How Whitey Ford's Chances Accepted Compares to Similar Players

Whitey Ford totaled 803 career Chances Accepted, well below the league average of 1,085.8 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Chances Accepted season came in 1962, posting 83, well below the league average of 173.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1967 at 18, well below the league average of 172.7 that year, a partial season. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Chances Accepted total went from 60 in 1965 to 33 in 1966 and 18 in 1967, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Chances Accepted profile — ranging from 18 to 83 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Whitey Ford Lifetime Chances Accepted

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Whitey Ford Chances Accepted Per Season

Whitey Ford's Chances Accepted for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Whitey Ford Chances Accepted per season line chart

Whitey Ford Chances Accepted by Team

Whitey Ford's career Chances Accepted totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Whitey Ford career Chances Accepted by team bar chart

Whitey Ford Cumulative Chances Accepted — Career Progression

A running total of Whitey Ford's career Chances Accepted, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Whitey Ford Chances Accepted year-over-year waterfall chart

Whitey Ford Chances Accepted Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Whitey Ford's seasonal Chances Accepted alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Whitey Ford Chances Accepted distribution box chart versus comparable players

Whitey Ford Chances Accepted — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Whitey Ford's MLB career with Chances Accepted alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Whitey Ford Chances Accepted season-by-season breakdown table