Whitey Ford

Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1950-1967 (1950-1967)
Proper Name
Edward Charles Ford
Nickname
Chairman Of The Board
Positions
P (498)
Height / Weight
5-10 / 180
Bats / Throws
Left / Left
Death Date
October 8,2020   Age:  91.353
High School
Aviation Tech (New York,NY)
MLB Debut
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
fordw101
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Great-Uncle of Mike Sirota ... Father of Eddie Ford ... Honored in Yankees Monument Park   [1950] World Series Champion with New York Yankees   [1951] Did not play due to Military Service   [1952] Did not play due to Military Service   [1953] World Series Champion with New York Yankees   [1954] Opening day starter for the New York Yankees   [1955] Opening day starter for the New York Yankees   [1956] World Series Champion with New York Yankees   [1957] Opening day starter for the New York Yankees   [1958] World Series Champion with New York Yankees   [1961] Opening day starter for the New York Yankees ... World Series Champion with New York Yankees   [1962] Opening day starter for the New York Yankees ... World Series Champion with New York Yankees   [1964] Opening day starter for the New York Yankees   [1966] Opening day starter for the New York Yankees   [1974] Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame (Baseball Writers) ... His #16 was retired by the Yankees on August 3,1974

Games - Pitching

CSV
Glossary
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1957NYA2417572115.688168.66710170.829.41717161616161311113200107.122.06.33.112355.4755.76
1958NYA30291511147.6671713.56701096.751.72928272626252420161100217.21.27.51.75163.5565.93
1959NYA35299641610.6152213.62902282.931.02928252624231917162112193.210.16.71.713254.5956.45
1960NYA3329841129.5712013.60600087.927.62928282828201711100000184.28.06.42.08254.7656.52
1961NYA39391100254.862345.872000100.028.23939393837333021152000283.00.07.3--13058.3860.49
1962NYA3837710178.6802612.68400097.418.93736363534302517131000256.21.06.91.09056.7858.73
1963NYA38371311247.7742711.71101097.435.13737373735332717151000268.11.07.31.09059.8461.70
1964NYA39361232176.7392613.66701092.333.33636333128282415132300241.23.06.71.05260.4763.72
1965NYA37369111613.5522017.54101097.325.03635353431282717131000244.00.16.80.316155.5057.92
1966NYA229013725.286517.22700440.90.0987777111110000051.022.05.71.75653.2252.67
1967NYA7720024.33334.429000100.028.6766555532000044.00.06.3--0059.1461.57
Tot: 34230591371915678.667216126.63216789.229.8305298289283271248222160134137122,092.069.36.91.9951757.7659.79
g: Games Pitched ... gs: Games Started ... cg: Complete Games ... gr: Games Relieved ... gf: Games Finished ... w: Wins ... l: Losses ... wpct: Win Percentage ... tm-w: Team Wins in games pitched ... tm-l: Team losses in games pitched ... tm-w%: Team win% when pitching ... hold: Holds ... sv: Saves ... blsv: Blown Saves ... gs%: Games Started% ... cg%: Complete Games% ... inn#: Appearances in this inning ... innx: Appearances in 13th+ inning ... ip-s: Innings Pitched as Starter ... ip-r: Innings Pitched as Reliever ... avg_st: Average innings pitched per start ... avg_rel: Average innings pitched per relief appearance ... lmi: Left game mid-inning ... emi: Entered game mid-inning ... gsc1: Average Game Score using Bill James Formula (as starter) ... gsc2: Average Game Score using Tom Tango formula (as starter)

On Base - Pitching

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Glossary
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1957NYA24539482168202.312.37511453184220881241098391000371129.73042343288.2
1958NYA30872801239286.274.32817462314328013225314229295002571933.33043214429.7
1959NYA35878776284336.323.383194891184300157195132015092200701927.1401439856610.1
1960NYA33797716234287.294.360168651131390125235152820675210672740.3001033344611.7
1961NYA3911591056335392.289.3382429211733701723982320135156201883337.5041742757411.3
1962NYA381071989316371.295.34624369411539017238112223188146200773241.560104285619.8
1963NYA381068995298351.279.329240562773701743282629182195202843541.670540852111.1
1964NYA39996922271341.272.342212572116510169294101520054100571628.07063895219.0
1965NYA371000933292344.292.34424150112236017731112222246128200863439.530738347013.6
1966NYA22318285103129.324.4067924066140561148141207100035925.710315221412.6
1967NYA71731624957.283.32940902150316125321100010330.000373908.9
Tot: 34288718117258957.292.3491947626161194233801453265641652071603410744131566823835.634833546473310.6
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Pitching

