Red Ryan - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Red Ryan



Merven John Ryan
(Jabao)
Born Mervin Ferguson
Born: July 11, 1897 in Brooklyn, NY
Died: August 1969 in New York, NY
          (72 years old)

Bats: R
Throws: R
Ht: 5'11"
Wt: 170
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Teammates


Glossary
# Pos First Last Team
1
SP
9
1921
1931
MULT
23.6
2.8
-0.4
21.3
-0.1
2
3B
8
1923
1931
HIL
21.7
9.7
10.2
0.1
1.7
3
C
8
1923
1931
HG/HIL
16.9
15.7
-0.1
0.0
1.4
4
CF
8
1923
1931
MULT
16.6
12.0
6.4
0.0
-1.8
5
CF
5
1920-21
1929
MULT
11.3
10.4
1.5
0.0
-0.6
6
3B
5
1919
1929
MULT
9.9
6.0
2.7
0.3
0.8
7
SP
11
1919
1931
MULT
9.6
0.7
-0.5
9.5
-0.1
8
2B
7
1923
1929
MULT
7.9
4.0
2.0
0.0
1.8
9
RF
3
1927
1931
HG/HIL
7.5
4.5
1.7
1.3
0.0
10
LF
3
1922
1931
MULT
6.7
4.8
2.3
0.0
-0.4
11
SP
3
1923-24
1931
MULT
6.3
0.0
0.0
6.2
0.0
12
CF
4
1923
1927
HIL
6.1
3.8
2.8
0.0
-0.6
13
SP
3
1919
1921
MULT
6.0
-0.6
-0.1
6.7
0.0
14
SS
4
1920
1929
MULT
6.0
5.2
-0.2
0.0
1.0
15
1B
6
1923
1929
HIL
5.3
9.6
-2.9
0.0
-1.4
16
SP
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
5.1
0.4
-0.1
4.8
0.0
17
SP
2
1928
1929
HIL
5.0
0.1
0.1
4.9
0.0
18
SS
4
1919
1931
MULT
4.8
2.6
1.8
0.0
0.4
19
RF
7
1923
1929
HIL
4.8
6.0
0.6
0.0
-1.8
20
2B
4
1927
1931
MULT
4.7
3.8
0.8
0.0
0.1
21
SS
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
4.3
2.5
1.4
0.0
0.5
22
SP
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
4.0
-0.4
0.0
4.3
0.0
23
SP
1
1929
1929
BBS
3.9
-0.3
0.0
4.2
0.0
24
1B
1
1929
1929
BBS
3.8
3.5
0.5
0.0
-0.2
25
C
6
1919
1926
MULT
3.6
3.2
0.0
0.0
0.4
26
SP
2
1928
1929
HIL
3.6
0.0
0.0
3.5
0.0
27
SP
4
1927
1931
HIL
3.0
-0.2
0.0
3.2
0.0
28
SP
2
1920
1921
BG1
2.7
0.4
0.0
2.3
0.0
29
C
5
1919
1930
MULT
2.5
1.1
1.2
-0.3
0.4
30
SS
7
1923
1929
HIL
2.4
-3.0
3.6
0.0
1.8
31
1B
2
1919
1921
BG1/NLG
2.3
1.9
0.7
0.0
-0.3
32
LF
3
1919
1921
BG1/BRG
2.1
2.6
0.0
0.0
-0.4
33
1B
3
1919
1921
BG1/NLG
2.1
1.7
0.6
0.0
-0.1
34
3B
4
1926
1932
MULT
2.1
1.6
0.4
0.0
0.1
35
RF
1
1930
1930
NLG
1.9
2.5
-0.4
0.0
-0.2
36
LF
2
1920
1921
BG1
1.8
1.3
0.8
0.0
-0.3
37
SP
3
1923-24
1925
HIL/SC
1.8
-0.4
0.0
2.2
0.0
38
RF
3
1919
1929
MULT
1.7
0.8
0.4
0.6
-0.1
39
RF
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
1.6
0.7
1.0
0.0
-0.2
40
SP
1
1930
1930
NLG
1.5
0.6
0.1
0.9
0.0
41
CF
3
1920
1922
BG1/HBG
1.5
2.0
-0.2
0.0
-0.3
42
SP
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
1.4
0.1
0.0
1.3
0.0
43
CF
3
1928
1931
HIL
1.4
1.2
0.3
0.0
-0.1
44
CF
1
1930
1930
NLG
1.4
1.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
45
CF
1
1929
1929
BBS
1.4
0.9
0.6
0.0
-0.2
46
SP
1
1923
1923
HIL
1.3
0.3
0.0
1.0
0.0
47
SP
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
1.3
-0.5
0.0
1.8
0.0
48
SP
1
1931
1931
HIL
1.3
0.3
0.0
1.0
0.0
49
SP
3
1920-21
1929
MULT
1.3
0.1
-0.1
1.3
0.0
50
CF
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
1.2
2.3
-0.9
0.0
-0.2
51
LF
3
1928
1931
MULT
1.2
1.5
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
52
C
6
1924
1931
HIL
1.1
-0.5
1.2
0.0
0.4
53
SP
3
1922
1929
MULT
1.1
-0.2
-0.1
1.4
0.0
54
SP
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
1.1
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
55
SP
1
1930
1930
NLG
1.0
-0.2
0.0
1.3
0.0
56
SP
2
1923-24
1931
HAB/HIL
1.0
0.1
-0.2
1.2
0.0
57
LF
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
0.9
0.8
0.3
0.0
-0.1
58
SP
2
1919
1927
HG/NLG
0.9
0.1
0.0
0.8
0.0
59
2B
1
1919
1919
BRG/NLG
0.9
0.4
-0.1
0.6
0.0
60
SP
1
1929
1929
BBS
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.8
0.0
61
C
2
1923-24
1931
NBY/SC
0.8
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.2
62
2B
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
0.8
0.6
0.1
0.0
0.1
63
C
2
1930
1931
NBY/NLG
0.7
0.2
0.4
0.0
0.1
64
C
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
0.7
0.8
-0.3
0.0
0.2
65
RF
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
0.7
0.8
0.2
0.0
-0.3
66
2B
2
1921
1929
BG1/HIL
0.7
-1.5
1.9
0.0
0.2
67
SP
1
1929
1929
BBS
0.6
0.1
0.0
0.5
0.0
68
LF
1
1927
1927
HG
0.6
0.5
0.2
0.0
-0.1
69
RF
1
1931
1931
NBY
0.5
0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.1
70
SP
1
1931
1931
NBY
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
71
CF
2
1927
1932
HG/NWB
0.5
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
72
SS
2
1927
1931
HIL/NBY
0.4
0.0
0.4
0.0
0.1
73
1B
1
1929
1929
