How Whitey Ford's Double Plays Compares to Similar Players
Whitey Ford totaled 49 career Double Plays, well below the league average of 71.0 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Double Plays season came in 1956, posting 6, well below the league average of 12.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1950 at 1, well below the league average of 20.5 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Double Plays total went from 4 in 1965 to 2 in 1966 and 1 in 1967, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Double Plays profile — ranging from 1 to 6 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Whitey Ford Lifetime Double Plays
Stats similar to Double Plays for Whitey Ford
| Whitey Ford
Double Plays |
|---|
| Career | 49 |
| Season Avg. | 3.06 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 15.94 |
| More Info | See More |
Whitey Ford Double Plays Per Season
Whitey Ford's Double Plays 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 Double Plays by Team
Whitey Ford's career Double Plays totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Whitey Ford Cumulative Double Plays — Career Progression
A running total of Whitey Ford's career Double Plays, 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 Double Plays Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Whitey Ford's seasonal Double Plays 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 Double Plays — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Whitey Ford's MLB career with Double Plays 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.