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Glossary
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1957NYA24539482271601121.438318113392001548515.7708504221912215.629331444563775740
1958NYA30872801182751931.42138243150736522314516.63014503282614917.4499318893131879566
1959NYA35878776272691861.4514723754433427711412.98011404302718614.552104080731149611379
1960NYA33797716152482031.221606374713262388510.6608501391815811.43915366799111938978
1961NYA3911591056183232651.22172435072343628721018.12221003372817915.65515428811615414511797
1962NYA38107198993122641.1821744365841328716014.94016005392117212.26817467710813112513188
1963NYA381068995123082531.22211141672396251218917.70018907373018216.54213418311913514211887
1964NYA39996922273272051.60148203758341340617217.27017206511715311.15214646210214312910278
1965NYA371000933212762431.1419254662937119816216.20016202362915618.654223650114129146106102
1966NYA223182851598581.69480101931251674313.52043061465910.226218213543453911
1967NYA7173162357421.36400210370712112.1402101583622.21635102221272017
Tot: 34288718117192265320241.3115561233455422344925070138615.6221386042338229155214.848212339067092611751112987743
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Pitching

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Glossary
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1957NYA245394821100033.322000152652024120.304250.0017741.18
1958NYA30872801000000.077000763022866221.68200.00400.00
1959NYA35878776000000.033000484553367622.62300.0028621.43
1960NYA337977163300042.944000444532877024.394250.0013861.54
1961NYA3911591056000000.0330007143733929624.4900--211257.14
1962NYA3810719892200333.343100283653718522.9100--14535.71
1963NYA3810689953300042.9440009104393519025.6400--11436.36
1964NYA39996922000000.011000563453416519.06300.009222.22
1965NYA3710009336600060.044000193633448925.87300.0020840.00
1966NYA2231828543100100.000000523051293829.469666.676116.67
1967NYA717316200000--000000392571119.3000--00--
Tot: 34288718117191810337.33231100457537147309672323.35281035.711435337.06
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF: Picked off ... WPPB: Advancement on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Runner advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... onbs Runners on base ... R: Runs scored ... RS%: % of times on base run scored ... inh-r Inherited runners ... inhr-s Inherited runners scored ... beq-r Bequeathed runners (runners on base when leaving game) ... beq-s Bequeathed runners scored ... % % related to prior 2 columns

Pitches - Pitching

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Glossary
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1957NYA245394820000000000.00------------000.000.01831161.58
1958NYA308728010000000000.00------------000.000.03191981.61
1959NYA358787760000000000.00------------000.000.03291951.69
1960NYA337977160000000000.00------------000.000.02962171.36
1961NYA39115910560000000000.00------------000.000.03582831.27
1962NYA3810719890000000000.00------------000.000.03782711.39
1963NYA3810689950000000000.00------------000.000.03732641.41
1964NYA399969220000000000.00------------000.000.03922191.79
1965NYA3710009330000000000.00------------000.000.03192471.29
1966NYA223182850000000000.00------------000.000.0116611.90
1967NYA71731620000000000.00------------000.000.062431.44
Tot: 342887181170000000000.00------------000.000.0312521141.48
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At bats ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Air Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%

Games - Batting

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Glossary
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1957NYA211461000766.742.9506000000111821000000000
1958NYA2726161700196.361.5901000000002727000000000
1959NYA3226121500681.346.2809000000002832000000000
1960NYA312791100487.133.31406000000002831000000000
1961NYA39391515000100.038.51509000000003939000000000
1962NYA3635141400197.240.01705000000003536000000000
1963NYA3837161700197.443.211010000000003738000000000
1964NYA3532111200391.434.41409000000003235000000000
1965NYA3735131510194.637.11705000000003636000000000
1966NYA21838001338.137.560700010000921000000000
1967NYA5522000100.040.03000000000055000000000
Tot: 322284117136103788.241.211906700010011294321000000000
G: Games ... GS: Games Started ... CG: Completed Games ... GF: Games Finished ... PH: Pinch Hitter ... PR: Pinch Runner ... DR: Defensive Replacement ... GS%: Games Started % ... CG: Complete Games% ... EXIT PH: Exited for Pinch Hitter ... exit PR: Exited for Pinch Runner ... exit DR: Exited for defensive replacement ... ln1-9: Lineup Slots 1-9 ... Games at position

