How Whitey Ford's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Whitey Ford posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .232, below the starting pitcher average of .260 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1955, posting .206, below the starting pitcher average of .253 that year. The highest point came in 1966 at .269, above the starting pitcher average of .244 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .254 in 1965 to .269 in 1966 and .244 in 1967. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. One of the more consistent Opposing Batting Average producers of his era, the career line shows above-average output with little season-to-season variance across 16 seasons.
Whitey Ford Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average for Whitey Ford
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Opposing Batting Average | Whitey Ford
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.232 | 0.261 |
| Season Avg. | 0.232 | 0.261 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.232 | 0.261 |
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Whitey Ford Opposing Batting Average Per Season
Whitey Ford's Opposing Batting Average 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 Opposing Batting Average by Team
Whitey Ford's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Whitey Ford Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Whitey Ford's career Opposing Batting Average shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Whitey Ford Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Whitey Ford's seasonal Opposing Batting Average 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 Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Whitey Ford's MLB career with Opposing Batting Average 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.
