28	0.6	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	24	13	.649	2.77	3.16	39	39	0	30	3	0	325.0	304	114	100	29	37	6	263	5	4	3	1299	1.049	8.4	0.8	1.0	7.3	7.11
1972	29	1.9	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	20	12	.625	3.20	3.45	36	36	0	23	5	0	289.1	253	111	103	32	62	7	184	7	1	3	1176	1.089	7.9	1.0	1.9	5.7	2.97
1973	30	2.7	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	14	16	.467	3.89	4.42	38	38	0	7	2	0	271.0	267	133	117	35	57	10	170	4	0	1	1119	1.196	8.9	1.2	1.9	5.6	2.98
1974	31	2.9	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	25	12	.676	2.82	3.21	41	41	0	29	6	0	328.1	286	117	103	27	45	3	225	8	2	4	1305	1.008	7.8	0.7	1.2	6.2	5.00
1975	32	3.9	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	17	18	.486	3.93	4.33	37	37	0	22	4	0	270.0	261	130	118	37	56	7	157	9	0	3	1119	1.174	8.7	1.2	1.9	5.2	2.80
1976	33	5.4	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	12	11	.522	3.27	3.66	30	29	1	12	2	0	209.0	201	85	76	20	43	6	142	5	1	3	857	1.167	8.7	0.9	1.9	6.1	3.30
1977	34	6.5	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	10	10	.500	3.68	4.24	28	28	0	11	1	0	193.0	190	91	79	30	36	2	105	0	0	2	790	1.171	8.9	1.4	1.7	4.9	2.92
1978	35	7.8	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	18	8	.692	3.04	3.33	34	30	3	16	4	0	249.0	228	92	84	21	41	2	157	3	1	2	990	1.080	8.2	0.8	1.5	5.7	3.83
1979	36	8.6	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	16	14	.533	4.07	4.41	37	37	0	10	3	0	259.0	252	127	117	40	81	6	164	3	0	4	1089	1.286	8.8	1.4	2.8	5.7	2.02
1980	37	9.3	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	12	12	.500	3.77	4.09	29	29	0	12	0	0	198.0	190	90	83	22	52	8	129	4	0	5	827	1.222	8.6	1.0	2.4	5.9	2.48
1981	38	10.1	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	5	8	.385	4.50	4.67	19	16	2	1	0	0	106.0	122	55	53	14	40	4	63	0	0	2	467	1.528	10.4	1.2	3.4	5.3	1.58
1982	39	10.3	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	14	15	.483	3.15	3.81	34	34	0	4	1	0	217.1	221	92	76	19	68	2	134	5	3	3	932	1.330	9.2	0.8	2.8	5.5	1.97
1983	40	11.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	6	9	.400	4.30	4.79	33	29	1	1	1	0	167.1	176	89	80	19	46	5	96	6	3	2	705	1.327	9.5	1.0	2.5	5.2	2.09
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 (19 seasons)					Majors		284	226	.557	3.34	3.71	664	594	37	267	49	7	4500.2	4142	1853	1669	484	997	116	3192	84	18	62	18400	1.142	8.3	1.0	2.0	6.4	3.20
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		43	26	.623	3.02	3.76	102	68		29	10		546.0	443	228	183	33	204	12	533	24	3	23		1.185	7.3	0.5	3.4	8.8	2.61
Other (1 season)					Other		3	0	1.000	1.64	1.64	3	3		1	0		22.0	17	4	4	0	3	0	22	1	0	0		0.909	7.0	0.0	1.2	9.0	7.33
All Levels (22 Seasons)							330	252	.567	3.30	3.70	769	665	37	297	59	7	5068.2	4602	2085	1856	517	1204	128	3747	109	21	85	18400	1.145	8.2	0.9	2.1	6.7	3.11

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		14	13	.519	3.34	4.05	50	22		7	3		202.0	175	91	75	23	84	6	180	6	0	15		1.282	7.8	1.0	3.7	8.0	2.14
AA (1 season)					Minors		10	6	.625	3.11	3.95	21	20		7	2		139.0	124	61	48	5	42	3	149	6	2	4		1.194	8.0	0.3	2.7	9.6	3.55
A (1 season)					Minors		12	5	.706	3.41	4.24	20	18		10	2		140.0	110	66	53	3	59	3	135	10	1	2		1.207	7.1	0.2	3.8	8.7	2.29
D (1 season)					Minors		7	2	.778	0.97	1.38	11	8		5	3		65.0	34	10	7	2	19	0	69	2	0	2		0.815	4.7	0.3	2.6	9.6	3.63