Whitey Ford and Lefty Gomez Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Whitey Ford or Lefty Gomez? 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.

If you are less interested in a Whitey Ford vs. Lefty Gomez comparison and are more interested to see if one is tracking the other, then you are in luck! Click the “View Charts” link in the stat box to see how they compare over their careers. The data table and charts on these pages visualize how each player has progressed through their careers. They also summarizes both players' career performance.

Whitey Ford Lefty Gomez
Bats Left Left
Throws Left Left
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation The Greatest Generation The Greatest Generation
Hall of Fame Yes Yes

Pitching Stats for Whitey Ford and Lefty Gomez

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162 Game Avg.
16
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
498
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
368
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
438
60
Career
162 Game Avg.
320
60
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
236
236
Career
162 Game Avg.
189
236
Career
162 Game Avg.
106
106
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
102
106
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
69.01
69.01
Career
162 Game Avg.
64.95
69.01
Career
162 Game Avg.
156
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
173
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
28
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
10
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
967
132
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162 Game Avg.
930
132
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.75
2.75
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.34
2.75
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.03
3.03
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.45
3.03
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.76
3.76
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.88
3.76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.232
0.232
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.238
0.232
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9511
1299
Career
162 Game Avg.
7509
1299
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162 Game Avg.
3170.33
432.9
Career
162 Game Avg.
2503
432.9
Career
162 Game Avg.
2766
378
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162 Game Avg.
2290
378
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7.85
7.85
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.23
7.85
Career
162 Game Avg.
228
31
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162 Game Avg.
138
31
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.65
0.65
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162 Game Avg.
0.5
0.65
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.46
0.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.38
0.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1086
148
Career
162 Game Avg.
1095
148
Career
162 Game Avg.
44
6
Lefty Gomez
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162 Game Avg.
0
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.08
3.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.94
3.08
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162 Game Avg.
1956
267
Career
162 Game Avg.
1468
267
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.55
5.55
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.28
5.55
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.93
3.93
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162 Game Avg.
3.99
3.93
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.96
0.96
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162 Game Avg.
1.024
0.96
Career
162 Game Avg.
75
10
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162 Game Avg.
39
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
28
4
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162 Game Avg.
19
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
1
Lefty Gomez
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162 Game Avg.
0
1
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162 Game Avg.
13036
1780
Career
162 Game Avg.
10729
1780
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162 Game Avg.
35
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
31
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
1107
151
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162 Game Avg.
1091
151
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.14
3.14
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.92
3.14
Whitey Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
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162 Game Avg.verified
1.215
1.215
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.352
1.215
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11922
1628
Career
162 Game Avg.
9615
1628
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.22
2.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.96
2.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.255
0.255
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.264
0.255
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.01
37.01
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162 Game Avg.
38.58
37.01

Fielding Stats for Whitey Ford and Lefty Gomez

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162 Game Avg.
16
5.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
5.2
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162 Game Avg.
498
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
368
162
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162 Game Avg.
396
128.82
Lefty Gomez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
128.82
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162 Game Avg.
8554
2782.63
Lefty Gomez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
2782.63
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162 Game Avg.
2851.33
927.54
Lefty Gomez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
927.54
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162 Game Avg.
173
56.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
56
56.28
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162 Game Avg.
630
204.94
Career
162 Game Avg.
393
204.94
Career
162 Game Avg.
33
10.73
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162 Game Avg.
20
10.73
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162 Game Avg.
836
271.95
Career
162 Game Avg.
469
271.95
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162 Game Avg.
803
261.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
449
261.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
96.05
96.05
Career
162 Game Avg.
95.74
96.05
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162 Game Avg.
1.612
1.612
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.22
1.612
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
49
15.94
Career
162 Game Avg.
20
15.94
Whitey Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Whitey Ford and Lefty Gomez

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162 Game Avg.
16
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
1
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162 Game Avg.
500
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
368
162
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162 Game Avg.
1208
391
Career
162 Game Avg.
1024
391
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162 Game Avg.
1023
331
Career
162 Game Avg.
904
331
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162 Game Avg.
0.173
0.173
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.147
0.173
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162 Game Avg.
0.519
0.519
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.414
0.519
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162 Game Avg.
177
57
Career
162 Game Avg.
133
57
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162 Game Avg.
155
50
Career
162 Game Avg.
122
50
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162 Game Avg.
19
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
6
Whitey Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Lefty Gomez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
7
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162 Game Avg.
0.003
0.003
Lefty Gomez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0.003
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.017
0.017
Lefty Gomez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0.017
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
56.22
18.21
Career
162 Game Avg.
27.34
18.21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
205
66
Career
162 Game Avg.
144
66
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162 Game Avg.
293
95
Career
162 Game Avg.
185
95
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.243
0.243
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.181
0.243
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.2
0.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.159
0.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.443
0.443
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.34
0.443
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0.027
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.012
0.027
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.159
0.159
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.121
0.159
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.378
0.378
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.254
0.378
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.218
0.218
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.204
0.218
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
91
29
Career
162 Game Avg.
59
29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
69
22
Career
162 Game Avg.
58
22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
157
51
Career
162 Game Avg.
117
51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
59.79
19.37
Career
162 Game Avg.
17.36
19.37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
113
37
Career
162 Game Avg.
50
37
Whitey Ford
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
224
73
Career
162 Game Avg.
252
73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.39
5.39
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.06
5.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.5
0.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.2
0.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
65
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
68
21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Lefty Gomez
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
60
60
Career
162 Game Avg.
50
60