Keith Comstock vs. Whitey Ford — Career Comparison

Keith Comstock
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican 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 Keith Comstock 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 run prevention (ERA+ 129 vs 107), walk avoidance (BB%+ 91 vs 79), and home run suppression (HR9+ 129 vs 117). Keith Comstock held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 142 vs 102). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Whitey Ford.

Pitching Stats for Keith Comstock and Whitey Ford

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
8.47
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.41
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.24
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.67
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.3
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.82
58.82
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.95
87.95
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.44
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.06
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
2.75
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9511
27
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170.1
9
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
7.88
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2766
7.85
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.82
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.65
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.41
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1086
3.08
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.76
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
8.35
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1956
5.55
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.418
1.418
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.21
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.08
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
38.24
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13036
37.01
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.71
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
4.35
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.14
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.65
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.53
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.65
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
32.65
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11922
33.84
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01

Fielding Stats for Keith Comstock and Whitey Ford

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
8.53
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.57
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.25
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8554
27
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2851.1
9
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.55
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.29
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.99
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.76
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.64
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.65
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.53
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.05
96.05
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.193
0.193
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.52
79.52
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Comstock and Whitey Ford

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
43200
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500
248.34
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
600
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
508.11
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
87.91
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
76.99
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.44
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
10.93
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.22
27.92
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
101.82
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
145.53
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
45.2
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
34.27
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
77.98
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.79
29.7
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.13
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
111.26
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.39
5.39
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
32.28
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.99
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.97
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.48
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60