Whitey Ford Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

Whitey Ford played in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1967, appearing in 498 games over 16 seasons. He recorded a total of 236 W and 106 L, an ERA of 2.75, 1,956 SO, a WHIP of 1.215, and a WAR of 53.5.

🧾 Basic Profile

Whitey Ford
NameWhitey Ford
Date of BirthOctober 21, 1928
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
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MLB Debut1950
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Whitey Ford Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Whitey Ford.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

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📊 Career Summary

Whitey Ford appeared in 498 games over 16 MLB seasons from 1950 to 1967. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

GS438 (MLB Rank: 97)
GF35 (MLB Rank: 2,308)
W236 (MLB Rank: 64)
L106 (MLB Rank: 484)
SV11 (MLB Rank: 1,207)
ERA2.75 (MLB Rank: 1,072)
IP3170.1 (MLB Rank: 116)
SHO45 (MLB Rank: 29)
CG156 (MLB Rank: 211)
SO1,956 (MLB Rank: 101)
BB1086 (MLB Rank: 81)
H2,766 (MLB Rank: 174)
HR228 (MLB Rank: 183)
SO95.55 (MLB Rank: 4,725)
BB93.08 (MLB Rank: 8,248)
H97.85 (MLB Rank: 10,225)
HR90.65 (MLB Rank: 6,606)
WHIP1.215 (MLB Rank: 10,568)
WAR53.5 (MLB Rank: 88)

📊 Last Season Summary (1967)

In his final season (1967), Whitey Ford recorded the following stats:

GS7
W2
L4
ERA1.64
IP44
SHO1
CG2
SO21
BB9
H40
HR2
SO94.3
BB91.84
H98.18
HR90.41
WHIP1.114
WAR1.3

📈 Seasonal Highlights

  • Most Wins: 1961, 25 W
  • Most SO: 1961, 209 SO
  • Most IP: 1961, 283 IP
  • Best WAR: 1964, 6.7 WAR
  • Best ERA: 1967, 1.64 ERA

🎯 Postseason Performance

Whitey Ford appeared in 22 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 2.74, pitched 144.6 IP, struck out 94 batters, with 10 W and 8 L.

Whitey Ford Career Pitching Stats Overview

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
1950
9
1
2.81
0.9
1
59
112
2.5
1.241
7
87
52
39
35
153
3.79
4.7
1.13
12
20
5
7
2
0.6
7
4.2
0
2
0
3
465
1953
18
6
3
0.75
0
110
207
2.5
1.435
13
187
110
77
69
123
4
4.8
1
30
32
2
11
3
0.6
8.1
4.8
0
4
3
3
882
1954
16
8
2.82
0.667
1
125
210.2
3.6
1.286
10
170
101
72
66
123
3.28
5.3
1.24
28
34
4
11
3
0.4
7.3
4.3
0
1
2
1
873
1955
18
7
2.63
0.72
2
137
253.2
3.8
1.187
20
188
113
83
74
144
3.66
4.9
1.21
33
39
4
18
5
0.7
6.7
4
1
1
7
7
1027
1956
19
6
2.47
0.76
1
141
225.2
5.2
1.201
13
187
84
70
62
157
3.04
5.6
1.68
30
31
1
18
2
0.5
7.5
3.4
0
4
3
6
920
1957
11
5
2.57
0.688
0
84
129.1
1.9
1.291
10
114
53
46
37
140
3.41
5.8
1.58
17
24
2
5
0
0.7
7.9
3.7
2
1
3
2
539
1958
14
7
2.01
0.667
1
145
219.1
4.3
1.076
14
174
62
62
49
177
2.87
5.9
2.34
29
30
1
15
7
0.6
7.1
2.5
1
3
3
5
872
1959
16
10
3.04
0.615
2
114
204
2.5
1.387
13
194
89
82
69
119
3.58
5
1.28
29
35
4
9
2
0.6
8.6
3.9
1
1
5
5
877
1960
12
9
3.08
0.571
0
85
192.2
2
1.209
15
168
65
76
66
117
3.68
4
1.31
29
33
1
8
4
0.7
7.8
3
0
1
5
5
797
1961
25
4
3.21
0.862
0
209
283
3.7
1.18
23
242
92
108
101
115
3.14
6.6
2.27
39
39
0
11
3
0.7
7.7
2.9
0
1
3
8
1159
1962
17
8
2.9
0.68
0
160
257.2
5.1
1.211
22
243
69
90
83
130
3.33
5.6
2.32
37
38
0
7
0
0.8
8.5
2.4
0
4
1
5
1070
1963
24
7
2.74
0.774
1
189
269.1
4.3
1.099
26
240
56
94
82
129
2.98
6.3
3.38
37
38
1
13
3
0.9
8
1.9
0
2
3
9
1068
1964
17
6
2.13
0.739
1
172
244.2
6.7
1.099
10
212
57
67
58
170
2.45
6.3
3.02
36
39
2
12
8
0.4
7.8
2.1
0
2
3
6
996
1965
16
13
3.24
0.552
1
162
244.1
3.8
1.191
22
241
50
97
88
105
2.99
6
3.24
36
37
1
9
2
0.8
8.9
1.8
0
1
2
7
1000
1966
2
5
2.47
0.286
0
43
73
0.3
1.411
8
79
24
33
20
135
3.79
5.3
1.79
9
22
7
0
0
1
9.7
3
0
0
6
1
318
1967
2
4
1.64
0.333
0
21
44
1.3
1.114
2
40
9
11
8
192
2.79
4.3
2.33
7
7
0
2
1
0.4
8.2
1.8
0
0
0
2
173