Whitey Ford
Edward Charles Ford
(The Chairman of the Board,Slick)
 
Born: October 21, 1928 in New York, NY
84 years old
Bats: L Throws: L Ht: 5'10" Wt: 178
(legend)
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Notes:
- Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1974
- Signed by the New York Yankees as an Amateur Free Agent in 1947
- Served in the Army during The Korean War
- High School: Manhattan School of Aviation (Manhattan, NY)

Pitching Leaderboards

Actual Wins
Year W Rnk
18
5
16
7
18
1
19
7
14
8
16
8
25
1
17
7
24
1
17
8
16
5
Career
236
61
Adjusted Wins
Year aW Rnk
13
8
14
10
18
3
18
6
17
3
18
1
18
5
18
3
18
2
15
6
Career
214
79
Runs
Year R Rnk
19.9
8
13.6
11
16.6
12
29.2
6
40.1
3
32.6
2
26.3
6
18.5
13
38.4
2
Career
285.7
51
Baserunners
Year BsRn Rnk
52.3
3
51.0
5
52.6
2
25.1
11
49.0
6
29.8
15
48.5
3
48.2
7
Career
385.5
92
Batters Faced
Year BF Rnk
63.9
1
60.9
4
55.3
2
50.1
4
27.1
14
65.7
1
35.9
10
25.5
15
Career
447.3
60
Hits
Year H Rnk
21.1
8
12.3
11
23.5
4
39.3
3
18.9
8
20.8
8
Career
107.4
236
           
Walks
Year BB Rnk
12.8
11
26.6
10
30.9
6
27.0
7
36.8
2
Strikeouts
Year K Rnk
15.3
11
18.3
11
31.1
8
20.2
9
29.9
9
17.5
9
32.5
7
53.2
3
28.4
12
Career
242.6
168
K/BB
Year K/BB Rnk
42.3
9
51.7
4
75.5
3
53.5
9
85.6
3
62.9
5
71.0
5
Career
438.7
109
Homeruns
Year HR Rnk
4.4
11
6.1
6
4.3
9
4.9
10
13.3
2
Career
41.2
92
HBP
Year HBP Rnk
2.9
5
4.6
1
2.1
9
3.8
1
3.4
3
4.9
3
3.9
7
3.9
7
4.2
3
Career
41.9
32
Complete Games
Year CG Rnk
8.5
3
8.5
3
6.1
5
3.8
10
4.4
10
1.9
14
Career
35.3
85
           
Shutouts
Year SHO Rnk
1.4
5
0.9
12
2.5
6
5.4
1
2.5
1
0.9
13
5.8
2
Career
18.6
24
Power
Year Pow Rnk
48.3
4
41.3
5
Finesse
Year Fin Rnk
-43.2
10
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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James