Bert Cole vs. Whitey Ford — Career Comparison

Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Whitey Ford
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bert Cole and Whitey Ford are fairly close on the surface numbers. Whitey Ford posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.75 vs 4.67) and WHIP (1.229 vs 1.593). Bert Cole had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.39 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 Bert Cole and Whitey Ford

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.63
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.41
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.24
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.67
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.3
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.99
25.99
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.95
87.95
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.44
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
2.75
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9511
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170.1
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2766
7.85
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.65
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
3.42
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1086
3.08
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.12
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1956
5.55
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.21
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13036
37.01
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.23
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.14
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11922
33.84
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01

Fielding Stats for Bert Cole and Whitey Ford

Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
1.57
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.25
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8554
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2851.1
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.55
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.99
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.1
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.64
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.53
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.05
96.05
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.52
79.52
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cole and Whitey Ford

Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
202
536.28
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500
248.34
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
226
600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
600
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
205
544.25
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
508.11
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.519
0.519
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
87.91
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
76.99
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.96
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.44
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.49
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
10.93
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56.22
27.92
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
101.82
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
145.53
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
45.2
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
34.27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
77.98
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.79
29.7
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.49
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
11
29.2
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.13
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
224
111.26
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
5.39
5.39
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
8
21.24
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
32.28
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.99
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.97
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.49
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.99
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.48
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60