Whitey Ford
1950–1967 · bats L / throws L · ALS, New York Yankees
500G
.173AVG
.256OBP
.200SLG
177H
3HR
69RBI
3SB
236–106W–L
3,170IP
1,959K
2.75ERA
438GS
11SV
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 | 1,207 | 1,023 | 91 | 177 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 112 | 226 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 205 | .173 | .256 | .200 | .456 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,170.3 | 498 | 438 | 156 | 236 | 106 | 11 | 2,766 | 1,107 | 968 | 228 | 1,086 | 1,959 | 0 | 0 | 2.75 | 1.215 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1950-08-15 to 1950-08-30
10longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 14 scoreless innings | 1959-04-22 | 1 in 6,007 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1953-05-12 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
| 44 | 4 home runs allowed | 1963-08-06 | 1 in 801 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 257 | 605 | 89 | 2 | 37 | 56 | 120 | .173 | .240 | .210 |
| Away | 243 | 602 | 88 | 1 | 32 | 56 | 106 | .173 | .239 | .191 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 51 | 137 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 26 | .175 | .255 | .237 |
| May | 85 | 197 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 39 | .166 | .223 | .189 |
| June | 79 | 219 | 34 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 34 | .188 | .256 | .232 |
| July | 97 | 224 | 27 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 34 | .145 | .232 | .177 |
| August | 99 | 215 | 35 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 46 | .185 | .228 | .190 |
| September | 85 | 207 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 46 | .181 | .251 | .193 |
| October | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .125 | .143 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 82 | 201 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 48 | .168 | .229 | .197 |
| cleveland-guardians | 66 | 153 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 28 | .176 | .268 | .208 |
| baltimore-orioles | 64 | 148 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 22 | .150 | .209 | .173 |
| detroit-tigers | 57 | 116 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 35 | .154 | .190 | .202 |
| boston-red-sox | 55 | 123 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 18 | .126 | .220 | .147 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 49 | 141 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 15 | .203 | .270 | .237 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 43 | 120 | 25 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 18 | .238 | .275 | .257 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 20 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | .089 | .176 | .133 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 |  New York Yankees | 20 | 36 | 7 | – | 3 | – | .194 | 112 | 59 |
| 1953 | New York Yankees | 33 | 75 | 20 | – | 10 | – | .267 | 207 | 110 |
| 1954 | New York Yankees | 34 | 62 | 10 | – | 7 | – | .161 | 210 | 126 |
| 1955 | New York Yankees | 39 | 86 | 14 | 1 | 7 | – | .163 | 253 | 137 |
| 1956 | New York Yankees | 31 | 78 | 17 | – | 4 | – | .218 | 225 | 141 |
| 1957 | New York Yankees | 24 | 42 | 6 | – | 2 | – | .143 | 129 | 85 |
| 1958 | New York Yankees | 30 | 73 | 15 | – | 2 | – | .205 | 219 | 145 |
| 1959 | New York Yankees | 35 | 65 | 15 | 1 | 6 | – | .231 | 204 | 114 |
| 1960 | New York Yankees | 33 | 53 | 8 | – | 3 | – | .151 | 192 | 85 |
| 1961 | New York Yankees | 39 | 96 | 17 | – | 10 | – | .177 | 283 | 210 |
| 1962 | New York Yankees | 38 | 85 | 10 | – | 5 | 1 | .118 | 257 | 160 |
| 1963 | New York Yankees | 38 | 92 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .141 | 269 | 189 |
| 1964 | New York Yankees | 39 | 67 | 8 | – | 2 | – | .119 | 244 | 172 |
| 1965 | New York Yankees | 38 | 82 | 15 | – | 4 | – | .183 | 244 | 162 |
| 1966 | New York Yankees | 22 | 18 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 73 | 43 |
| 1967 | New York Yankees | 7 | 13 | 2 | – | – | – | .154 | 44 | 21 |