Whitey Ford

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 178lb (178cm, 80kg)

Born: October 21, 1928 in New York, NY us

Died: October 8, 2020 in Lake Success, NY

Buried: Locust Valley Cemetery, Locust Valley, NY

High School: Aviation Career & Technical Education HS (Long Island City, NY)

Last Game: May 21, 1967 (Age 38-212d)
vs. DET 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, L

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1974. (Voted by BBWAA on 284/365 ballots)
View Whitey Ford's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1950 season

Full Name: Edward Charles Ford

Nicknames: The Chairman of the Board or Slick

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

57.1

236

106

ERA

2.75

498

438

3170.1

1956

WHIP

1.215

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1947	18	-4.2	Butler	MATL	C	NYY	13	4	.765	3.84	4.93	24			13	1		157.0	151	86	67		58		114	4		6		1.331	8.7		3.3	6.5	1.97
1948	19	-4.9	Norfolk	PIED	B	NYY	16	8	.667	2.58	3.46	30			16	2		216.0	182	83	62		113		171	3	1	3		1.366	7.6		4.7	7.1	1.51
1949	20	-4.1	Binghamton	EL	A	NYY	16	5	.762	1.61	2.04	26	19		14	2		168.0	118	38	30		54		151	3	1	4		1.024	6.3		2.9	8.1	2.80
1950	21	-5.5	Kansas City	AA	AAA	NYY	6	3	.667	3.22	3.69	12	12		8	2		95.0	81	39	34		48		80	2	5	5		1.358	7.7		4.5	7.6	1.67
1950	21	-7.7	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	9	1	.900	2.81	3.13	20	12	5	7	2	1	112.0	87	39	35	7	52	0	59	2	0	3	465	1.241	7.0	0.6	4.2	4.7	1.13

1953	24	-5.9	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	18	6	.750	3.00	3.35	32	30	2	11	3	0	207.0	187	77	69	13	110	3	110	4	0	3	882	1.435	8.1	0.6	4.8	4.8	1.00
1954	25	-3.6	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	16	8	.667	2.82	3.08	34	28	4	11	3	1	210.2	170	72	66	10	101	2	125	1	0	1	873	1.286	7.3	0.4	4.3	5.3	1.24
1955	26	-2.4	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	18	7	.720	2.63	2.94	39	33	4	18	5	2	253.2	188	83	74	20	113	7	137	1	1	7	1027	1.187	6.7	0.7	4.0	4.9	1.21
1956	27	-1.4	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	19	6	.760	2.47	2.79	31	30	1	18	2	1	225.2	187	70	62	13	84	3	141	4	0	6	920	1.201	7.5	0.5	3.4	5.6	1.68
1957	28	-0.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	11	5	.688	2.57	3.20	24	17	2	5	0	0	129.1	114	46	37	10	53	3	84	1	2	2	539	1.291	7.9	0.7	3.7	5.8	1.58
1958	29	0.7	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	14	7	.667	2.01	2.54	30	29	1	15	7	1	219.1	174	62	49	14	62	3	145	3	1	5	872	1.076	7.1	0.6	2.5	5.9	2.34
1959	30	1.8	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	16	10	.615	3.04	3.62	35	29	4	9	2	2	204.0	194	82	69	13	89	5	114	1	1	5	877	1.387	8.6	0.6	3.9	5.0	1.28
1960	31	3.1	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	12	9	.571	3.08	3.55	33	29	1	8	4	0	192.2	168	76	66	15	65	5	85	1	0	5	797	1.209	7.8	0.7	3.0	4.0	1.31
1961	32	4.2	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	25	4	.862	3.21	3.43	39	39	0	11	3	0	283.0	242	108	101	23	92	3	209	1	0	8	1159	1.180	7.7	0.7	2.9	6.6	2.27
1962	33	5.3	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	17	8	.680	2.90	3.14	38	37	0	7	0	0	257.2	243	90	83	22	69	1	160	4	0	5	1070	1.211	8.5	0.8	2.4	5.6	2.32
1963	34	6.3	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	24	7	.774	2.74	3.14	38	37	1	13	3	1	269.1	240	94	82	26	56	3	189	2	0	9	1068	1.099	8.0	0.9	1.9	6.3	3.38
1964	35	7.8	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	17	6	.739	2.13	2.46	39	36	2	12	8	1	244.2	212	67	58	10	57	3	172	2	0	6	996	1.099	7.8	0.4	2.1	6.3	3.02
1965	36	8.9	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	16	13	.552	3.24	3.57	37	36	1	9	2	1	244.1	241	97	88	22	50	2	162	1	0	7	1000	1.191	8.9	0.8	1.8	6.0	3.24
1966	37	10.0	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	2	5	.286	2.47	4.07	22	9	7	0	0	0	73.0	79	33	20	8	24	6	43	0	0	1	318	1.411	9.7	1.0	3.0	5.3	1.79
1967	38	11.1	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	2	4	.333	1.64	2.25	7	7	0	2	1	0	44.0	40	11	8	2	9	0	21	0	0	2	173	1.114	8.2	0.4	1.8	4.3	2.33
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (16 seasons)					Majors		236	106	.690	2.75	3.14	498	438	35	156	45	11	3170.1	2766	1107	967	228	1086	49	1956	28	5	75	13036	1.215	7.9	0.6	3.1	5.6	1.80
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		51	20	.718	2.73	3.48	92	31		51	7		636.0	532	246	193		273		516	12	7	18		1.266	7.5		3.9	7.3	1.89
All Levels (19 Seasons)							287	126	.695	2.74	3.20	590	469	35	207	52	11	3806.1	3298	1353	1160	228	1359	49	2472	40	12	93	13036	1.223	7.8		3.2	5.8	1.82