HIL
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.0
-0.1
74
2B
2
1920
1921
BG1
0.4
1.7
-1.5
0.0
0.2
75
SS
1
1927
1927
HG
0.4
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.1
76
RF
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
0.4
0.0
0.4
0.0
-0.1
77
LF
1
1920-21
1920-21
BG1
0.4
0.1
0.4
0.0
0.0
78
CF
2
1919
1920
BG1/NLG
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
79
1B
3
1928
1931
HIL
0.4
1.3
-0.4
0.0
-0.6
80
SP
2
1930
1931
NBY/NLG
0.4
-0.3
0.1
0.6
0.0
81
SP
2
1923
1932
HIL/NWB
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.5
0.0
82
LF
1
1922
1922
HBG
0.4
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
83
1B
1
1920-21
1920-21
BG1
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
84
2B
1
1920-21
1920-21
BG1
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
85
RF
1
1920-21
1920-21
BG1
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
86
RF
2
1921
1927
BG1/HG
0.3
0.8
-0.4
0.0
-0.1
87
3B
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
0.3
0.6
-0.4
0.0
0.1
88
SP
5
1924
1928
HIL
0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.6
0.0
89
CF
1
1919
1919
BRG
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
90
1B
2
1923-24
1932
NWB/SC
0.3
0.5
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
91
LF
3
1925
1927
HIL
0.3
-0.5
1.2
0.0
-0.4
92
LF
1
1920-21
1920-21
BG1
0.3
0.5
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
93
SP
2
1920
1921
BG1
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
94
SP
1
1921
1921
BG1
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
95
C
2
1919
1921
BG1/BRG
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
96
RP
2
1920-21
1923-24
BG1/SC
0.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
97
LF
1
1926
1926
HIL
0.2
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
98
RP
1
1919
1919
BRG
0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.3
0.0
99
LF
1
1929
1929
BBS
0.2
-0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
100
C
1
1931
1931
NBY
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
101
SS
1
1922
1922
HBG
0.2
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
102
2B
1
1921
1921
BG1
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
103
2B
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
0.1
-0.2
0.3
0.0
0.1
104
SP
1
1921
1921
BG1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
105
RP
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
106
SS
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
0.1
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
107
RF
1
1919
1919
NLG
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
108
RP
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
109
C
1
1931
1931
NBY
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
110
-
1
1932
1932
NWB
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
111
CF
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
0.1
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
112
SP
2
1928
1929
HIL
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
113
C
1
1929
1929
BBS
0.1
-0.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
114
SP
1
1931
1931
HIL
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
115
-
1
1922
1922
HBG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
116
C
1
1921
1921
BG1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
117
C
1
1920
1920
BG1
0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
118
2B
1
1919
1919
BRG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
119
CF
1
1920-21
1920-21
BG1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
120
SP
1
1929
1929
BBS
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
121
-
1
1932
1932
NWB
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
122
2B
1
1920-21
1920-21
BG1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
123
3B
1
1931
1931
NBY
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
124
RP
1
1923
1923
HIL
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
125
CF
1
1919
1919
BRG
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
126
SP
2
1929
1931
HIL
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
127
2B
1
1928
1928
HIL
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
128
LF
1
1919
1919
NLG
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
129
C
1
1927
1927
