Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Wes Ferrell Was Better Than You Realize

    As I wrote in June of 2022, Wes Ferrell was a very good player. A six time 20 game winner in the Majors, he is widely considered the greatest hitting pitcher in pre-Ohtani history, batting .280 in his career with 38 home runs. He continued his hot hitting after his MLB career, mashing .425 with 24 homers and 119 RBI's in 1948 at the age of 40 for the Marion Marauders. However, I recently stumbled upon what may be Ferrell's most impressive accomplishment: 

Opposing batters' slash line: .275 / .342 / .383 
Ferrell's slash line: .280 / .342 / .446 

    Over the course of his Big League career, Ferrell hit better than the rest of the league hit against him! How many other pitchers of 15 seasons can say that? Not many. 

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