George Britt vs. Whitey Ford — Career Comparison

George Britt
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Whitey Ford
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, George Britt and Whitey Ford are fairly close on the surface numbers. Whitey Ford posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.75 vs 4.15) and WHIP (1.229 vs 1.366). George Britt had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.33 per nine innings vs 0.65). By the career numbers, Whitey Ford had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for George Britt and Whitey Ford

George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.55
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.41
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.03
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.24
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.56
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.67
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.45
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.3
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.89
66.89
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.95
87.95
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.65
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
0.44
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
4.15
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
2.75
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2636
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9511
27
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
878.2
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170.1
9
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
903
9.25
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2766
7.85
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.33
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.65
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.04
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1086
3.08
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.12
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
4.76
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1956
5.55
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.21
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.33
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3420
35.03
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13036
37.01
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.3
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
5.75
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.14
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.21
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.54
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2973
30.45
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11922
33.84
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.03
35.03
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.01
37.01

Fielding Stats for George Britt and Whitey Ford

George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.63
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.57
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
1.07
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.25
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5328
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8554
27
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1776
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2851.1
9
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
2.77
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.55
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
1.79
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.99
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.35
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
4.91
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
836
2.64
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
900
4.56
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
803
2.53
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.88
92.88
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.05
96.05
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.795
2.795
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.612
1.612
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.84
65.84
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.52
79.52
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.14
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.23
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Britt and Whitey Ford

George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
323
215.09
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500
248.34
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
901
600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
600
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
816
543.4
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
508.11
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.519
0.519
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
139.84
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
177
87.91
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
112.54
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
155
76.99
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.31
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
19
9.44
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.66
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.33
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
27.3
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
22
10.93
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84.58
56.33
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
56.22
27.92
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
262
174.47
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
205
101.82
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
177.14
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
145.53
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
62.6
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
91
45.2
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
50.61
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
69
34.27
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
111.88
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
157
77.98
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.26
64.76
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
59.79
29.7
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.33
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.49
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
48
31.96
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.13
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.67
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
224
111.26
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
901
901
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
5.39
5.39
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
48
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
29
19.31
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
32.28
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.99
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.97
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.66
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.49
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.67
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.32
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.48
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92.86
92.86
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60