HG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130
RP
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
131
-
1
1929
1929
BBS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
132
CF
1
1928
1928
HIL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
133
C
1
1922
1922
HBG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
134
-
1
1926
1926
HIL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
135
-
1
1931
1931
NBY
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
136
SP
1
1921
1921
BG1
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
137
LF
2
1919
1921
BG1/BRG
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
138
-
1
1932
1932
NWB
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
139
-
1
1919
1919
NLG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
140
-
1
1921
1921
BG1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
141
-
1
1927
1927
HIL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
142
C
1
1921
1921
BG1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
143
-
1
1921
1921
BG1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
144
-
1
1920-21
1920-21
BG1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
145
3B
1
1919
1919
BRG
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
146
CF
1
1922
1922
HBG
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
147
RP
1
1919
1919
NLG
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
148
1B
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
149
SS
3
1925
1931
HIL/NBY
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.2
150
-
1
1919
1919
BRG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
151
SS
1
1931
1931
NBY
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
152
SP
2
1922
1929
HBG/HIL
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
153
2B
2
1919
1921
BG1/NLG
0.0
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
154
LF
1
1921
1921
BG1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
155
2B
1
1922
1922
HBG
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
156
RP
1
1928
1928
HIL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
157
1B
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
-0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.1
158
2B
1
1927
1927
HG
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
159
RP
1
1922
1922
HBG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
160
-
1
1919
1919
NLG
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
161
1B
1
1931
1931
NBY
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
162
-
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
-0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
163
LF
1
1926
1926
HIL
-0.1
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
164
CF
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
-0.1
0.6
-0.6
0.0
-0.1
165
LF
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
166
-
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
-0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
167
RP
1
1921
1921
BG1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
168
RF
1
1931
1931
NBY
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
169
C
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
-0.1
-0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
170
-
1
1927
1927
HIL
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
171
LF
1
1927
1927
HIL
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
172
RP
1
1920-21
1920-21
BG1
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
173
2B
1
1929
1929
HIL
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
174
3B
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.1
175
2B
1
1922
1922
HBG
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
176
-
1
1926
1926
HIL
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
177
-
1
1922
1922
HBG
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
178
-
1
1932
1932
NWB
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
179
C
2
1920
1921
BG1
-0.1
-0.5
0.2
0.0
0.1
180
2B
1
1920-21
1920-21
BG1
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
181
SS
1
1922
1922
HBG
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
182
C
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
-0.2
0.3
-0.5
0.0
0.0
183
3B
1
1931
1931
NBY
-0.2
0.3
-0.5
0.0
0.1
184
C
1
1922
1922
HBG
