Bobby Castillo vs. Whitey Ford — Career Comparison

Bobby Castillo
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Whitey Ford
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Whitey Ford built a career as a starting pitcher and Bobby Castillo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Whitey Ford led in home run suppression (HR9+ 129 vs 85), run prevention (ERA+ 129 vs 88), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 91). Bobby Castillo held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 102). Role difference aside, Whitey Ford holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bobby Castillo and Whitey Ford

Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
3.27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.41
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.77
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.24
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.5
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.67
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.52
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.3
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.72
48.72
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.6
23.6
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.95
87.95
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.44
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.24
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
3.94
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
2.75
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2067
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9511
27
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
689
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170.1
9
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623
8.14
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2766
7.85
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.88
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.65
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
4.27
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1086
3.08
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
5.67
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1956
5.55
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.13
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.21
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.08
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2922
38.17
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13036
37.01
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.15
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
4.27
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.14
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.33
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.67
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2537
33.14
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11922
33.84
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.17
38.17
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01

Fielding Stats for Bobby Castillo and Whitey Ford

Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.57
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.77
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.25
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8554
27
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
690.1
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2851.1
9
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.73
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.55
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.12
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.99
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.1
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.94
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.64
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.85
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.53
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.3
95.3
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.05
96.05
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.566
0.566
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.51
23.51
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.52
79.52
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bobby Castillo and Whitey Ford

Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
252
3516.28
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500
248.34
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
600
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
544.19
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
508.11
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
6
83.72
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
87.91
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
55.81
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
76.99
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
9.44
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
10.93
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
1.43
19.95
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.22
27.92
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
111.63
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
101.82
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
7
97.67
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
145.53
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
45.2
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
34.27
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
77.98
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
11.12
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.79
29.7
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.13
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
153.49
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
111.26
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
3.91
3.91
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.39
5.39
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
32.28
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.99
Bobby Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.97
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.48
Bobby Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60