How Whitey Ford's Home Runs Compares to Similar Players
Whitey Ford totaled 228 career Home Runs, well above the starting pitcher average of 62.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Home Runs season came in 1967, posting 2, well below the starting pitcher average of 9.6 that year. The highest point came in 1963 at 26, well above the starting pitcher average of 12.0 that year. The Home Runs trended upward through the final seasons. The Home Runs total went from 22 in 1965 to 8 in 1966 and 2 in 1967, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Home Runs profile — ranging from 2 to 26 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Whitey Ford Lifetime Home Runs and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Home Runs for Whitey Ford
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Home Runs | Whitey Ford
Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings | Whitey Ford
Home Runs Allowed per Game |
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| Career | 228 | 0.65 | 0.46 |
| Season Avg. | 14.25 | 0.65 | 0.46 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 74.17 | 0.65 | 0.46 |
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Whitey Ford Home Runs Per Season
Whitey Ford's Home Runs 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 Home Runs by Team
Whitey Ford's career Home Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Whitey Ford Cumulative Home Runs — Career Progression
A running total of Whitey Ford's career Home Runs, 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 Home Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Whitey Ford's seasonal Home Runs 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 Home Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Whitey Ford's MLB career with Home Runs 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.
