Player

Whitey Ford HOF 1974

Player Info
Full Name
Edward Charles
Born
October 21, 1928
New York, NY, USA
Died
October 8, 2020
Size
5'10" / 178 lbs
B/T
L / L
Debut
July 1, 1950
Final Game
May 21, 1967
Career
18 years
Teams
Honors
8 x All-Star
1964, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1956, 1955, 1954
1963 - Sporting News Pitcher of the Year (AL)
1963 - Sporting News All-Star (AL)
1961 - World Series MVP (ML)
1961 - Sporting News Pitcher of the Year (AL)
1961 - Sporting News All-Star (AL)
1961 - Cy Young Award (ML)
1961 - Babe Ruth Award (AL)
1956 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1955 - Sporting News Pitcher of the Year (AL)
1955 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
... and 1 more
Career Batting
500
G
.173
AVG
177
H
3
HR
69
RBI
.456
OPS
31
OPS vs Lg
15% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Career Pitching
236-106
W-L
2.75
ERA
498
G
1,956
SO
10
SV
1.22
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
1967 New York Yankees 2 4 1.64 7 7 0 44.0 21 9
1966 New York Yankees 2 5 2.47 22 9 0 73.0 43 24
1965 New York Yankees 16 13 3.24 37 36 1 244.1 162 50
1964 New York Yankees 17 6 2.13 39 36 1 244.1 172 57
1963 New York Yankees 24 7 2.74 38 37 1 269.0 189 56
1962 New York Yankees 17 8 2.90 38 37 0 257.2 160 69
1961 New York Yankees 25 4 3.21 39 39 0 283.0 209 92
1960 New York Yankees 12 9 3.08 33 29 0 192.1 85 65
1959 New York Yankees 16 10 3.04 35 29 1 204.0 114 89
1958 New York Yankees 14 7 2.01 30 29 1 219.1 145 62
1957 New York Yankees 11 5 2.57 24 17 0 129.1 84 53
1956 New York Yankees 19 6 2.47 31 30 1 225.1 141 84
1955 New York Yankees 18 7 2.63 39 33 2 253.1 137 113
1954 New York Yankees 16 8 2.82 34 28 1 210.1 125 101
1953 New York Yankees 18 6 3.00 32 30 0 207.0 110 110
1950 New York Yankees 9 1 2.81 20 12 1 112.0 59 52
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
1967 AL 44.0 4.30 1.84 1.114
1966 AL 73.0 5.30 2.96 1.411
1965 AL 244.3 5.97 1.84 1.191 ✓
1964 AL 244.7 6.33 2.10 1.099 ✓
1963 AL 269.3 6.32 1.87 1.099 ✓
1962 AL 257.7 5.59 2.41 1.211 ✓
1961 AL 283.0 6.65 2.93 1.180 ✓
1960 AL 192.7 3.97 3.04 1.209 ✓
1959 AL 204.0 5.03 3.93 1.387 ✓
1958 AL 219.3 5.95 2.54 1.076 ✓
1957 AL 129.3 5.85 3.69 1.291
1956 AL 225.7 5.62 3.35 1.201 ✓
1955 AL 253.7 4.86 4.01 1.187 ✓
1954 AL 210.7 5.34 4.31 1.286 ✓
1953 AL 207.0 4.78 4.78 1.435 ✓
1950 AL 112.0 4.74 4.18 1.241
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1967 New York Yankees 7 13 2 0 0 0 0 .154
1966 New York Yankees 22 18 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1965 New York Yankees 38 82 15 1 0 0 4 .183
1964 New York Yankees 39 67 8 1 0 0 5 .119
1963 New York Yankees 38 92 13 2 0 1 5 .141
1962 New York Yankees 38 85 10 2 0 0 5 .118
1961 New York Yankees 39 96 17 1 0 0 11 .177
1960 New York Yankees 33 53 8 2 0 0 4 .151
1959 New York Yankees 35 65 15 4 0 1 6 .231
1958 New York Yankees 30 73 15 1 0 0 10 .205
1957 New York Yankees 24 42 6 0 0 0 4 .143
