Whitey Ford

Hall of Fame

Pitcher

1950—1967

whitey-ford-hall-of-fame
PITCHER LeveL
Superstar
Pitcher rank
#86
ALL-TIME

Player Detail

October 21, 1928, in New York, NY
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED

1950—1967

Playing Career
Played from 21-38
PLAYING AGE

Left-Handed

THREW

Finesse

PITCHING STYLE
Primary Team
1950, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961-62 Yankees
World Series Titles
The Chariman of the Board
Nickname
5-10
HEIGHT
178
WEIGHT

July 1, 1950

MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT

May 21, 1967

FINAL GAME

WHO IS Whitey Ford?

Master of the spitter and doctored fastball, he drew the toughest assignments from his managers in the dynasty years for the Yankees in the 1950s and 1960s.

Career Stats

WINS LOSSES IP STRIKEOUTS WALKS ERA
236
106
3170.1
1956
1086
2.75
10 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS
1961 MLB CY YOUNG

Whitey Ford PITCHES

1. Fastball
2. Curve
3. Spitball
4. Change
5. Sinking Fastball
6. Slider

1964 Yankees

35 Years Old

17
WINS
6
LOSSES
2.13
ERA
170
ERA+
244.2
IP
212
HITS
172
SO
57
BB
36
STARTS
8
SHO
1
SAVES
6.7
WAR

Greatest Game

April 22, 1959
Pitching for the Yankees
VS THE Senators
GAME SCORE FINAL DECISION IP H ER BB K
106
W 1-0
SHO(14) W
14
7
7
15

PITCHER LUCK

MORRIS WINS* deGROM LOSSES*
NA
19

*MORRIS WIN: ALLOWED 5+ ER BUT STILL GOT THE WIN.

*DEGROM LOSS: WENT 7+ IP & ALLOWED 1 ER OR LESS, BUT DID NOT GET A WIN.

Rate Stats

ERA+ K/BB RATIO
133
1.80

QUALITY START: MINIMUM OF 6 IP WITH 3 ER OR LESS.

K/BB RATIO: HOW MANY STRIKEOUTS THE PITCHER RECORDS PER WALK.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS HOF JAWS
45.1
61.4

JAWS: AVERAGE OF WAR & WAR7 (BEST 7 SEASONS).

Whitey Ford Rankings

AMONG PITCHERS According to these sources

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS POSNANSKI JAWS BILL JAMES
86
81
UNK
NR
22
NR = NOT RANKED         UNK = Unknown

Among Pitchers All-Time (Top 100)

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
70
NR
NR
NR
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Whitey Ford Pitcher Value

WINS ABOVE REPLACEMENT

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
56.9
33.3
23.7
17.1
3.59
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
3.71
BLUE = Whitey Ford
GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

WIN SHARES

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
252.2
148.1
UNK
67.8
UNK
302.1
173.9
UNK
86.0
UNK
BLUE = Whitey Ford
GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

— 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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