Whitey Ford and Jimmie Foxx Comparison

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Who is the better baseball player Whitey Ford or Jimmie Foxx? It is a simple question that does not always have a simple answer. I assume that if you are here, you have questions about who is best in your match up or you need help changing someone's mind. I can't guarantee it will work, but good luck nonetheless.

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Whitey Ford Jimmie Foxx
Bats Left Right
Throws Left Right
Position Starting Pitcher First Base
Generation The Greatest Generation The Greatest Generation
Hall of Fame Yes Yes

Pitching Stats for Whitey Ford and Jimmie Foxx

Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
498
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
438
60
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
60
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
236
236
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
236
Career
162 Game Avg.
106
106
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
106
Career
162 Game Avg.
69.01
69.01
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
69.01
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162 Game Avg.
156
21
Jimmie Foxx
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
6
Jimmie Foxx
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
10
1
Jimmie Foxx
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
967
132
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
132
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.75
2.75
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.52
2.75
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.03
3.03
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.96
3.03
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.76
3.76
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.97
3.76
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.232
0.232
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.159
0.232
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162 Game Avg.
9511
1299
Career
162 Game Avg.
71
1299
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3170.33
432.9
Career
162 Game Avg.
23.67
432.9
Career
162 Game Avg.
2766
378
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
13
378
Career
162 Game Avg.
7.85
7.85
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162 Game Avg.
4.94
7.85
Career
162 Game Avg.
228
31
Jimmie Foxx
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162 Game Avg.
0
31
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.65
0.65
Jimmie Foxx
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162 Game Avg.
0
0.65
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.46
0.46
Jimmie Foxx
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162 Game Avg.
0
0.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
1086
148
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162 Game Avg.
14
148
Career
162 Game Avg.
44
6
Jimmie Foxx
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.08
3.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.32
3.08
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1956
267
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
267
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.55
5.55
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.18
5.55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.93
3.93
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.1
3.93
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.96
0.96
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162 Game Avg.
1.056
0.96
Career
162 Game Avg.
75
10
Jimmie Foxx
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162 Game Avg.
0
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
28
4
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162 Game Avg.
1
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
1
Jimmie Foxx
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162 Game Avg.
0
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
13036
1780
Career
162 Game Avg.
97
1780
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162 Game Avg.
35
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
1107
151
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
151
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.14
3.14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.52
3.14
Whitey Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jimmie Foxx
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jimmie Foxx
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jimmie Foxx
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.215
1.215
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162 Game Avg.
1.141
1.215
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11922
1628
Career
162 Game Avg.
82
1628
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.22
2.22
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162 Game Avg.
0.4
2.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.255
0.255
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.183
0.255
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.01
37.01
Career
162 Game Avg.
36.89
37.01

Fielding Stats for Whitey Ford and Jimmie Foxx

Career
162 Game Avg.
16
5.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20
5.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
498
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2200
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
396
128.82
Jimmie Foxx
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
128.82
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8554
2782.63
Jimmie Foxx
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
2782.63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2851.33
927.54
Jimmie Foxx
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
927.54
Career
162 Game Avg.
173
56.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17797
56.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
630
204.94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1562
204.94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
33
10.73
Career
162 Game Avg.
192
10.73
Career
162 Game Avg.
836
271.95
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
19551
271.95
Career
162 Game Avg.
803
261.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
19359
261.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
96.05
96.05
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
99.02
96.05
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.612
1.612
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.8
1.612
Career
162 Game Avg.
49
15.94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1553
15.94
Whitey Ford
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162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
0
Whitey Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jimmie Foxx
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jimmie Foxx
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jimmie Foxx
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Whitey Ford and Jimmie Foxx

Career
162 Game Avg.
16
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
500
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2317
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
1208
391
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9670
391
Career
162 Game Avg.
1023
331
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8134
331
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.173
0.173
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.325
0.173
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.519
0.519
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.019
0.519
Career
162 Game Avg.
177
57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2646
57
Career
162 Game Avg.
155
50
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1529
50
Career
162 Game Avg.
19
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
458
6
Whitey Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
125
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
534
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
22
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1117
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.003
0.003
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.066
0.003
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.017
0.017
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.202
0.017
Career
162 Game Avg.
56.22
18.21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2068.99
18.21
Career
162 Game Avg.
205
66
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4956
66
Career
162 Game Avg.
293
95
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4111
95
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.243
0.243
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.425
0.243
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.2
0.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.609
0.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.443
0.443
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.034
0.443
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.027
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.284
0.027
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.159
0.159
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.344
0.159
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.378
0.378
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.156
0.378
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.218
0.218
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.336
0.218
Career
162 Game Avg.
91
29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1751
29
Career
162 Game Avg.
69
22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1922
22
Career
162 Game Avg.
157
51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3139
51
Career
162 Game Avg.
59.79
19.37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2075.37
19.37
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
13
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
113
37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1452
37
Whitey Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jimmie Foxx
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
224
73
Career
162 Game Avg.
1311
73
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.39
5.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.38
5.39
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.5
0.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.11
0.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
65
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
71
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Jimmie Foxx
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
10
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
69
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
87
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
72
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
159
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
60
60
Career
162 Game Avg.
54.72
60