1956 New York Yankees 31 78 17 2 0 0 9 .218
1955 New York Yankees 39 86 14 0 0 1 9 .163
1954 New York Yankees 34 62 10 1 0 0 7 .161
1953 New York Yankees 33 75 20 2 0 0 10 .267
1950 New York Yankees 20 36 7 0 0 0 2 .194
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1967 AL 15 .000 .222 0.0 26.7 -6 0.0
1966 AL 19 .000 .000 5.3 31.6 -83 0.0
1965 AL 93 .012 .268 5.4 28.0 27 0.0
1964 AL 85 .015 .182 11.8 27.1 13 0.0
1963 AL 103 .054 .174 5.8 21.4 14 1.0
1962 AL 99 .024 .154 8.1 22.2 -3 0.0
1961 AL 114 .010 .213 10.5 14.9 28 0.0
1960 AL 66 .038 .205 13.6 21.2 32 0.0
1959 AL 80 .108 .264 15.0 13.8 97 1.0
1958 AL 84 .014 .238 6.0 11.9 40 0.0
1957 AL 50 .000 .171 6.0 14.0 -1 0.0
1956 AL 92 .026 .266 9.8 15.2 50 0.0
1955 AL 100 .035 .188 11.0 16.0 29 1.1
1954 AL 79 .016 .208 11.4 19.0 27 0.0
1953 AL 85 .027 .323 10.6 15.3 79 0.0
1950 AL 44 .000 .219 9.1 9.1 26 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
P 498 173 630 33 49 .961
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1967 New York Yankees P 7 3 15 0 1 1.000
1966 New York Yankees P 22 7 26 4 2 .892
1965 New York Yankees P 37 7 53 0 4 1.000
1964 New York Yankees P 39 18 47 1 2 .985
1963 New York Yankees P 38 20 38 5 3 .921
1962 New York Yankees P 38 25 58 3 4 .965
1961 New York Yankees P 39 12 45 5 5 .919
1960 New York Yankees P 33 12 38 1 2 .980
1959 New York Yankees P 35 15 49 1 5 .985
1958 New York Yankees P 30 7 44 6 2 .895
1957 New York Yankees P 24 6 28 2 5 .944
1956 New York Yankees P 31 9 57 1 6 .985
1955 New York Yankees P 39 10 41 1 1 .981
1954 New York Yankees P 34 7 39 2 3 .958
1953 New York Yankees P 32 8 35 1 3 .977
1950 New York Yankees P 20 7 17 0 1 1.000
Postseason Pitching
Year Round Team G W-L SV IP SO ERA
Career 22 10-8 0 145.2 94 2.71
1964 World Series New York Yankees 1 0-1 0 5.0 4 8.44
1963 World Series New York Yankees 2 0-2 0 12.0 8 4.50
1962 World Series New York Yankees 3 1-1 0 19.2 12 4.12
1961 World Series New York Yankees 2 2-0 0 14.0 7 0.00
1960 World Series New York Yankees 2 2-0 0 18.0 8 0.00
1958 World Series New York Yankees 3 0-1 0 15.1 16 4.11
1957 World Series New York Yankees 2 1-1 0 16.0 7 1.13
1956 World Series New York Yankees 2 1-1 0 12.0 8 5.25
1955 World Series New York Yankees 2 2-0 0 17.0 10 2.12
1953 World Series New York Yankees 2 0-1 0 8.0 7 4.50
1950 World Series New York Yankees 1 1-0 0 8.1 7 0.00
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 22 49 4 0 3 .082
1964 World Series New York Yankees 1 1 1 0 1 1.000
1963 World Series New York Yankees 2 3 0 0 0 .000
1962 World Series New York Yankees 3 7 0 0 0 .000
1961 World Series New York Yankees 2 5 0 0 0 .000
1960 World Series New York Yankees 2 8 2 0 2 .250
1958 World Series New York Yankees 3 4 0 0 0 .000
1957 World Series New York Yankees 2 5 0 0 0 .000
1956 World Series New York Yankees 2 4 0 0 0 .000
1955 World Series New York Yankees 2 6 0 0 0 .000
1953 World Series New York Yankees 2 3 1 0 0 .333
1950 World Series New York Yankees 1 3 0 0 0 .000