-0.2
-0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
185
C
1
1919
1919
BRG
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
186
-
1
1921
1921
BG1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
187
CF
1
1927
1927
HIL
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
188
3B
1
1920-21
1920-21
BG1
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
189
2B
1
1922
1922
HBG
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
190
CF
1
1920
1920
BG1
-0.2
0.1
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
191
1B
1
1922
1922
HBG
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
192
RP
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
-0.2
-0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.0
193
C
2
1919
1927
BRG/HG
-0.2
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
194
-
1
1932
1932
NWB
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
195
RP
1
1931
1931
HIL
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
196
RP
1
1919
1919
BRG
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
197
SP
1
1927
1927
HG
-0.3
0.1
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
198
-
1
1932
1932
NWB
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
199
RP
1
1927
1927
HIL
-0.3
0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.0
200
-
1
1929
1929
HIL
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
201
SP
7
1921
1929
MULT
-0.3
0.1
0.2
-0.5
0.0
202
C
1
1929
1929
BBS
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
203
RF
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
-0.3
0.0
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
204
-
1
1921
1921
BG1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
205
SS
1
1919
1919
BRG
-0.3
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.1
206
RF
1
1920
1920
BG1
-0.3
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
207
2B
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
-0.3
0.1
-0.5
0.0
0.1
208
SS
2
1919
1920-21
BG1/NLG
-0.4
0.9
-1.4
0.0
0.2
209
RF
1
1929
1929
HIL
-0.4
-0.5
0.4
0.0
-0.3
210
-
1
1932
1932
NWB
-0.4
-0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.0
211
LF
1
1929
1929
HIL
-0.4
0.5
-0.8
0.0
-0.1
212
CF
1
1920-21
1920-21
BG1
-0.4
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
213
1B
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
-0.4
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.1
214
1B
2
1919
1923-24
MULT
-0.4
0.0
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
215
C
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
-0.4
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
216
SP
1
1923-24
1923-24
SC
-0.5
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
217
1B
1
1922
1922
HBG
-0.5
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
218
3B
3
1927
1931
MULT
-0.5
0.4
-1.1
0.0
0.2
219
3B
1
1920-21
1920-21
BG1
-0.5
-0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.1
220
C
1
1920-21
1920-21
BG1
-0.5
-0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.0
221
LF
1
1927
1927
HIL
-0.5
-0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.0
222
2B
1
1920-21
1920-21
BG1
-0.5
-0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.0
223
LF
1
1929
1929
BBS
-0.5
0.0
-0.4
0.0
-0.1
224
1B
2
1927
1932
HG/NWB
-0.6
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
225
C
1
1929
1929
BBS
-0.6
-0.9
0.2
0.0
0.1
226
3B
1
1922
1922
HBG
-0.6
-0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.0
227
-
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.6
0.0
228
LF
2
1926
1932
HIL/NWB
-0.6
-0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.0
229
-
2
1931
1932
NBY/NWB
-0.7
0.0
-0.1
-0.6
0.0
230
SS
1
1929
1929
HIL
-0.7
-0.6
-0.2
0.0
0.1
231
RF
4
1919
1922
MULT
-0.7
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
232
RP
1
1927
1927
HG
-0.8
0.0
0.0
-0.8
0.0
233
CF
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
-0.8
0.4
-1.1
0.0
-0.1
234
SS
3
1927
1931
HIL/NLG
-0.8
-0.1
-1.3
0.0
0.6
235
-
1
1919
1919
BRG
-0.8
-0.3
-0.5
0.0
0.0
236
3B
1
1923-24
1923-24
HAB
-0.9
-0.4
-0.6
0.0
0.1
237
RF
2
1923-24
1931
HAB/NBY
-1.2
-0.6
-0.5
0.0
-0.1
238
RP
3
1924
1932
HIL/NWB
-1.6
-0.2
0.0
-1.4
0.0
239
-
1
1926
1926
HIL
-1.7
-0.1
0.0
-1.6
0.0
240
1B
3
1920-21
1924
BG1/HIL
-2.6
-1.4
-0.9
0.0
-0.3

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