On Base - Batting

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Glossary
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1957NYA215042912.180.240630012060000600000000200.0000022336.18033.7515320.00000
1958NYA2784732127.250.321155121301410021010000000200.0010239563.612732.3615533.33000
1959NYA3280652728.338.3501512010001040103000100006116.67404374810.4108109.2623834.78000
1960NYA3166531719.258.288890011062000400000000300.0010226378.18244.8815640.00000
1961NYA39114962937.254.3251712021401610016000000001000.00603507114.1167158.9826623.08000
1962NYA3699851922.192.2221081111082001500000000500.0020036539.412175.7921419.05000
1963NYA38103921926.184.252136012401020129000100004125.0020048684.416142.4815213.33000
1964NYA3585671919.224.22481010000710011000000000200.0000027355.78633.4926726.92000
1965NYA3793822026.215.280155001501410011010000000400.0000146606.715053.3318633.33000
1966NYA21191812.053.10501000100000010000000000--000450.01000.00300.00000
1967NYA5151323.133.20020000102000020000000000--00010130.03400.0000--000
Tot: 3228086861833.226.27410971378220931402866200200003825.26160123454797.51126544.801774726.55000
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Batting

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Glossary
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1957NYA2150423517111.55434232711714.00070120110.0822645381
1958NYA2784735734132.627244242301011.900100131166.31011411281272
1959NYA3280655026132.0010034535401113.75011000070.090101322596
1960NYA3166534520111.829113828411421.210140110100.0733726274
1961NYA39114967739211.8612636252211714.910170141205.06281610137157
1962NYA3699857433191.7416035643122222.220220110120.090712611379
1963NYA38103927736191.8915134954302221.360220242258.01535111013276
1964NYA3585675925141.799055134302327.060230000140.01224746673
1965NYA3793826726171.5312055637522627.960260150180.09141464878
1966NYA21191818751.4030210900631.58060011250.0401220120
1967NYA5151311431.333007800426.6704001060.0212111210
Tot: 3228086865702671461.83100133343936926716220.050162082251413.59115601004969517746
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Batting

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Glossary
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1957NYA215000000--0000200000020.00004041233.33
1958NYA278400000--00005002102825.000270102737.04
1959NYA328000000--00004022002825.00104062821.43
1960NYA316600000--00003001001425.00007041921.05
1961NYA3911400000--000071131041330.800020113729.73
1962NYA369911000100.000004121002825.00102052222.73
1963NYA381032200050.022001001112450.00023052619.23
1964NYA358500000--00002211003650.00112051926.32
1965NYA379300000--00002001001333.30014242615.38
1966NYA211900000--000000000000--00000020.00
1967NYA51500000--000000000000--00010030.00
Tot: 3228083300060.0220030461231175630.40363625422124.43
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... S12: Advanced from 1st to 2nd on singled... S13: Advanced from 1st to 3rd on single ... S23: Advanced from 2nd to 3rd on single ... S2H: Scored from 2nd on single ... D13: Advanced from 1nd to 3rd on double ... D1H: Scored from 1st on double ... ADVX: Advanced an extra base on hit ... ADV-OPP Advancement opportunities on hits ... ADV_PCT: Advanced extra base % ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF%: Picked off ... WPPB: Advanced on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... R: Runs scored ... ONBS: On base ... RUN%: % of times on base run scored

Pitches - Batting

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Glossary
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yearteamsgpapitstrbalfouswcalinplayswingscontp-pastr%bal%swng%cont%fou%play%fpsfpswfpsw%fpipfpip%rungohit_rungbairgb%
1957NYA21500000000000.00------------000.000.00023112.09
1958NYA27840000000000.00------------000.000.00042133.23
1959NYA32800000000000.00------------000.000.00029132.23
1960NYA31660000000000.00------------000.000.00025112.27
1961NYA391140000000000.00------------000.000.00048222.18
1962NYA36990000000000.00------------000.000.00038211.81
1963NYA381030000000000.00------------000.000.00046192.42
1964NYA35850000000000.00------------000.000.00034142.43
1965NYA37930000000000.00------------000.000.00034172.00
1966NYA21190000000000.00------------000.000.000751.40
1967NYA5150000000000.00------------000.000.000632.00
Tot: 3228080000000000.00------------000.000.0003321492.23
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Airballs Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%